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ELT represented at Annual Commemoration Event for Antimafia Judge Giovanni Falcone 15.04.2011

One young ELT - volunteer was selected to take part in a one week event in the frame of the project “Waves of legality, waves of citizenship”, in the frame of the EUROPE FOR CITIZENS programme of the European Union.

Since some years on the 23rd of May, anniversary of the killing of Giovanni Falcone, some 10.000 students arrive in Palermo, by using the so called “Boats of legality” from all over Italy, to take part in the celebrations in memory of the Judge, his wife and his bodyguards, killed by mafia on the 23rd of May 1992.

During the event, the participant will take part in all the activities connected to the anniversary, having debates and exchanges with Sicilian participants, meeting students, taking part in the so called “Boat of legality” which bring 2.000 Italian students to the celebrations.
This last event organized in the past only for Italian participant, has normally a wide media coverage, with more than 800 accredited journalist from all over the world, thus providing a very high visibility to the project and the Europe for Citizens programme.

“The boat of legality” – Group of meetings and participation in the celebration of Giovanni Falcone – Palermo, 17-25 May 2011
10 Italian participants, 40 international participants