Ammazzateci tutti (

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for "Kill Us All") is an Italian

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created in

Locri Locri is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy. Its name derives from that of the ancient Greek region of Locris. Today it is an important administrative and cultural center on the Ion ...

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(South of Italy) at the end of 2005 by Aldo Pecora, the spokesperson of the movement. The movement is also known as "Ragazzi di Locri" (Kids from Locri) because it is composed principally of young high school and university students. The movement emerged when Francesco Fortugno, a centre-left politician and deputy president of the regional parliament, was killed by the

'Ndrangheta The 'Ndrangheta (, , ) is a mafia-type organized crime, criminal syndicate originating from the Calabria region of Italy. Gratteri & Nicaso, ''Fratelli di Sangue'', pp. 65–68 This body, also referred to as the Commission in reference to the ...

on 16 October 2005 in

. The first public manifestation of the movement was at the funeral of Fortugno on 19 October 2005, with a banner ''And Now Kill Us All.''History of the Movement
Kill Us All website (Accessed April 1, 2010) ''Ammazzateci Tutti'' played a key role in organizing the largest popular demonstration ever in Locri on 4 November 2005. The event was attended by over 15,000 people, mainly by putting online the websit
www.ammazzatecitutti.org
which registered more than 200.000 contacts in one week. "Ammazzateci tutti is a message that expresses both hope and challenge to the 'Ndrangheta, saying 'See if you have enough lead to kill us all,' " according to Pecora. "It's also a challenge to normal people to rebel against the 'Ndrangheta."
Christian Science Monitor, November 9, 2007 Since its founding, Ammazzateci tutti has held regular demonstrations designed to pressure the Italian state into taking action against the 'Ndrangheta. President and national spokesman of the movement is Aldo Pecora. The national coordination of the movement is led by Rosanna Scopelliti, daughter of the magistrate

Antonino Scopelliti Antonino Scopelliti (; Campo Calabro, 20 January 1935 – Piale, 9 August 1991) was an Italian prosecuting magistrate, murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia.Corrado Alvaro Corrado Alvaro (15 April 1895 – 11 June 1956) was an Italian journalist and writer of novels, short stories, screenplays and plays. He often used the '' verismo'' style to describe the hopeless poverty in his native Calabria. His first suc ...

to depict the spirit of the movement : ''"The worst desperation of a society is the doubt that living honestly is useless."''Kill Us All website
(Accessed August 22, 2010) As a youth movement, Ammazzateci Tutti uses modern media techniques such as

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and

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to get their message across.

References

External links

Official SiteKill Us All
Official English website
Ammazzateci Tutti on YouTubeAmmazzateci Tutti facebook
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