Giacomo Loperfido

The Santa Croce neighbourhood in Reggio Emilia. II

by Giacomo Loperfido There is, both in Reggio and Santa Croce, a general tendency towards social activism ‘from below’. Young people we met had organised into an association meant to facilitate the integration of foreigners in social life. Older people have created neighbourhood committees. It is interesting to see how in a flyer we saw(…)

The Santa Croce neighbourhood in Reggio Emilia

Giacomo Loperfido, Italy

by Giacomo Loperfdo In Reggio Emilia we visited the neighbourhood of Santa Croce, an old part of town that was initially destined to the workers of the metal-mechanic Reggiane industries. The area has of late been almost completely abandoned by its old inhabitants while a highly ethnified population of immigrants appears to have recently replaced(…)

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