» Continued Organized Discrimination in Italy

Colby Pacheco (Dženo Association): Colby completed his Bachelor of Science degree in business at the University of Rhode Island. After graduation, Colby volunteered in the AmeriCorps*VISTA program for one year at the Volunteer Center of San Diego County. While acting as the Disaster Response Coordinator at the Volunteer Center, Colby helped shape the disaster response volunteer program, recruited community volunteers to act as leaders and conducted outreach and emergency preparedness trainings in low-income communities in San Diego. At the time of his fellowship, he was studying for a Master's degree at the School of International Relations & Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at the University of California, San Diego.

28 Jul

I had mentioned in my first entry that the right-wing lead government in Italy has attempted to evict Roma from the country under the guise of national security. Unfortunately, cool heads do not seem ready to prevail as police in Rome have destroyed Roma communities and have plans to finger print all Romani, including children, for documentation. This practice is nearly unheard of in modern civil society as many critics describe it as an “ethnic survey”. Even more disturbing seems to be the fact that the “neo-fascist” Mayor of Rome appears to be winning political points through these actions.

You can watch the BBC report HERE

Posted By Colby Pacheco

Posted Jul 28th, 2008

Continued Organized Discrimination in Italy

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