The commitment of

LiberaFor a future free from mafia and corruption

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1993• First issue of the magazineNarcomafie, edited by theAbele Group

1994• First conference of the newlyformed Libera Associationwith Don Luigi Ciotti and thepres idents o f the ma inNational Associations. Apetition is launched to ask fort h e s o c i a l u s e o f t h econfiscated goods frommafias.• Creation of the NationalAntiamafia Caravan, withARCI

1995• On the 25h of March,«Libera, Associations, namesand numbers against Mafias»is officially formed.• First Antimafia EducationCamp in Manduria (Ta)

1996• The law proposal, derivedfrom popular initiative andpromoted by Libera whichgathered more than a millions i g n a t u re s , i s o ffi c i a l l yadopted by the Parliamentand becomes the Law 109/96- Disposit ions regardingmanagement and destinationof seized and confiscatedg o o d s f r o m o r g a n i z e dcriminality.• First Day of Memory andCommitment for mafiasinnocent victims in Rome

1997• Public Hearing of Libera atthe European Parliament inBruxelles in October, in thecontext of the « Action Plan tocombat organized crime »

1998• Creation of LaviaLibera, thebi -annua l newspaper ofLibera, directed by GianmarioMissaglia, president of Uisp(Italian Union Sport for All)

1999• A M e m o r a n d u m o f

Understanding is signedbetween Libera and theMinistry of Education on thesubject of educat ion tolegality.

2000• Libera takes part in the FirstU n i t e d N a t i o n s G l o b a lConference against organizedCrime in Palermo.

2001• Creation of the first LiberaTerra Cooperative in Sicilia,w i th a pub l i c ca l l , anddedicated to Placido Rizzotto.

2002• «Strada Facendo», the firsta p p o i n t m e n t o n s o c i a lpolicies is held in Turin, incollaboration with CNCA andGruppo Abele

2003• The Race for Peace andRights, promoted by Liberathrough 25 Italian cities and afew cities abroad such asBuenos ires, Kabul, Baghdad,and Gran Bassan ( IvoryCoast), is held.

2004• First Albachiara Camp inMontecatini Terme (PT),promoted by Abele Group andLibera

2005• L i b e r a i s g i v e n t h econfiscated property ofBanda della Magliana in via IVNovembre in Rome : i tbecomes the association'snational headquarters.• In Turin, the first conventionbetween Libera and theUniversity of Turin is signed,creating two masters dealingwith mafia crime• I Campi della legalità -Progetto Libera Terra, the firstvolunteer education campsabout confiscated goodsorganized by Libera andLegambiante go to Sicilia andCalabria.

2006• Creation of the agency «Cooperare con Libera Terra » ,for the development ofcooperation activities andlegality.• Creation of Libera Cinema inLibera Terra, a project aimingto set up screening venuesand collective movie viewingon confiscated lands• First edition of the PrizeRegoliamoci in collaborationwith the MIUR (Ministry ofEducation, Universties andResearch)• First edition of Contromafie,the States General of theAntimafia in Roma

2007• First edition of «Abitare imargini» («Living on theEdge»), a formation programfor teachers on the educationto citizenship, in collaborationwith the Ministry of PublicEducation• Creation of the LiberaFoundation For Information.

2008• Creation of the ConsortiumLibera Mediterranean

2009• F o l l o w i n g a s t a t u smodification, Libera canassociate in a court actionwith public prosecutor in thecontext of Mafia trials.

2010• Creat ion of the ALASnetwork - The Latin AmericanSocial Alternative• tLaunch of the « Corrot i»(The Corrupted) campaign,gathering of signatures for theconfiscation and the reuse ofconfiscated goods• Creation, in Reggio Calabria,of the the first supportivenetwork against « pizzo »(protection money, blackmailm o n ey ) , Re g g i o L i b e raReggio.

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2011• Launch of the project «Libera la Natura » (Free thenature) in collaboration withthe Sportive Group of theState Forestry Department• Creation of the RobertoMorrione Journalist Awarddevoted to the memory, andthe civil and professionalengagement of the Ra ij o u r n a l i s t , f o u n d e r o fRaiNews24 and of LiberaInformation.

2012• Libera and the Departmentfor Juvenile Justice promotethe «Amuni» project. In thefollowing years, other projectsfor young in the penal area willbe created in other Italianregions such as Anemmu,Gnamo, Andemm, Memoria eImpegno, Radici di memoria,Contaminazioni …

2013• L i b e r a l a u n c h e s t w oe s s e n t i a l c a m p a i g n s :«Illuminiamo la salute» («Weil luminate health») and«Miseria ladra» (that dealswith legality and the fightagainst poverty)• Libera joins the campaign «Io r i a t t i vo i l l avoro» ( Ir e a c t i v a t e w o r k ) t h a tproposes a law protecting theworkers of mafias confiscatedcompanies.

