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games, music, dances and shows ...

Sunday, June 3, 2007
10.00 - 18.00

Villa Pamphili
Largo Martin Luther King

For information call 068 992 234, fax 065 800 197
ilpaesedellarcobaleno@santegidio.org

Under the patronage of the Municipality of Rome, Department of Educational Policies and School

The demonstrations that Rainbow Country - the movement of children and adolescents of the Community of Sant'Egidio - organized together with immigrants Peace People of some years in Italy and other countries of the world are much more than a party. express a commitment to live together across generations and cultures, children's rights, particularly the children of recent immigrants.

"Children of Italy" is the title of the opening event, held in Rome June 3, expresses its willingness to establish a party that is not an escape. Shows, music, dancing, a happy convergence of children, families, schools say that cohabitation is possible to show the beauty and draw attention to certain themes:

• I the future of coexistence in Italy (with reference to draft law on citizenship for people of foreign origin)

• The friendship between generations (with evidence of 'Country of the commitment of adolescents and elderly people)

• Peace and non-violence (which is expressed in the friendship between children from different cultural and national origin: Gypsies, Italians, foreigners)

• Investing Africa (in particular the campaign for birth registration and education of African children ).

by: www.santegidio.org/it/

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Immigrants in Italy: where to learn Italian? At the Mosque of Rome

by: blog.panorama.it

The formula is decisive: "In order to obtain citizenship within the time prescribed by law, the immigrant must know the Italian language and the essential elements of national history and culture. " And Article 5 of the Charter of values, just launched by the Ministry of Interior . A long essay that eludes text, however, a question: who teaches Italian to immigrants? So far triumphed DIY volunteer or the willingness of schools and municipalities. Last example, the Italian language course for migrant Muslim launched last April by the Grand Mosque of Rome . "It is proof that the mosques are not only negative messages," said Abdellah Redouane, secretary of the Islamic Cultural Center . "It's a way to build the Italy of the future, against any notion of separateness" noted Paolo Ferrero, Minister of Social Solidarity .
Reserved hundred women, which are also offered a baby sitting service, organized on Sunday afternoon for the convenience of the students, the course was flooded with questions. It happens every time you open a new school of Italian immigrants. He knows from experience Daniela Pompei, the Community of Sant'Egidio . In 1982, at the dawn of the migration phenomenon, the Community opened the first school in Rome's Trastevere . Tell Pompei: "We started with a group of women from Cape Verde. They came on Thursday and Sunday, their only day off. They had no schooling in their country. At the end we managed to graduate them as teachers. " Today, the Community
Sant'Egidio has schools to teach Italian from Genoa to Naples, has increased the number of offices in Rome, including arrangements: the Esquiline, multi-ethnic district of the capital, the Chinese are learning the alphabet in a Buddhist temple.
In 2000, the Community of Sant'Egidio has carried out a search on his students for 41 percent of the foreigners were graduates, 53 percent had a high school diploma. All were doing menial jobs: domestic workers, cooks, dishwashers.
supports Cristina De Luca , undersecretary of Social Solidarity: "Without the teaching of language integration is difficult." He admits: "So far the state has failed." To fix it was decided that one third of the 50 million euro allocated to the latest financial benefit for the inclusion of the Fund to be spent on teaching Italian to foreigners. Rai has also been requested. The idea is to adapt the format of today It's never too late . There will be a master Alberto Manzi also for immigrants?

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Competition for 'short' and anti-racist picture

UNAR - National Bureau against Racial Discrimination of the Department for Equal Opportunities, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, and MedFilm Region, at the Third Week of Action against racism, "the national" cinema and reality. together against .. Racism.

This is the first initiative of its kind, open to all Italian and foreign, to raise awareness about the world of art and cinema. There are two categories under: video (short films and documentaries of up to 30 minutes) and photos. The prize, € 5,000 for best short film or documentary, 2,000 for the best picture.

There are numerous issues on which the competition aims to draw attention: the fight against racism and xenophobia, human rights intercultural dialogue, integration and social inclusion, valuing diversity, education and training of young people in multiethnic society.

Registration is free and each artist may enter with a maximum of 3 works for the video category, with five photographs for the photo section. The short films and documentaries (maximum length, as we said, 30 minutes) have been achieved in Italy during the period January 2006 - July 2007. Ditto for the photographs, which can be in color or black and white, digital or slides, printed on photo paper, 20x30 cm.

The works must be sent by registered or by courier, not later than July 30, 2007 (the postmark will and handling) to: Medfilm Festival Onlus, square Dalmatia 25-00198 Rome.
Attached the rules of the competition the download area.