Associazione Ricreativa Culturale Italiana (ARCI) is the biggest Italian non-profit association not linked with the Catholic Church. As of 2016, it has 4796 cultural centers and a million members in all Italian Regions.[1]
Italian Ricreative and Cultural Association | |
Associazione Ricreativa e Culturale Italiana | |
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| Abbreviation | ARCI |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Location | |
Members | 1,088,451 |
Key people | Daniele Lorenzi (National President) |
| Website | http://arci.it |
| Associazione Arci | |
Since 1996, with the main Italian Trade Unions (CGIL, CISL, UIL) and with Libera organizes the "Carovana Antimafie" an international project which, during a long trip, includes events about the fight against mafias in different cities. The project started in 1994 less than two years after the murder of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino with a ten days march from Capaci (near Palermo) to Licata, Sicily.[2]
With Libera, CGIL, Rete degli Studenti Medi and UdU organizes the "Campi della Legalità" summer camps in different Italian towns (like Corleone) where volunteers can work on lands that were property of Sicilian Mafia families, which now are controlled by the State and administrated by these Associations. Volunteers can visit places linked with the fight against mafia and they also learn about history of the anti-mafia movement with the help of people that are directly involved.[3]
National President
edit- Alberto Jacometti (1957-1971)
- Arrigo Morandi (1971-1979)
- Enrico Menduni (1979-1983)
- Rino Serri (1983-1989)
- Giampiero Rasimelli (1989-1997)
- Tom Benetollo (1997-2004)
- Paolo Beni (2004-2014)
- Francesca Chiavacci (2014 - 2021)
- Daniele Lorenzi (2021 - today)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Guida Arci 2016". issuu.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "carovana anti mafie". carovanaantimafie.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Italiani, Sindacato Pensionati. "IN CAMPO. I campi della legalità". spi.cgil.it. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Arci nazionale ha un nuovo presidente: è Daniele Lorenzi". Umbria24.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 June 2021.