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Walker Meghnagi, president of the Jewish Community of Milan, has called for the resignation of the municipal administration of Reggio Emilia for alleged discriminatory methods similar to those of the Third Reich, following controversies related to requests made to Jewish teachers to dissociate themselves from the actions of the Israeli government. #antisemitismo #inclusione #ReggioEmilia (translated)

Virna wrote that Daniele Capezzone had responded to Evelyne Sukali, a cultural mediator, and then had clashed with Mohamed, a second-generation young man of Algerian origin, whom he called arrogant. According to Virna, Capezzone had asked him to address him using the formal "lei," noting that they were neither brothers nor had studied together. He also said that many Italian families struggled to make ends meet and that no one would resort to mugging, robbing, or harming others for that reason. Virna expressed appreciation for Capezzone and applauded him. #DrittoeRovescio #DrittoeRovescio #Cultura #Inclusione (translated)

School inclusion in Italy is still hindered by physical and cultural barriers, with proposals for differentiated classes for students with disabilities re-emerging in public debate, while the importance of creating an educational community that involves all teachers and values the heterogeneity of classes is emphasized. #Disabilità #Inclusione #Scuola (translated)

Noah Matthews Matofsky, an actor with Down syndrome, turned around a dinner interrupted by an insult and asked that the word with the M remains in the past, in the context of the campaign It's time to evolve! by CoorDown for the National Down Syndrome Day. #SindromeDiDown #CoorDown #Inclusione (translated)

Ultimora.net - POLITICS reported that the European Parliament had asked the EU Council to consider the inclusion of entities or individuals linked to the Muslim Brotherhood in the list of terrorist organizations. The request was approved with 381 votes in favor, 167 against, and 15 abstentions. According to the post, FdI, Forza Italia, Lega, Futuro Nazionale, and Azione voted in favor, while PD, M5S, and AVS voted against. #Politica #Europa #Terrorismo (translated)

Timostene asked gay people, women, and immigrants who voted for the right how they could support representatives who, in his opinion, promoted positions contrary to their interests. He stated that Roberto Vannacci had used offensive expressions about homosexuality, also referring to journalist Tommaso Cerno, director of the Giornale. Regarding women, Timostene asserted that Vannacci wanted to abolish the crime of femicide and had written in his program that the Mediterranean patriarchy should be protected. He described the model as one in which women stayed at home, had children, and obeyed their husbands. He also criticized the new electoral law desired by the majority: according to him, with blocked leaders and no obligation for parity among them, women in the Chamber would be half of what they are today, according to predictions shared by several parties. He added that Vannacci would also want to abolish the mandatory alternation of men and women on the lists. As for immigrants, Timostene reported that Vannacci proposed assimilation or return to their countries of origin, a line indicated with the term "remigration." He concluded by stating that those positions did not spare even right-wing voters and asked how one could vote for Giorgia Meloni, Vannacci, or Matteo Salvini. #DirittiUmani #Politica #Inclusione (translated)

The Zanzara reported that Giuseppe Cruciani had criticized Vannacci's words about director Cerno, to whom he would have referred for his sexual orientation, arguing that television spaces should be equal for everyone. Cruciani responded that Cerno was not on television because he was homosexual, but because he had things to say. #LGBTQ #LibertàDiEspressione #Inclusione (translated)

Maddalena Loy had written today in La Verità that the data from the OECD and Invalsi showed, in her opinion, a delay of foreign students equivalent to 1.64 years in mathematics and 1.22 in reading. She attributed to the Italian school a deterioration of skills and a penalization of merit, arguing that the 30% cap set by the Ministry was a pragmatic measure to protect public schools. #scuola #istruzione #inclusione (translated)

Marmitta wrote that the gym was crowded with people training for Hyrox and expressed disbelief, using an offensive expression referring to people with disabilities. He criticized those who, in his opinion, followed trends without thinking and added that he would have died smiling if a bomb had fallen on the gym at that moment. #inclusione #sport #hyrox (translated)

