campi bisenzio for human rights

CAMPI BISENZIO
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
1. ABOUT THE CITY
Chinese community
3.000 people
1.700
foreign people under 18
70% are born in Italy
but they are not Italian
citizens for the law
2. THE CITY WE WANT
SAME RIGHTS AND SAME
DUTIES
RIGHTS
DUTIE
S
The city of Campi Bisenzio
wants to fight
stereotypes prejudice discriminations
based on
race
religion
sex
opinions
The city wants its immigrants to be
visible and open to social life
3. INSPIRATION
All our actions are inspired by the most important
documents about rights and freedoms, such as:
Italian Constitution (1948)
Art. 3
All citizens have equal social
dignity
and are equal before the law
the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights (1948)
the UN Declaration of the
Rights of Migrant Workers
the Charter for a World without
Violence (Rome, 2008)
written by Nobel Peace Prize winners
The Antiracist Declaration
by Regione Toscana (2008)
There is only one
race.
The human race.
4. Actions
A chinese woman is the
Councillor for the
Relationships with the
Chinese community.
She was the first foreign
Councillor in Italy
The city of Campi Bisenzio is supporting the
national campaign for a new law about
the right to vote for
immigrants who live
in Italy
the italian citizenship for
immigrants’children
who are born in Italy
In 2008 Campi Bisenzio was one of the finalist cities
in the European Council competition for projects about
integration.
These cities – and many more - are now associated in the NETWORK
OF ITALIAN MULTICULTURAL CITIES FOR DIALOGUE
The purpose of this network is to share successful experiences
The city promotes the public celebration of foreign and
italian festivities and traditions in a spirit of friendship
among the different ethnic groups
Chinese New Year’s Day
we dream a city where all citizens are
visible
and
another
because
open
towards one