Non chiediamoci da dove vengono. Chiediamoci dove vogliono andare

Da un po’ di tempo ci interroghiamo sulle parole che utilizziamo per parlare delle persone, perché non crediamo che siano mai soltanto parole: le parole costruiscono categorie, tracciano confini e, qualche volta, producono distanze che nella realtà non esistono. Per questo ci piace sempre di più parlare di persone con background internazionale, perché ci sembra un…

Abitare oltre i confini: Moltivolti come pratica urbana di convivenza

Abitare Palermo significa confrontarsi quotidianamente con una città segnata da confini molteplici: geografici, sociali, simbolici. Confini che separano e, allo stesso tempo, mettono in relazione, producendo disuguaglianze ma anche continue possibilità di attraversamento. In questo scenario complesso, l’abitare non può essere ridotto alla dimensione privata o domestica, ma si estende ai luoghi in cui si…

The Value of a Safe Space

We often reflect on the spaces that young people move through every day. Spaces designed for them, but not always with them. Places full of programs, schedules, predefined activities, and goals to achieve. And yet, what we observe is something both simpler and more radical: young people often just need safe spaces. Spaces that don’t…

Horizontality as a Structural Challenge: Reflections on Young Activist Collectives with Migration Backgrounds

Over the past few years, I have encountered several movements and collectives formed through the initiative of young people who arrived in Italy from different countries around the world. Some have come together in diaspora collectives, while others are part of broader movements. They are vibrant, often hybrid spaces, where the experience of migration intersects…

Culturalizing Difference to Hide Power

It’s not “cultural diversity”: it’s racialization. Talking about “culturally different people” when referring to migrants or racialized people is not harmless. It is a softened way of avoiding the word racism and hide the hierarchies that still shape our societies. Cultural diversity concerns everyone: every person carries different experiences, values, and worldviews shaped by their…

Mondays at Moltivolti

Every Monday, my heart beats a little stronger. It is no longer just the beginning of another week to get through.It is the day I look forward to,because I know that something inside me is changing. I go to Moltivolti,a place that once seemed so far away,but has now become my point of reference,a place…

How Do We Practice Anti-Racism? Stories and Reflections from Palermo

An intense and deeply participatory journey involving 25 young people from different parts of the world: from Senegal and Gambia, through Mali, Tanzania, Chad, Tunisia, Egypt, and Bangladesh, and eventually to Italy. A mosaic of stories, languages, experiences, and perspectives that came together and intertwined in a shared space. The workshop was a safe, diverse,…

Seville: Crossings, Alliances, Transformations

Part of the Moltivolti team travelled to Seville to meet Mad Africa, an anti-racist and ecosocial organization with whom we share visions, practices, and a shared drive toward a truly intercultural, just society free from inequality. Within the framework of the Decostruct initiative, we shared tools, questions, and perspectives on anti-racist communication, critical social education,…