A CHAT ACROSS THE OCEAN

Saturday, March 9, 2024   1:00 ~ 3:00 pm (NY Time) and on Zoom
CINEMA ARTS CENTRE: 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY  11743

presented by
A.N.E.I.  National Association of Former-Internees – Italy 
Welcome Greeting Anna Maria Sambuco – President – ANEI 
A DocuFilm Presentation ☞ALL OUR NOs☜ Who were the Italian military internees?

Followed by a Transatlantic Conversation
Gastone Gal, Vice President ANEI – Title: The History of Italian Military Internees
Roberto Reali, Researcher – Title: Imprisonment in Yesterday’s Wars & Imprisonment in Today’s World

Participating
Camillo “Mac” Bica, PhD Professor of Philosophy at SVA-NYC, Author, Vietnam Veteran and Coordinator for Long Island Chapter of Veterans for Peace
Gerry Condon  Author, Vietnam-era Veteran and War Resister, Recent Past President and Executive Board At Large Member Veterans for Peace, Golden Rule committee presentations express opinions of individuals and are not official statements representative of VETERANS FOR PEACE – USA
Live audience presentation & remote access available
Simultaneous translation during conversation provided by PRESSENZA-INTERNATIONAL PRESS AGENCY

A SILENT RESISTANCE: THE LEGACY OF ITALIAN MILITARY INTERNEES

In recent years, we have witnessed attitudes and conventional wisdom shift as the start of the decade manifested its warning. During those beginnings, a brazen statement hit the newspapers, History is Written by the Winners. It had not been the first time for such words, and it likely will not be the last. These signs circulate, continuing to the present, advising us to first be silent enough to discern, Listen to Everything, and then reclaim balanced judgment and action.

Along with the tradition of winners writing history, there has been a realization that history must also deal with recovering the voices of [formerly] marginalized groups[i]. This may be one reason that censure, restrictions, and the curtailment of freedoms creep into the daily news cycle. The importance of learning about others’ stories brings us to understanding how we would feel in such a situation and why treating others as we wish to be treated remains an important, enduring truth today.

To learn more about an underrepresented history during World War II, the National Association of Former Internees, A.N.E.I. (https://www.anei.it/) will present the docufilm, All Our NOs- The Legacy of the Italian Military Internees on Saturday, March 9th at 1pm at Cinema Arts Center in Huntington, Long Island. Filmed in Padua, Italy by Superfly Lab—suitable for all audiences—the film tells the story of Italian military resisters and, through conversations about their history, aims to bring their memories to light.

Following the film, there will be a presentation from board members of A.N.E.I., the experiences of two American veterans in war, a conversation among the panel members, and a Q&A.

[i] https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-05-12/