Chronicles of ordinary racism 2011 - Cronache di ordinario razzismo

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not to mention Tg4 and Tg5, the PM is everywhere. 385 His lengthy media marathon stands out thanks to his insulting statements, directed, as ever, against Roma and Muslim individuals, already the target of choice of the racist speeches of the Northern League. Silvio Berlusconi, standing next to the symbols of Pdl (People of Liberty party) and the 150 th anniversary of the Unification of Italy with the EU and Italian flags in the background, sounds the alarm, launching an appeal to the general public: “They want to turn Milan into the Stalingrad of Italy. Pisapia’s programme is harmful for families and businesses because it involves higher taxes, a big Islamic centre, local election voting rights for foreigners, an end to Roma evictions and the legal recognition to Roma of the right to self‐construction, namely the right to build their makeshift homes wherever they think fit. Milan will not be turned into an ”Islamic city” a “gypsytown”. The history of Milan cannot fall into the hands of the extreme left whose only desire is to open mosques and Roma settlements, allowing the construction of gypsy hovels everywhere, instead of dealing with the city’s real problems”. (“Berlusconi, parte l’invasione dei Tg”, Berlusconi, and so begins the invasion of Tv news, Corriere della sera, 20 May 2011). After his appearance on various news programmes, the prime minister repeated his points in two online video messages, only three days later. Two video‐clips are posted on the Pdl website, one for Milan, the other for Naples. The message is always the same. Pisapia “wants an Islamic city, a gypsyville besieged by foreigners to whom he also wants to grant the right to vote. We must protect our rights and our freedom” (“Berlusconi: ‘Milano alla sinistra sarà una zingaropoli islamica’ – Berlusconi: ‘Milan will be turned into an Islamic gypsytown under left‐wing government”, Avvenire, 23 May 2011) 386 . The PM is echoed by other members of the centre‐right. The chairman of the Milanese town council Manfredo Palmieri (Fli) and third party candidate for mayor, comments on the answers given by the mayor in office about the building of mosques in Milan: “Mayor Moratti proposes smaller and decentralized places of worship. In other words, neighbourhood mosques. How can this position be reconciled with the electoral campaign of her supporters To be consistent, they should declare that it will be Moratti herself who will turn, and, in fact, already has turned, Milan into Islamville” (Agi, 23 May 2011). Northern League member Mario Borghezio, appeating on KlausCondicio, a TV program broadcast on YouTube, states: “There is no doubt about it. Islamic fundamentalists, foremost among them Al Qaeda and the Al Zawahiri himself, would be very happy should the League lose and 385 The services and products committee of the communications watchdog Agcom decides, in a majority vote, to impose the toughest sanctions allowed by the law on the Tg1 and Tg4 television news programmes (these two have committed the offence before), and to fine Tg2, Tg5 and Studio Aperto €1000 each for the "situation which arose at prime time on Friday 20 May when Tg1, Tg2, Tg5, Tg4 and Studio Aperto all ran interviews with the prime minister." On that evening, according to accusations brought before Agcom, all the principal news programmes with the exception of Tg3 and La7 gave airspace to the prime minister, each with its own interview. ('Premier occupies all TV stations, Agcom fines news programmes', corriere.it, 23 May 2011.) 386 Naga, a voluntary charitable organisation in Milan, files an anti-discrimination suit for the use of the the expression 'Islamic Gypsyville' during an election campaign. "The magistrature was the main target for the right in Milan's mayoral campaign; and naturally foreigners were the second target. Roma people in particular seemed to hold a place of honour in the campaign of the out-going mayor: the city was plastered with posters warning of the danger that Milan would become a 'Gypsyville'. But followers of Islam – both Italians and foreigners – weren't forgotten either, and the prime minister stated that Milan might well become a 'Muslim Gypsyville' with Europe's largest mosque. Given the highly discriminatory nature of the posters and statements released over the past few days towards Roma – a minority protected by law – and towards Italians and foreigners professing the Muslim faith, we have presented a case at Milan's civil court, citing 215/2003 and law 286/1998, against the Northern League and the PdL (People of Freedom) party. For information, see the communiqué released by the association on 25 May 2011 on naga.it. 154
Pisapia become mayor of Milan. The victory of the left would open the doors to radical Islam. I can already picture the Islamic flag waving atop the Duomo. As the prosecutor’s enquiry shows, Al Qaeda is well rooted in Milan, which may well be the only European metropolis which has yet to join the vast project of Islamization of Europe promoted in Brussels. Thus Pisapia, who is not Islamic nor an Islamist risks turning into a useful, if foolish, puppet” (“Elezioni Milano, Borghezio: ‘Al Qaeda felice se vince Pisapia’” Elections in Milan, Borghezio ‘Al Qaeda happy if Pisapia wins’, blizquotidiano.it, 23 May 2011). This racist electioneering goes beyond Milan itself: in Trieste the Northern League Provincial Secretary and MP Massimiliano Fedriga makes a similar appeal to his voters: “If you don’t want Trieste to be turned into a sort of Sodom and Gomorra, a den of gypsies and illegal immigrants, just vote for Roberto Antonione in the second ballot. Otherwise Trieste will become a magnet for illegal immigrants, Roma and foreigners in general” (“Sinistra estrema. Lega all’attacco” – Extreme left. Northern League on the warpath. Il Piccolo, 21 May 2011). The headlines of the daily press fully reflect the political climate: in perusing them, we notice that the journalistic reporting of the electoral campaign for the city council elections focuses on the different ways in which the candidates and the political parties supporting them approach the subjects of immigration, the presence of the Roma community and of Muslims. These headlines stress the contrast between the two parties on precisely these issues, as if, in fact, the future of our cities is exclusively dependant on a mayor’s ability to deal with these matters. “Roma, Islam and taxes, the League versus Pisapia” (Il Giorno, 20 May 2011). “Gypsy Friends. The lawyer’s creed: ‘each Roma has a right to housing” (Libero, 22 May). “The latest from the left‐wing candidate: farms and apartment blocks to the Roma” (La Padania, 22 May 2011). “Open letter sent by email and read out in the Pdl Gazebos. Here is the new anti‐gypsytown pamphlet (Il Giornale Milano, 24 May 2011). “Swimming pools with us, mosques with them” (Il Giornale, 20 May 2011). “Mosques and Roma on the cards. Mosques and drug rooms everywhere. But no mention of them can be found in the programme.” (La Repubblica, 20 May 2011). Prominent among the biased accusations that the right wing hurls at the centre‐left candidate for mayor of Milan is the article by Franco Bechis in Libero where the journalist chooses an allusive title referring to the programme that Pisapia supposedly wishes to propose in support of the homosexual community and Muslim citizens: “The Pisapia model. Milan to become the Gay Mecca. Pisapia will turn Milan into a neverending gay pride (La folgorazione di Pisapia: “Milano Mecca dei gay”, “Pisapia’s bolt from the blue: Milan as the ‘Gay Mecca’”, Libero, 21/05/2011). 387 Thomas Hammarberg, delegate for human rights at the Council of Europe, the day after his visit to Italy, strongly condemns the racist and xenophobic content of certain campaign posters put up around the city in support of the centre‐right against Pisapia: “I was shocked by the widespread use of xenophobic messages against Roma and Muslim communities in the course of the electoral campaign. When in Milan, I noticed 387 Moreover Bechis twists the facts to his own ends: the article analyzes the file drawn up by one of the workshops contributing to the “Pisapia workshop”, implying that the proposals outlined in the document, on which we cannot dwell here, are part of the electoral program, which is not the case. 155
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law. A boom in honour killings (16
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