The Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition and the Italian Tribune have announced a partnership in the fight against defamation and discrimination against Italian Americans. The partnership will feature a series of columns and articles that have begun publishing in the Tribune this week. Please support this effort by subscribing to the Italian Tribune. theitaliantribune/?page_id=828 Please send your comments to the Editor Mail@ItalianTribune 1. Italian Tribune and IAOVC … Introduce a Collaborative Effort PHOTO clip_image004 Joining forces Dr. Manny Alfano, left, founder of Italian American One Voice Coalition (IAOVC) AND Publisher Buddy Fortunato, right, look over future articles for the new page in the Italian Tribune that will represent both views of the IAOVC and the Italian Tribune. In the center is Sal Davino, CEO of Fidelity Land Development, who is a commissioner of the New Jersey Italian & Italian American Heritage Commission and a member of the new advisory board of the Italian Tribune. Buddy Forunato, Publisher, announces that the Italian Tribune and the Italian American One Voice Coalition (IAOVC) have joined in a collaborative effort in the fight to attack defamation and discrimination against Italian Americans. Fortunato said, “We have come together in the belief that the readers of the Italian Tribune want to know more about the issues of discrimination against Italian Americans in the areas of employment, housing and financing. We have come together to inform you the readers of the ongoing fight against the defamation of Italian Americans in the media.” Founder of the Italian American One Voice Coalition (IAOVC) Dr. Manny Alfano joined with the published and said, “This ongoing defamation has a direct correlation to the issue of discrimination. The two issues are inseparable in that images and opinions of Italian Americans are formed from these negative depictions by those in position to hire, sell or finance.” He further continued to say, “This collaboration affords the IAOVC a forum to disseminate the latest information on its almost weekly battles with those who perpetuate negative and stereotypical images of Italian Americans.” The Italian Tribune has an over 80 year history of telling the real story of Italian Americans and their successes, pains and struggles. Though the faces and images have changed over the years, the core values of hard work, dedication to family and pride of heritage are still there. The IAOVC was formed out of a frustration with the movie, television and advertising industries and their relentless use of negative images portraying Italian Americans. On one hand we have the real story told weekly in a tabloid and on the other, we have a visual assault destroying all the good and real. Over the coming months the Italian Tribune will feature articles by the writers committee of the IAOVC. Some of the articles will be very topical and cover breaking stories. Some will focus on issues of discrimination and defamation in particular fields of human endeavors. Our writers are Frank Cipolla, a network news anchor at the Wall Street Journal Radio, Steven DeFronzo, MD, specialist in internal medicine, Andre DeMino, past National President, UNICO and president of ADM Tronics, Sebastian Delia, Union County Communications Director, Vikki Miragliotta, Director of Administration and Program Development, Ocean County Department of Health and Corrado Gigante, Area Director-Retired, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. With their varied backgrounds of these writers, plan to bring you some insights into the ways discrimination and defamation are perpetuated in different fields and walks of life. A regular monthly feature will be Know Your Rights will be written by Corrado Gigante. Drawing on his over 36 year career in federal civil rights law enforcement, he will share stories of successful actions taken by Italian Americans in vindicating their rights as well as share information on the laws and how you may be able to address issues and problems you may have.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 03:36:20 +0000
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