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24.01.2025
‘Tackling the subject of artificial intelligence is, first and foremost, necessary’
A new programme, entitled AlgorEtica, about artificial intelligence and its impact on work, the economy, and other areas of our lives has come to Italian TV. We have interviewed the host of the show, journalist Monica Mondo....
Read more 17.01.2025
A precious mine: the search for peace in Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo has faced a series of internal and external conflicts and tensions for decades; two Congolese, Jöelle Bilé and Jean-Jacques Lumumba, share how there is a space for peace initiatives as well. When the Democratic Republic...
Read more 10.01.2025
Libertad means Freedom: assisting asylum seekers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Despite the trauma they have experienced, refugees and migrants find comfort in the support of Team Libertad, a volunteer organisation that provides them with tools and resources to reunite with loved ones and rebuild their lives....
Read more 03.01.2025
Making Way Together | Newsletter Editorial 08/2024
Making way together, without leaving anyone behind. Not only waiting for those who, due to diverse reasons, are forced into a slower rhythm. Yet as a society we have to work to maintain key concepts like dignity, fulfillment, integration and...
Read more 03.01.2025
Lebanon, inclusion in times of war: ‘Our challenge is to be an oasis of peace’
In conflict-torn Lebanon, the Institut de Rééducation Audio Phonétique (IRAP) offers education, inclusion and comprehensive support to deaf children and displaced families, promoting the values of non-discrimination, universal fraternity and peace. There is a specialized school for children, from early...
Read more 27.12.2024
When libraries become a refuge: where culture becomes an opportunity
Besides offering books, the Los Angeles Public Libraries (LAPL) in the US are places where lives are rebuilt. With accessible programmes, social services and emotional support, they offer the most vulnerable a chance to rebuild their futures. In Los Angeles...
Read more 20.12.2024
Gen Rosso in Mongolia: social commitment through music
A narration, with direct testimonies of the journey of the Gen Rosso in Mongolia to follow a musical path along with encounters and closeness to the less fortunate, to who is in great difficulty. Gen Rosso has experienced many concerts...
Read more 09.12.2024
To migrate is human: thoughts on the film ‘Napoli New York’
A thoughtful reflection on the theme of migration through the film ‘Napoli New York’, set in the immediate post-war period, but capable of speaking to the present. A film on the memory of the great Italian emigration to America, therefore...
Read more 03.12.2024
“We must replace the word ‘inclusion’ with ‘participation'”. Talking about disability with Beppe Porqueddu
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Beppe Porqueddu shares his inspiring testimony on how he turned his pain into an engine of social and cultural change. After an accident that made him paraplegic in 1970, his life took...
Read more 28.11.2024
A light in the network
Building a responsible digital citizenship: this is the goal of Faro Digital, an NGO founded in 2015 whose initiatives are primarily aimed at the younger generations. The development of internet and the technologies that allow the expansion of the digital...
Read more 28.11.2024
Looking at bullying in the face | Editorial – Newsletter 07/2024
What does ‘building goodness’ mean? It means working for a more humane world. For a more habitable present and a brighter future. And we can start by reaching out to our neighbours. From feeling their life as if it were...
Read more 26.11.2024
The bullied, the bully and all of us: interview with Viviana Colonnetti
Interview on bullying with Viviana Colonnetti, psychologist, psychotherapist, psychopedagogist and legal and forensic psychologist, expert in child abuse and violence. Viviana Colonnetti is a psychologist, psychotherapist, psychopedagogue and legal and forensic psychologist. She is an expert in mistreatment and abuse...
Read more 22.11.2024
‘I will never be alone’. The experience behind AsOne’s new song
The experience with which Francesca Gallo, one of AsOne‘s singers , introduced the band’s new song, “Non sarò sola mai” (‘I will never be alone’), during Genfest 2024 in Brazil. AsOne, a youth band from Northern Italy, released a new...
Read more 15.11.2024
Genfest and Gen Verde: Anita Martinez’s experience
Anita Martinez, an Argentinian who is a member of Gen Verde, shared with us her experience during Genfest, the international event of the young people of the Focolare Movement. This year was the Genfest in Aparecida, Brazil: a great opportunity...
Read more 12.11.2024
The dangerous side of words: “The boy with the pink trousers”
An efficient film on the theme of bullying and cyberbullying, inspired from a true and tragic story: that of Andrea Spezzacatena. It is called “Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa” (“The boy with the pink pants”) and it is a film...
Read more 08.11.2024
The force of the Genfest: The testimony of Luísa Rodrigues
The testimony of Luísa Rodrigues, collaborator of the United World Project who lived the Genfest, the international manifestation of the youth of the Focolare Movement, in person herself. The year 2024 was the year of the Genfest in Aparecida, Brazil:...
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