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FREE LANDS FOR A FREE WORLD
Fighting “Ndrangheta”to start a new life
M.Viale, A.Auramo , M.De Luca, A.Chiarella, A.Giacobbe,
E.Gentile
The social cooperative “TERRE
JONICHE” was born on January 31th
2013 thanks to the dialogue between
“Libera” association and the
“Prefettura di Crotone”. from
Ndrangheta. The cooperative TERRE
IONICHE-LIBERA TERRA manages
land confiscated in the towns of Isola
di Capo Rizzuto and Cirò; produces
Barley Moka Libera Terra. It is part of
LIBERA TERRA MEDITERRANEO,
an ONLUS consortium that groups
together social cooperatives of Libera
Terra, together with other operators
who have married the cause.
On Thursday 11th January 2018 we
visited Isola capo Rizzuto. Near this
town there are a lot of grounds
confiscated to the MAFIA. We were
received by Raffaella Conci (leader of
the social cooperative) who explained
what they do and the social role of
their acting. They use these grounds
confiscated from mafia to start up
factories and farms. Despite the
difficulties generated by organized
crime, this association succeeded in
starting a company and running it.
All the pictures come from
cooperative association
"Terre Ioniche" and this is
the "memory garden".
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