CIVICO 33 - "ORTA NOVA SOUND LAB": FROM CAPITANATA TO "BROADWAY WORLD", THE "COMMUNITY BAND" PROJECT CONQUERS NEW YORK The social laboratory promoted by ANBG and the Ministry of Culture lands on the largest theatrical network in the world thanks to the article co-written by Chris Rabinowitz and the Orthese author Luciano Magaldi Sardella. There is a brass thread connecting Piazza Mario Frasca to Broadway. "Orta Nova Sound Lab" is the Community and Social Regeneration Band through Music, the project officially presented on September 21 at the C-Lab MAO FM 19.77 by brothers Luca and Erminio Ferrandina, which is experiencing unprecedented media attention for a band initiative born in the province of Foggia. The journalistic success is marked by its appearance on September 28 in Broadway World, the most authoritative global portal dedicated to theater and live performance, based in New York with over 1.5 million monthly global visits. This is not an insignificant result, projecting a story from the Apulian periphery into the realm of international cultural information. The article, titled "Orta Nova Sound Lab Launches Youth Community Band in Southern Italy," is co-authored by New York editor Chris Rabinowitz, a journalist for the American publication, and his Italian co-author Luciano Magaldi Sardella, an international author originally from Orta Nova, an engineer, academic journalist, and researcher active between Italy and abroad. The dual Italian-American signature symbolizes how a "good local practice" can become global news when told with expertise and roots. The Project: the Band as Social Regeneration "Orta Nova Sound Lab" is promoted by the National Association of Marching Bands (ANBG), chaired by Benedetto Grillo, and has been approved for funding under the public notice of the Ministry of Culture as per D.D.G. April 7, 2026, rep. n. 149, aimed at "Enhancing research and dissemination of musical practices in peripheral and areas of high social vulnerability." It is realized with the support of the Municipality of Orta Nova and with the collaboration of a solid civic network: the A.P.S. MAO FM 19.77, the "A. Olivetti" Higher Education Institute, the "Sandro Pertini" Comprehensive Institute, the Music Art association, and the C.I.S.A. of Foggia. As highlighted by "Broadway World," this is the first initiative in Italy to reinterpret the distinctive tradition of marching bands and youth orchestras within a ministry grant dedicated to urban peripheries and social vulnerability. A model that explicitly dialogues with the spirit of the so-called "Caivano Decree" (D.L. 123/2023) for combating youth discomfort, educational poverty, and juvenile delinquency. The idea, in its disarming simplicity, was summarized by the project director for ANBG, Antonella Spagnoletti: "The band is aggregation! The band is cohesion. Bringing these kids together to learn and live differently from the social world is among the primary objectives of our association." This concept was reiterated by the Mayor of Orta Nova, Ing. Domenico Di Vito: "This is an important project that can definitely make a difference compared to the past because it has all the ingredients to connect the entire world of culture and social issues that exists in Orta Nova and needs to be valued. The administration's commitment is to ensure sustainability, structure, and continuity over time." At the press conference presentation, moderated by journalist Giuseppe Di Bisceglie, participated alongside President Grillo, Director Spagnoletti, and Mayor Di Vito, Regional Councillor Grazia Maria Starace, Councillor for relationships with the third sector Sebastiano Battista, Councillor for Culture Vittoria Mastrogiacomo, and educational professor Alfredo Coppola, delegate of the Olivetti Institute. Why the News Became International The "Orta Nova Sound Lab" marching band project demonstrates that when a project has anti-mafia roots, pedagogical value, and a credible institutional network, the press responds. From local and national outlets like Cassa Armonica, Ansa Puglia, TGNorba, Corriere della Sera Bari, RaiNews TGR Puglia, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Amica9TV, Brindisi In, Blasting News Italia, TRM Network, Secolo XIX, FoggiaToday, PlayNews24, Stato Quotidiano, and many others that well-documented the conference, it reached BroadwayWorld, which viewed the Orthese experience as a "social laboratory" capable of responding to the mafia with music. This leap in scale comes from joint efforts and the bridging work done by Luciano Magaldi Sardella, who managed to translate for the English-speaking audience alongside New York editor Chris Rabinowitz the deep meaning of a village band that in Apulia is not folklore, but a civil presence, a concrete alternative to screens and disintegration. In a South often narrated only for its emergencies, Orta Nova chooses to be told for its ability to generate community. And this time, the news has made its way around the world, starting from a square in Daunia. The Schedule The path, entirely free, includes instrumental workshops for brass and percussion, ensemble music lessons, and collective rehearsals with qualified teachers and conductors, open to aspiring musicians, families, schools, and citizens. The program that attracted the attention of national and now international press is organized as follows: October 2026: parade of bands marching through the streets and public spaces of Orta Nova, to recover the historical value of the band as a popular and identity expression. November-December 2026: high-profile concert season with the Grand Band Concert of Conversano and the Grand Band Concert "Biagio Abbate" City of Bisceglie, artistic training for the young students. Focus on inclusion: a special evening dedicated to female music with the Orchestra Note di Puglia, a formation composed entirely of professionals, to reinforce the values of equal opportunities. January 2027: first official concert of the newly formed Community Band of Orta Nova, a foundational act and public restitution of the work done. (translated)