2014• 2 years after the Rognoni-LaTorre law on the confiscationof goods from Italian mafiosi,the European Parliamentapproved the 25/02/2014directive of the EuropeanParliament and the Council ofEurope , re l a t i ve to thefreezing and the seizure ofcrime revenue in the EuropeanUnion• National conference in Romacalled « Le mafie resituisconoil maltolto » (mafias give backill-gotten gains) about thesocial reuse of confiscatedg o o d s fo r l e g a l i t y, t h esustainable development andsocial cohesion.

• Pope Francis meets thefamilies of mafia victims insSan Gregorio VII church inRome

2015• Venti Liberi : twenty yearanniversary of Libera

2016• Creation of the network «Numeri Pari » (Even Numbers)• National meeting of YouthLibera in Cecina• « Libera » le idee (free theideas) is presented duringthe National Assembly ofLibera in Rimini

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2014• European Citizenship Award -European Parliament• Libera is accredited of theConsultative Status in the UnitedNations Economic and SocialCouncil (ECOSOC), thanks towhom Libera takes part as anobserver to the United NationsOffice on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) activities.• Fontamara International Award,in the context of the IgnazioSilone Award at the Misera Ladracampaign.2013• Cataldo Agostinelli e AngiolaGili Agostinelli Award• The National Academy of Linceiawarded Libera as an Italianorganization of high moral andhumanitarian value2012• Landscape Award of the Councilof Europe for the « therevival ofregion of Haut-Belice Corleonesefrom lands confiscated fromMafia organisations ».• Named as one of the top 100global NGOs in 2012 by TheGlobal Journal.2009• Awarded by the EuropeanEconomic and Social Committee( C E S E ) a s o n e t h e b e s texperience of civil society.

AWARDS

AS TIONSSOCIACLibera is a network of associat ions, social

cooperatives, movements and schools, trade unions,

dioceses and parishes, scout groups, involved in a fight

not only « against » mafias, corruption and criminal

phenomena, but also deeply « for » : for social justice,

for the quest of truth, for the protection of rights, for a

political transparency, for a profound democratic

legality founded on equality, for a living and shared

memory, for a citizenship that keeps up with the spirit

and hopes of the Constitution.

NAMESFor Libera, it is essential to always remember mafias

innocent victims and to keep their memory alive : men,

women and children who lost their life to mafia

violences, whereas they were defending our liberty

and our democracy.It is important to maintain a shared and responsible

memory thanks to the testimony of the innocent

victims' families, who get involved in order to keep

alive the dreams and ideals of those who left.Every year, on the 21st of March, the first day of spring,

for the Day of Memory and Commitment for mafias

innocent victims, all the names of mafias innocent

victims are read throughout the country and abroad. A

long list, recited as an endless civil prayer, in order to

keep them alive, to never let them die again. From the

21st of March and throughout the other 364 days of the

year, because we make of memory an instrument of

commitment and responsibility, the seed of hope

seems to be growing again.

NUMBERSLibera is a network reuniting more than 1.6000 national andlocal associations, movements and groups, cooperatives,and 20.000 members, active citizens and promoters ofdemocratic legality and shared responsibility.Libera is present throughout the Italian territory in 20regional and provincial organisations, and in 278 localassociations.80 international organisations from 35 different countries inEurope, Latin America and Africa are members of LiberaInternational network.4000 young are taking part, every summer, in theengagement and education camps about confiscatedgoods, and around 1000 of them are managing projects ofenvironmental protection, in collaboration with the ItalianPolice specialized in Forestry.Over 5000 schools and universities are involved togetherwith Libera in the realization of an educative path whichwould teach democratic legality, with the involvement ofthousands of students and hundreds of teachers andacademics.Over 350 000 persons spread over 2000 cities haveparticipated in the XXI Day of Memory and Commitment formafia innocent victimss that took place this year in Messina.Libera has realized a first census of the positivesexperiences on the social use of confiscated goods,following a law for which it promoted a petition in 1995 thatcollected a million of signatures. There are 650 associationsand cooperatives working on those confiscated assets, whoalso take care of social inclusion, re-employment projects,training and youth inclusion, urban and culturalregeneration, and of accompanying victims and theirfamilies.

AGAINST MAFIABorn in 1995, Libera has maintained faith in practical andethical orientations. The first of them is continuity : havinggreat starting ideas is good, but they will only come truewith tenacity and everyday engagement. The second isproposition : the fight against mafias and corruption can notonly be based on indignation, it must follow propositionsand projects in order to expand. The third is « us » : in otherwords, sharing, but also shared responsibility.Mafias and corruption are not only a criminal issue but also asocial and cultural one, that we can only tackle if we joinforces.

