FILEF SUBMISSION TO NSW LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY LAW AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

– INQUIRY INTO MEASURES TO PROHIBIT SLOGANS THAT INCITE HATRED Preamble FILEF NSW (Federation of Italian Migrants and their Families) has been active for over 50 years. The value that has consistently driven us is that every person residing in Australia should have equal opportunities and outcomes in all aspect of society across social, civic, cultural and economic spheres. In our view achieving these outcomes … Continue reading FILEF SUBMISSION TO NSW LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY LAW AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

Gaetano Greco

Intervista di Gaetano Greco per Nuovo Paese – prima puntata

Condividiamo questa intervista per onorare la vita di Gaetano, il suo instancabile impegno politico e il profondo impatto che ha avuto su chi lo ha conosciuto. La sua voce, tenace e generosa, resta una presenza viva e significativa. Un invito a ricordare, a riflettere e, soprattutto, a continuare a lottare.
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Pasta Antifascist 25th July 2025, 6PM

Gumbramorra Hall, Addison Road Community Centre, Marrickville. FREE EVENT. Celebrating the end of the fascist regime & the victory of the Resistance. Pasta, music and song with songstress Sonia Zardo. “Pasta antifascista” (or pastasciutta antifascista) is a tradition stemming from an act of resistance against fascism in Italy, specifically the Cervi family’s celebration on July 25 1943, following the downfall of Benito Mussolini…The Cervi family, … Continue reading Pasta Antifascist 25th July 2025, 6PM

Gaetano Greco

Vale Gaetano Greco

26 April, 2025 It is with great sadness that we have received the news that comrade Gaetano Greco died on April 26 in Melbourne. He was an historical activist of FILEF (Italian Federation of Migrant Workers & Families) in Melbourne, nationally as well as internationally. Gaetano’s parents migrated from Floridia in Sicily, and he was born 65 years ago and then raised in the north … Continue reading Vale Gaetano Greco

Italian Liberation Day 1945-2024

24th April, 6pm Addison Rd Community Centre Gumbramorra Hall, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville 25th April every year marks Italy’s liberation from Nazi-facism. On this 79th commemoration of Italian Liberation Day, we wish to support the resistance of the Palestinian People against the Israeli aggression and over 70 years of illegal occupation of their lands. We also acknowledge the ongoing resistance to colonisation by the First … Continue reading Italian Liberation Day 1945-2024

2015 | All movies from Filef film festival 2015 – NOW ON LINE!

The 10 short films screened at the FILEF Short Film Festival on the 31 October are now available on “Canale Filef, in our website. Films took part in the competition run this year by FILEF with the support of the Sydney Film School, as a celebration of the UN International Year of Soils. First Prize went to Think Small, Think Different by Lucio Arisci and … Continue reading 2015 | All movies from Filef film festival 2015 – NOW ON LINE!

2014 | Memorie Di Una Persona Di Interesse

Notevole interesse sta suscitando il libro autobiografico di Carmela (Carmen) Lavezzari “Memorie di una ‘persona di interesse’”, il cui lancio ufficiale ha avuto luogo nella Biblioteca Comunale di Leichhardt, nella Piazza dell’Italian Forum alla presenza di oltre 100 persone. Ha presentato il libro bilingue, in italiano e in inglese, lo storiografo della comunità italiana in Australia Gianfranco Cresciani, che ne ha curato l’edizione e ha … Continue reading 2014 | Memorie Di Una Persona Di Interesse