WTI Magazine #74 2015 December 11
Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by:
Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 74th issue of our online magazine. On Thursday December 3 in Rome We the Italians have been part of the commemoration, hosted at the House of Representatives, of the tragedy happened in 1907 in Monongah, West Virginia, where 171 Italian miners lost their lives. Together with the Representative elected in the US Hon. Fucsia Nissoli Fitzgerald and Sen. Benedetto Della Vedova, Undersecretary at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the President of the "Associazione Culturale Monongah" Gianni Meffe introduced the topic of the poor conditions of the cemetery where several fellow compatriots are buried.
We the Italians, in partnership with the Italian institutions and the Associazione Culturale Monongah, will help the restoration of the cemetery or at least of part of it. We shall not forget the Italian immigrants who died more than 100 years ago in this tragic event.
The Italian Ministry for Agriculture has launched a new campaign to promote the true Italian products in the US. We the Italians is talking with the people who are working on this, because we feel that we can be instrumental in this campaign, by delivering it in the proper way to the Italian American community. A new wonderful video has been launched these days, we're sure you all will love it. It's here
Last but not least, we would like you all to focus your attention to the Italian good news of this issue. We host a brief abstract of the 49th annual report on Italian society by Censis. Censis (Centro Studi Investimenti Sociali) has been producing for fifty years a constant and articulated research, advice and technical assistance in the socio-economic development. This business has developed over the years through the implementation of studies on the social, economic and territorial development, intervention programs and cultural initiatives in the vital areas of the Italian society: education, work and representation, welfare and health care, the territory and the nets, economic actors, media and communication, public governance, security and citizenship. The annual "Report on the social situation of the country", prepared by Censis since 1967, is considered the most qualified and complete tool for the interpretation of the Italian situation. If you want to try to understand of the Italian society is changing, here you will find an extraordinary photo of the actual situation, given to you as an exclusive by We the Italians.
Before to say goodbye, let me remind you the awesome opportunity given by the partnership between John Cabot University and We The Italians: two brand new Italian-American Heritage Scholarship. You can find the specifics in this previous editorial, or you can contact admissions@johncabot.edu for more information.
That's all for now. So stay tuned, fasten your seat belt and enjoy the ride. The future's so bright, we gotta wear shades!