Generazione Zero

Generazione Zero is an association born 2012, after an Youth in Action project (1.2) supported by an informal group. It's been working principally in the field of journalism with different webmags, expecially in raising awareness against organized crime and for human rights. We've an extensive experience in young people training (secondary school and universities) and we've recently started to focus on research too (social sciences, law, communication). During its life the association, born in the South of Sicily, followed the path of its supporters spreading its activity in different regions of Italy, making up events inside the Piacenza's Festival del Diritto (Emilia-Romagna), the Torino's Biennale della Democrazia (Piedmont) and being involved in the Rome's no-profit networks. In Turin in 2015 we promoted the project about migrations 'Muri e confini' with the student association 'Collettivo di Giurisprudenza', funded by the University of Turin. In Piacenza in 2013/2014 we managed the Youth in Action (1.2) project 'La dignità umana come valore per la giustizia europea' about the European Court of Human Rights. We've been developing our own net in Ragusa's district with schools, churches, catholic and einvoreinmentalist organizations, unions, social cooperatives, sport clubs, public bodies willing to reach different classes and cultural backgrounds.
During 2014/2015 we co-organized and managed the couching of the course 'Gutenberg 2.0' for Social Communication with the Ragusa's section of 'Libera. Associazioni, nomi e numeri contro le mafie' and the Social Communication Office of the Ragusa's Diocese. In 2015/2016 we're contributing to a local SPRAR of the social coop 'Nostra Signora di Gulfi' privileging exploitation's problems and education against mafia with the sub-project 'Chi siamo, chi siete?'.
With the project 'Legaliblei', funded by Sicilian Region's 'CreAzione Giovani', we created a new working area in social sport. Moreover, we've a strict partnership with the informal group 'Scuola Permanente', with which we've already started a focus on humanities research and its dissemination of results. We've arranged events with another informal group, 'Scuola della Decrescita', whose activity and ideas are close ot ours. We're also interested in publishing and translation.
During the year we're used to organize an event called 'Agromafie', about mafia and its linkings with rural activities. For the last one's edition we've written and printed a booklet about the Iblei's territory and its sources in wine and food industry and tourism with the support of local public bodies. We also contribute to organize 21st march local version of the national day against mafia in Ragusa and the 19st july's provincial commemoration day for Paolo Borsellino in the same city.
Owned by the association, our two webmags play different rules: generazionezero.org is based on inquiries and opinion articles with a particular attention to the ecomafia, while dirittieuropa.it works on the international law and produces a periodic review of the European Court of Human Rights' information notes.
Our principal partners are 'Libera.Associazioni, nomi e numeri contro le mafie', 'I Siciliani giovani', 'Giovani Legali Iblei', 'Scuola Permanente', 'Scuola della Decrescita'. Look at our PIF for more info