With the Award to be held in Calabria, in Cittanova (RC), from 21st to 24th November, the Anti-mafia and Anti-usury Association Dioghenes APS wants to keep the memory alive of Leah Garofalomassacred and burned in a bin by the Calabrian mafia in Milan on November 24, 2009through the active involvement of Students from the schools Italian and with the identification of personality (“Testimony” of our time) who have distinguished themselves through their profession and their commitment, making a serious contribution to the fight against mafias and the fight against mafia mentality.
Lea got to know the 'Ndrangheta up close: like many women, she suffered the brutal violence of the Calabrian mafia. He reported what he saw, what he heard. He talked about the 'ndrangheta that kills, that does business.
At the age of 36 she was kidnapped in Milano by order of his ex-partner, after a previous kidnapping attempt in Molise, a Campobasso.
Each edition of Lea Garofalo National Award takes place in a host school. The NOTICE is dedicated to Students and there “Testimony” of our time.
