International Festival on Human Rights

From 24 to 30 September 2010, the International Festival on Human Rights will be held at the “Selva dei Pini” Campus in Pomezia, Rome. The event is supported by the European Parliament and was organised by the Municipality of Pomezia, “La Sapienza” University in Rome, the Scientific Park University Campus “Selva dei Pini” and the High Studies Centre for the fight against terrorism and political violence.

On 25 September, Prof. Aldo Morrone will hold a speech on “L’elogio della Marginalità” (The Praise of Marginality), on 28 September Dr. Paola Scardella, director of the Department for Nutritional Health Promotion of the NIHMP, will deal with food syncretism in her speech “Il cibo come terreno d’incontro fra diverse culture” (Food As a meeting point between cultures).

Prof. Morrone is also member of the Scientific Committee of the event.

Scientific Committee

President: Alessandro Ceci, Consortium for the University of Pomezia

Aldo Morrone, Director General of the NIHMP - National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty

Beatrice Costa, Policy Officer ActionAid Italia

Fabio Massimo Abenavoli, President of the Smile Train Italia Non Profit Organisation

Francesca Rocchi, President of Slow Food Lazio

Francesco Bruno, University of Calabria

Francesco Paolo Casavola, President of the Italian National Committee for Bioethics

Franco Grillini, Honorary Chairman of Arcigay

Simone Ovart, President of the National Committe UNIFEM Italia – United Nations Development Fund for Women

Pietro Marcenaro, President of the Temporary Senate Commission for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights

Vittorio Cogliati Dezza, President of Legambiente