FILEF and the INNER WEST COUNCIL invite you to a cultural and oral history evening as part of the Inner West Council Library and History 2018 Heritage Festival – My Culture My Story Growing up in Sydney’s Inner West with Ken Canning Growing up in Sydney’s Inner West in the 60s, Aboriginal boys would often find themselves on the same side as Italians and other ‘ethnics’, as … Continue reading 2018 | First Nations Peoples: Growing up in Sydney’s Inner West

From the Resistance then to global Resistance today Come and celebrate with FILEF Italian Liberation Day, commemorating 25 April 1945 and the victory of the Resistance to nazi-fascism that gave birth to the Italian Republic and to a Constitution founded on the values of democracy and work. La Festa della Liberazione or Festa del 25 Aprile is a classic yearly celebration for FILEF and its supporters, over 45 … Continue reading 2017 | 25 APRIL 1945 – ITALIAN LIBERATION DAY

ITALIAN FORUM CULTURAL CENTRE, Studio 1, Norton St, Leichhardt. FILEF invites you to an evening exploring the role of women in the new global resistance to the rise of sexism, racism and intolerance. On International Women’s Day, millions of women around the world and in Australia led protests against this rising tide of hate and division, creating a historic new movement of resistance spreading globally … Continue reading 2017 | THE NEW WOMEN-LED RESISTANCE A GLOBAL MOVEMENT

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