Italian American One Voice Coalition
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The Italian American One Voice Coalition is a nationwide anti-bias organization that defends
History
The 'Italian American One Voice Coalition' was founded by Dr. Manny Alfano, and consists of thousands of activists across the country. [Source needed.]
Mission
The mission of the Italian American One Voice Coalition is to protect the rightful representation of Italian Americans in American society and all other peoples whose heritage is damaged by unacceptable and worn out ethnic stereotyping in media, politics, the arts and elsewhere.
Leadership
Founding Italian American One Voice Coalition President Manny Alfano dedicated himself to defending, promoting and preserving Italian American heritage and culture. He has spoken out against movies like "Don Jon," shows such as "Jersey Shore," various commercials and productions, instances and articles in which Italian Americans are negatively portrayed. He died on June 21, 2022.[2]
As of September 2022, the president of IAOVC is Dr. Emanuele Alfano.
Activities
The Italian American One Voice Coalition stands ready to combat negative Italian American stereotyping through informational meetings, functions and protests against media outlets that continue to portray Italian culture in a bad light. It also actively recruits members who are ready and willing to raise awareness of instances of Italian American bias and discrimination. The Italian American One Voice Coalition has also created the first-ever nationwide "rapid response" network of defenders who respond quickly to instances of Italian American bias and stereotyping through emails, letters, phone calls and through social media.
In recent years, the group has made a focus of its activities opposing efforts to eliminate Columbus Day as a federal holiday,[3][4][5] and criticizing what it views as Italian-American slurs in popular culture.[6][7]
Associations
The Italian American One Voice Coalition works closely with other major Italian American organizations including
Recent successes
Some of ONE VOICE's successes have included having companies such as
See also
- Controversies of Jersey Shore
- Unico National
References
- ^ IAOVC. "Defenders of Our Heritage". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "IAOVC announces passing of founder and president Dr. Manny Alfaro". June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Anti-Columbus Day bills advance in the Massachusetts legislature". 22 July 2022.
- ^ "New Jersey Board votes to restore Columbus Day". New Jersey Advance Media. October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Board of Education Makes Decision on Columbus Day Holiday Name". ABC News 7 New York. June 21, 2021.
- ^ Brent Snavely (May 22, 2013). "Chrysler CEO Apologizes for Italian-American Slur". USA Today.
- ^ Don Jon (October 2, 2013). "Italian-American pressure group won't forget about it". The Guardian.
- ^ The Italian American One Voice Coalition Gets Results – Join The Fight To Defend Our Heritage