A Christopher Columbus statue was dedicated Saturday, Oct. 12 at Skylands Stadium in Augusta. The statue, which previously stood in Columbus Plaza in Newark, was made in Rome by Giuseppe Ciochetti and presented to the city by Newark’s Italians in 1927. It was removed by the city in June 2020 to prevent its toppling in a Black Lives Matter protest....
READ MOREThe Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), America’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, has elected the New Hampshire State Legislature and Governor Chris Sununu to its “IAOVC Hall of Fame” for passage of HB 1014, which mandates, by state law, that cities and towns are now required to recognize Columbus Day on the...
READ MOREThe September Solidarity Session – “Bridging Cultures Against Cancel Culture” - will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 8 PM Eastern. These monthly Sessions bring different groups together in unity to oppose the cancel culture affecting so many.Leaders of the Native American Guardian’s Association (“NAGA”) and representatives of Italian Am...
READ MOREThe August Solidarity Session will be held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 8 PM EDT. Join with leaders of the Native American Guardian’s Association (“NAGA”) and representatives of Italian American organizations from around the country at the next monthly Zoom meeting to collaborate in opposing cancel culture. These successful monthly virtual sessio...
READ MOREJoin with leaders of Italian American organizations from around the country and officers and members of the Native American Guardian’s Association (“NAGA”) at the next monthly Zoom meeting to collaborate in opposing cancel culture. Appropriately dubbed “Solidarity Sessions – Bridging Cultures Against Cancel Culture” the monthly virtual sessions fos...
READ MOREThe Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), America’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, and The Native American Guardian’s Association (“NAGA”), advocating for increased education about Native Americans announce the next in the successful series of collaborative sessions bringing Native American, Italian American...
READ MOREAOVC & NAGA Hold Second Solidarity Session - "Bridging Cultures Against Cancel Culture" - Join the video call April 14 - 7 PM EDT - Register here. Following on the success of the first Solidarity Session held in March, The Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), America’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, and The...
READ MOREThe Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), America’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, announced that, for the first time a historic alliance was launched. IAOVC President Andre DiMino welcomed Eunice Davidson, President and founding member of the Native American Guardians Association (“NAGA”) to a meeting of Ita...
READ MOREThe Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), America’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, was recently advised that the Apopka, Florida City Council would be considering a vote to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day.IAOVC launched an effort and immediately began contacting Apopka elected officials. IAOV...
READ MOREIn 1959, the Italian community in Trenton gave a sculptured bronze statue of Christopher Columbus to the city of Trenton, to stand vigil over the children in the baseball fields and playgrounds of the former Columbus Park, Trenton. In 2020, the city of Trenton removed Christopher Columbus and he lies on the floor in a warehouse, defaced, disgraced....
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