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A bold idea, jointly lead by mostly young people in Palermo, is disrupting the endemic and vicious circle caused by the Mafia’s stranglehold of the city. They are called Addiopizzo. No violence is involved; something much more powerful is gaining force: social cohesion. Backed by the willingness of conscious consumers Addiopizzo offers practical, psychological and legal support to shopkeepers and local businesses, who have decided not to pay extortion money (‘pizzo’) to the Mafia.
A bold idea, jointly lead by mostly young people in Palermo, is disrupting the endemic and vicious circle caused by the Mafia’s stranglehold of the city. They are called Addiopizzo. No violence is involved; something much more powerful is gaining force: social cohesion. Backed by the willingness of conscious consumers Addiopizzo offers practical, psychological and legal support to shopkeepers and local businesses, who have decided not to pay extortion money (‘pizzo’) to the Mafia.