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01.09.2013
Napoli |
- Arrival in Napoli, settling into hostel, introductions and dinner.
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02.09.2013
Napoli |
- Meetings with academics at the University of Napoli Federico II, presentation of political and social geography of the city with inputs on the links between organised crime and failures of public institutions
- Inputs by local socio-economic expert on Southern Italian economies in a EU context, and emerging opportunities through social innovation
- Lunch with local students/guides in small groups and guided tours of the city centre, free time to explore the city individually
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03.09.2013
Napoli |
- Exploration of the Sanità neighbourhood (location of our hostel) and visits to the Catacombe San Gennaro (tombs dating back to the 2nd Century) guided by local youth employed through a local association, which also manages our hostel
- Visit to Roma community restaurant in disadvantaged neighbourhood Scampia (known through book & movie Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano) with musical performances by Roma-Napolitanian band and buffet, discussion with restaurant workers
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04.09.2013
Napoli |
- Visit to confiscated Mafia land and villa, now managed by a social cooperative and transformed into an organic agricultural production site, restaurant and work integration project for disadvantaged people
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05.09.2013
Pozzuoli |
- Prison project visit to Caffè Lazzarelle in Pozzuoli women’s prison, coffee degustation and discussion with women workers and project directors
- Free afternoon
- Overnight ferry to Palermo
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06.09.2013
Palermo |
- Arrival at Palermo port in the morning, settling into hostel and free time to relax or explore the city individually
- Multicultural Palermo afternoon – meetings with immigrant communities and projects, guided tours through African neighbourhoods, traditional markets, multicultural lunch, artisanry and Sicilian/African music
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07.09.2013
Palermo |
- Meeting with „Addio Pizzo“ (“goodbye racket”) activists, inputs on the history and present of the Mafia and Antimafia movements in Palermo
- Guided tour of the city “Palermo Pizzofree” to the sites of the Antimafia struggle
- Free afternoon to go to the beach, relax or explore the city individually
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08.09.2013
Alto Belice Corleonese |
- Transfer to Alto Belice Corleonese, visit to Centopassi organic wine farm (established on confiscated Mafia land)
- Lunch at Agriturismo Portello della Ginestra (also a confiscated good) with locally grown, organic products and inputs on importance of land and agriculture in Sicilian society
- Transfer to Corleone in the afternoon, settling into Agriturismo Terre di Corleone and dinner
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09.09.2013
Corleone |
- Free morning to explore the surrounding areas, hike, or swim in the nearby waterholes
- Lunch at Agriturismo and inputs on its history (the building and surrounding land is a confiscated Mafia premise of famous boss Totò Riina)
- Visit to the Antimafia Documentation Centre in Corleone in the afternoon with discussions on the myths and realities of “The Godfather”.
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10.09.2013
Palermo |
- Wrap-up sessions and discussions after breakfast, transfer back to Palermo, end of the trip.
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