LIBERAINTERNATIONALThe international initiative of Libera has been set up as a response to the globalisation of organised crimewith a twofold mission: monitoring the the cross-cutting dimension of these criminal activities andenforcing transnational strategies for human rights defense and promotion of social justice.

Libera International also acts as a bridge between consolidated Libera home initiatives and abroad,outward looking, projects.In Italy, Libera International focuses on educating about overlapping aspects of capitalism and organisedcrime, to promote a "borderless" consciousness;while abroad, we support and coordinate civil society networks in Latin America (ALAS), Europe,Maghreb, Middle East and soon in some Sub-Saharan countries.

ALAS

The involvement of ALAS (LatinAmerica Social Alternative - theLatin American network of Liberacomposed of over 50 organisa-tions from 11 countries in Centraland South America) was achie-ved with the implementation of 18local projects initiated with 30L a t i n A m e r i c a n p a r t n e r s .Simultaneously, ALAS is follo-wing the 4 national anti-mafianetworks (RETONO in Mexico,BRASALAS in Brasile, RED PORARGENTINA SIN MAFIAS andALAS BOLIVIA).

EUROPE

At the European level, Libera iscur rent ly work ing for thereactivation of a network alongwith associations, local groups,and universities. The main goal isto create a common path and acommon project through a new «Libera in Europe Agenda »,aiming to implement its action ata political and institutional levelto promote the social use ofconfiscated goods in Europe, andto protect both vict ims ofo r g a n i z e d c r i m e a n dwhistleblowers.

MEDITERRANEAN /AFRICALibera's network opened up tothe Mediterranean thanks to thecreation of a network in Maghreband Middle East, that started withthe Memoria Mediterraneanproject in Tunisia and with thecollaboration of associationsagainst corruption in Lebanon.From these events, a new Sub-saharian Africa path was created,aiming to construct grassrootsnetworks and thus, to create analternative, giving voice to thosewithout one on a continentplagued by global interest warsand media isolation.

INITIATIVES AND CAMPAIGNS

• Mediterrane Downtown Festival, on the 12th of November in Pratoo• UNODC ( ) , eighth session of the Climate Change ConferenceUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

from the 17th to the 21st of October in Vienna.• Day of Memory and Commitment Abroad• International camps : E!State Liberi! for groups from abroad• I. Laboratory : thematics and geographic focus, and composed by Libera volunteers.• Fifth Globe-Trotter Edition, the Travels of Memory and Commitment : experiences of international volunteering

INTERNATIONALNETWORKSLATIN AMERICA

Honduras CCOPIH - Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de HondurasMexico Cauce Ciudadano, a strong collaboration built throughout the years on constant exchange of good practices, knowledgeand reciprocal trust, leads Cauce Ciudadano to be Libera’s partner in the sensibilisation campaign « Peace for Mexico » leadALAS and TERENO.Guatemala Movimiento de Joevenes de CalleEl Salvador Movimiento de Mujeres SalvadoreñasNicaragua Coordinadora CivilArgentina Fundacion La AlamedaBolivia Casa CollectivaColombia MOVICE - Movimiento de Víctimas de Crímenes de EstadoEcuador KimirinaBrazil Instituicao Beneficient Conceicao MacedoPeru Centro de Investigation Drogas Y Derechos Humanos

EUROPE

Great-Britain Middlesex UniversityGermany Mafia ? Nein Danke!Italy SoleterreRomania : Center for Legal Resources (CLR)France (Strasbourg) The European Association for Legal Democracy (ALDA)Spain Fundacion Baltazar Garzon ; Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid

ConsolidationFollowing the formalisa-tion of Red ALAS in 2015,2016 has been a first fieldtest for our network inLatin America: with 18ongoing projects built incollaboration with localgroups we are encoura-ging the defense ofh u m a n r i g h t s a n dpromoting the remem-b ra n ce o f i n n o ce n tvictims of organisedcrime.

AccelerationIn Europe, we started tob u i l d a n e t wo r k o fi n f o r m a l g r o u p s ,associations and otherno-profit organisationswho share principles andvisions similar to thosepromoted by Libera. Theagenda of the Europeannetwork covers a widera n g e o f t o p i c s a l lcentered around fightingc r i m i n a l m o d e l s i nEurope: from the socialr e u s e o f c r i m i n a lproperties to protectionof victims.

InceptionMemoria Mediterranea

It is a project, a path, acommon vision sharedw i t h T u n i s i a nassociations starting withARDEPTE (Associationfor the Search of theDisappeared and theMentoring of TunisianPrisoners Abroad), thata l l o w e d L i b e r a t ocoord inate with thefamilies of more than 800Tun i s i ans that haved i s a p p e a re d i n t h eMediterranean Sea since2011, and that are seekingtruth and justice. That iswhy we have createdLibera in Sub-SaharanAfrica, will bewhichuseful to construct newbridges of solidarity andsocial justice.