“PUGLIA IN”: “ORTA NOVA SOUND LAB” CONQUISTA NEW YORK: LA “BANDA DI COMUNITA’ “APPRODA SU “BROADWAY WORLD” SOURCE: https://www.pugliain.net/303862-orta-nova-sound-lab-new-york-banda/ Lieto che il mio articolo inviato all’editor Chloe Rabinowitz sia stato accettato e pubblicato. Comunque, non stiamo parlando di un sito qualsiasi, ma de il più grande sito di teatro al mondo su internet, quello che copre Broadway, il West End e oltre, con oltre 6 milioni di visitatori al mese, presente in 100 città USA, 45 paesi e in 12 lingue nel mondo. _________________________________________________________________ ORTA NOVA (FG) — Il progetto sociale e musicale “Orta Nova Sound Lab” ha debuttato la scorsa settimana sul prestigioso portale statunitense BroadwayWorld, network internazionale dello spettacolo dal vivo con sede a New York. L’iniziativa, nata a Orta Nova nel cuore della Capitanata per creare una banda giovanile di comunità, è stata presentata oltreoceano come un modello innovativo di inclusione e rigenerazione urbana per il Mezzogiorno. Il modello pugliese di rigenerazione sociale attraverso la musica promosso dall’ “Associazione Nazionale Bande da Giro (ANBG)” presieduta da Benedetto Grillo e sostenuto dal Comune di Orta Nova, il laboratorio è stato ammesso a finanziamento dal Ministero della Cultura nell’ambito del bando per il potenziamento della musica nelle periferie e nelle aree vulnerabili. Il progetto si inserisce nel solco degli interventi di contrasto al disagio giovanile e alla povertà educativa previsti dallo spirito del “Decreto Caivano”. L’articolo pubblicato sulla testata americana porta la firma dell’editor newyorchese Chris Rabinowitz e dell’autore e ricercatore di Orta Nova Luciano Magaldi Sardella. Il testo illustra come la secolare tradizione bandistica pugliese sia stata reinterpretata quale strumento di prevenzione e coesione civica, grazie alla collaborazione tra l’associazione MAO FM 19.77, l’Istituto Olivetti, l’Istituto Pertini, Music Art e il C.I.S.A. di Foggia. Perché la Notizia è Diventata Internazionale Il progetto bandistico “Orta Nova Sound Lab” dimostra che quando un progetto ha radici antimafia, valenza pedagogica e una rete istituzionale credibile, la stampa risponde. Dalle testate locali e nazionali come Cassarmonica, Ansa Puglia, TGNorba, Corriere della Sera Bari, RaiNews TGR Puglia, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Amica9TV, Brindisi In, Puglia IN, Blasting News Italia, TRM Network, Secolo XIX, FoggiaToday, PlayNews24, Stato Quotidiano, e tanti altri, che hanno ben documentato la conferenza, si è arrivati a “Broadway World”, che ha letto l’esperienza ortese come “laboratorio sociale” capace di rispondere alla mafia con la musica. Questo salto di scala deriva dal lavoro congiunto anche al lavoro di raccordo svolto da Luciano Magaldi Sardella, che ha saputo tradurre per il pubblico anglofono insieme alla redattrice newyorchese Chris Rabinowitz il significato profondo di una banda di paese che in Puglia non è folklore, ma presidio civile, alternativa concreta alle dipendenze giovanili dagli schermi elettronici e alla disgregazione sociale. In un Sud spesso narrato solo per le sue emergenze, Orta Nova sceglie di farsi raccontare per la sua capacità di generare comunità. E questa volta, la notizia ha fatto il giro del mondo, partendo da una piazza del Basso Tavoliere. Le tappe del programma e i grandi concerti in Capitanata La programmazione, totalmente gratuita per i partecipanti, propone percorsi formativi per strumenti a fiato e percussioni affiancati da lezioni di musica d’insieme. Durante il mese di ottobre 2026, le vie di Orta Nova ospiteranno sfilate e parate bandistiche, mentre tra novembre e dicembre il territorio vedrà l’esibizione dei prestigiosi Gran Concerti Bandistici di Conversano e Bisceglie. Il cartellone riserverà uno spazio specifico alle pari opportunità con l’esibizione al femminile dell’Orchestra Note di Puglia. Il percorso culminerà a gennaio 2027 con il primo concerto ufficiale della neonata Banda di Comunità di Orta Nova, traguardo di un itinerario formativo che proietta il riscatto sociale della provincia di Foggia sulla scena culturale globale.

For the sixteenth consecutive year, FrecciaRosa returns, a campaign for cancer prevention that offers information and free medical consultations while traveling by train, with events also extending to various railway stations in Italy and the inclusion of teleconsultations for easier access to health. #FrecciaRosa #PrevenzioneOncologica #Salute (translated)

"Enough with drag queen shows, diversity quotas, and gender pronouns. Only the ethics of the warrior." Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking in Quantico, Virginia, claimed the line with which the Pentagon has dismantled programs and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and gender identity. #Esercito #Diversità #EticaGuerriero (translated)

Mons. Vincenzo Paglia's article emphasizes the importance of valuing the presence of the elderly in society, proposing a change in social and healthcare organization to ensure that they have a decent and integrated living environment, rather than a separated one. #ValoreDegliAnziani #AssistenzaDomiciliare #InclusioneSociale (translated)

It's a betrayal to organize without including her. If she is really your friend, you should have at least thought something like "we would be happy if you came," then it would have been up to her to decide whether to come or not. In this way, you only make her situation weigh even more. #amicizia #inclusione #sensibilità (translated)

President Lucia Donat Cattin writes a letter to Sergio Mattarella and Giuseppe Valditara to denounce the inadequacy of the School decree that imposes a cap of 30% of non-Italian speaking students and proposes the need for teachers specialized in Italian for foreigners, highlighting the real needs of schools and the risk of penalizing families who do not speak the language. #Scuola #InsegnamentoItaliano #InclusioneSociale (translated)