"L'italia sono anch'io" National campaign for citizenship rights of migrants

Policy Response DateOctober 1, 2011 Country: Italy General Type: Racist discourse, Discrimination, Institutional discrimination, Equality/Integration Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Inter-ethnic
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Ethnic minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Political participation, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Integration - social cohesion Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Public Discourse, Political Discourse

The national campaign is aimed at the reform of citizenship which provides that children born in Italy to foreign parents may be regular Italian citizens and a new law that allows foreign workers present in Italy for five years to vote in municipal elections. The national campaign is sponsored by 19 organizations of civil society: Acli, Arci, Asgi-Associazione studi giuridici sull’immigrazione, Caritas Italiana, Centro Astalli, Cgil, Cnca-Coordinamento nazionale delle comunità d’accoglienza, Comitato 1° Marzo, Emmaus Italia, Fcei – Federazione Chiese Evangeliche In Italia, Fondazione Migrantes, Libera, Lunaria, Il Razzismo Brutta Storia, Rete G2 - Seconde Generazioni, Tavola della Pace e Coordinamento nazionale degli enti per la pace e i diritti umani, Terra del Fuoco, Ugl Sei e dall’editore Carlo Feltrinelli. The president of promoting Committee is the Mayor of Reggio Emilia.

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http://www.litaliasonoanchio.it/