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Sons
of Italy Launches Syndicated Anti-Defamation Column
Press
Contact: Kylie Cafiero, (202) 547-2900 kcafiero@osia.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January
12, 2005
A
free monthly column on the most pressing anti-defamation
issues concerning Italian Americans has been
launched by the Order Sons of Italy in America
(OSIA), the nation's oldest and largest organization
for men and women of Italian heritage.
The column,
Sempre Avanti, will be written by OSIA's deputy
executive director, Dona De Sanctis, who also
coordinates the activities of the Commission
for Social Justice (CSJ), OSIA's anti-defamation
arm.
The CSJ fights the stereotyping of Italian
Americans by the U.S. entertainment, advertising,
and media industries. It also conducts research
on the achievements and contributions of Italian
Americans to the United States.
"The purpose
of this column is to help concerned Italian
Americans become better informed about the
most important issues facing our community
and encourage them to take action," says Joseph
Sciame, OSIA national president.
"The column will offer facts, statistics and
other evidence about the damage that stereotyping
does, especially to children," says Albert
DeNapoli, CSJ national president. "But it
also will highlight the history and achievements
of Italian Americans."
OSIA offers the column
at no charge to all interested newspapers and
newsletters. It will be emailed to editors
at the beginning of each month.
To receive the
column, please contact Kylie Cafiero, OSIA
communications manager, at kcafiero@osia.org.
The
read the first column, Shark Tale: Was It Worth
It? Click
Here
Established in 1905, OSIA has a network of more than 700 chapters coast to coast. OSIA works at the community, national and international levels to promote the heritage and culture of an estimated 26 million Italian Americans, the nation's fifth largest ethnic group, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. To learn more, visit OSIA on the Web at www.osia.org.
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