Since 2016, Libera increased itsinternational outreach sharpening itsperspective on transnational criminalactivities which are spreadingglobally throughout illegal and legalmarkets.Hence, the need for Libera tobroaden its international network totackle complex challenges whichrequire complex solutions that canonly be found with a responsible andinclusive international collaboration.

We then set up a focus group ofinternational experts to lead andadvise our initiatives around thefollowing three areas:

2016 Balance - Sheet

Operating surplus

- € 118.460

Total outgoings

€ 4.424.017

Total incomes

€ 4.305.557

ECONOMIC BALANCE

È possibile consultare il bilancio

economico 2016 nella versione integrale

sul sito di Libera – www.libera.it

In 2016, the incomes have been reduced foreconomic causes and because the ExecutiveBoard decided to renounced to some fundingopportunities and to the management of someprojects in order to be consistent with themission of the association. Such a reduction,although it balanced a reduction of the costs,has generated an operating deficit.

VARIOUSPROCEEDS

MEMBERSHIP

FUNDS COLLECTEDFROM PRIVATE PERSONS

ORGANISATIONS,FONDATIONS,COMPANIES,PRIVATE SOCIAL

CHARGES,DEPRECATIONAND PROVISIONS

INSTITUTIONALACTIVITIES

MEMBERSHIP

DIRECT COSTSOF THE FUNDCOLLECT FOR5XMILLE

DONATIONS

COMMUNICATION

ORIGINOF THE FUNDS

DESTINATIONSOF THE FUNDS

L I B E R A I D E A S T H EJOURNEYLibera Ideas is a multi-stopjourney around Italy, aimingto rewrite and renew civilengagement against mafiasand corruption. It reunitesindividual and collectiveactions able to egeneratchange. Among the firstactions promoted by LiberaIdeas is a national socialsearch, conducted by theterritorial network of Libera,whose objective is to share anupdated reading aboutmafias and corruption. Theanalysis of the search will ber e t u r n e d t h r o u g h t h edifferent steps of the journey,throughout public meetings,and moments of sharing, toput into words the new formsof mafias and the evolution ofcorruption. Thereby, we willacknowledge them and wewill be able to fight them in abetter way. Libera Ideas is along and articulated journey,that will give new stimuli tothe commitment of each andeveryone, in order to be evenmore efficient.

ALIVETHE RESPONSABILITYOF MEMORYFor more than twenty-twoyears now, thanks to thegenerous testimonies of thefamilies, Libera collects thestories of s innocentmafiavictims. These stories are notonly individual or familial :they are the story of ourterritories that, altogether,nar rate a p iece of ourcountry s history. Listening'

and acknowledging thesestor ies , support ing thefamilies in their effort tot r a n s f o r m p a i n i n t ocommitment, seeking truthand justice for all mafiasinnocent victims is Libera s'responsibility, in order tobuild altogether a public andshared memory. In this spiritwas created «Vivi » (Alive)(vivi.libera.it), a multimediaarchive, open and accessibleto all, where we can learnabout the lives and dreams ofhundreds of victims.innocent« »Alive , because this is howwe want to remember them. «Vivi » is an in-progressproject, that will grow withtime thanks to each enrichingstory and memory sharedwith us.

TRAINING BEINGRESPONSIBLE CITIZENKnowledge is the high roadfor change. We need, morethan ever, an authentick n o w l e d g e t o a v o i dsimplifications and words ofcirconstance. Knowledgearises from longing toadeepen our understandingsof the world that surroundsus. Libera is engaged ineducational and study pathsin schools, universities andjuvenile prisons, conveyingina real civic education, vitaltools necessary to culturallydefeat mafias and corruptionand to break the connectionbetween organized crime,politics and economics.New initiatives have beenlaunched to promote analternative for the young

people in the penal circuit, toa l l o w i n s i d et r a i n i n gpenitentiary institutes, and tolaunch a collaboration withthe Juvenile Court of ReggioCalabria, in order to be ableto offer a real life, awaythemfrom the familial logics of the'Ndrangheta.

CIVICANTI- CORRUPTIONCorruption is the anteroom ofthe mafias, and a plague,that is nowadays manifestingitself in the entanglementbetween organized crime,polit ics and economics.Breaking this entanglementis not only the task of politicsbut a l so ours . Aga instcorruption that threateningisand stealing our civic goods,Libera promotes a nationalcampaign making availablefor citizens a toll-free numberthat will help them theyifw a n t t o d e n o u n c ecorruption, orient ng themitowards competent bodies.The campaign also promotesthe community monitoranti«», sentinels monitoring theterritory in o der to make itrcrime-proof, in other words,unusable for the corruptedand the mafiosi.www.libera.it

PROJECTS