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Eat, Sleep, and Breathe Italians and the Mafia

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

In the music video by Rocco Hunt, “Nu Juorn Buon” he talks about his hope and dream for people to see the true beauty and wonder Italy has to see. It is an upbeat song and gives encouragement to see the strength in rising up together. #antimafianewmedia #celi2

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

“Quannu moru facciti ca nun moru!” is a song by Ipercussonici. In the music video there are people wearing masks who represent the victims of mafia violence. #antimafianewmedia #celi2

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

Letizia Battaglia wanted to use her talent and artwork to show people the violence in Sicily. Her photos of war and mafia killings won her the Eugene Smith photography award.She never thought her live for photo Groth would lead to photos of murder and crime. #antimafianews #celi2

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

Letizia Battaglia fell in love with photography. She photographed mafia violence. When there were reports of crime she would go to the scene and photograph the aftermath. #antimafianewmedia #celi2

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

The “Journalism Tools to Fight Organized Crime” is a summer camp on anti-mafia journalism and is led by local journalist at a magazine founded my Giuseppe Fava. The goal is to teach about investigate journalism. #antimafianewmedia #celi2

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

Matteo Salvini is Italy’s powerful former prime minister who speaks out against anti-mafia journalist claiming a need to cut back and reevaluate who gets police protection. He speaks in favor of the mafia to gain their support I believe. #antimafianewmedia #celi2

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

The Addiopizzo is a campaign, starting in Palermo, Sicily, that gathered a list of 100 businesses in 2006 that refused to pay the pizzo. Through consumer and popular support, it slowly gained more attention and grew successful. #antimafianewmedia #celi3

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

Edoardo explains the two common translations of “pizzo” to be protection money or extortion. But the best choice to explain it to him is, taxes. The Mafia wants to collect small amounts of money from many businesses, “dipping the beak” as Edoardo said. #antimafianewmedia #celi3

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

We see this being displayed in “Mafia at my back” when Livia spoke of how a young boy was found dead with a rock in his mouth. This meant that he must have spoken out about the mafia and they killed him and made a display of it as a warning and reminder. #antimafianewmedia #celi3

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

In criminal organizations, their is a code that all follow called omertà. This is a code of silence; meaning no one should talk about anything related to the mafia outside of the mafia, otherwise they will be killed. #antimafianewmedia #celi3

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

In the movie ‘Galantuomini” Lucia is the right hand women of the new criminal organization, Carmine Zà. But her cover is that she is actually a representative for a fragrance company, and has a son with Infantino. #antimafianewmedia #celi3

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

In ��Searching for Palermo” Ida Benelli tells how most women attained so much wealth in her city due to the men being detained and arrested for crimes and then the women are left out in the world and need to take care of business still. #antimafianewmedia #celi3

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

Edoardo was always suspicious of Rosario, but when he finally finds out just who he is, he threatens Rosario by telling him he will keep his secret quiet if he keeps quiet and allows them to stay longer at the inn. This ends with Edoardo dying. #antimafianewmedia #celi3

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

In the movie ‘A Quiet Life’, Rosario is an ex-mafioso who fled Italy to Germany, changed his name from Antonio to Rosario and opened his own restaurant and inn. He has to completely change his life and leave everything behind to get out alive. #antimafianewmedia #celi3

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

When Luigi visited his cousin in the States, he said that the mafia would have to go through him before getting to Peppino. Saying this breaks the morals of the mafia because Luigi is putting blood family over mafia family which is considered wrong. #antimafianewmedia #celi3

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

The film "Cento Passi" (One Hundred Steps) shows Tano’s view of himself which is that his is a man who helps out his friends and family (specifically Peppino’s) and helps the community. But in reality, Tano is corrupt and involved in illegal business. #antimafianewmedia #celi3

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

Many times the Italian mafia targets kids that don’t come from much; Offering them the valuable resources and a new way of life in exchange for becoming apart of their organization. #antimafianewmedia #celi2

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

In the ‘Gold Key’ it presents the idea that even many respected public figures that were praised, such as a powerful priest, still had a willingness to be corrupted by the mafias power. #antimafianewmedia #celi2

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

The trial was held in a bunker-courthouse structure specifically constructed to withstand a missile attack. The importance of the trial was that the existence of Cosa Nostra was judicially confirmed. #antimafianewmedia #celi2

[widowmaker @widowmakeruwm]

The Maxi Trial is a criminal trial against the Sicilian mafia known as Costa Nostra.This is the biggest trial in world history. It lasted from February 10, 1986 to January 30, 1992. Prosecutors indicted 472 members on charges of mafia related activities. #antimafianewmedia #celi2