I am a big fan of bilingualism and the work that the Italian government does both within Australia and around the world to support Italian language and culture in migrant communities. I see the drop in funding is a direct threat to this. I encourage you also to sign this petition.
To read the letter from Co.As.It - http://www.coasit.org.au/Events/Urgent-petition-in-support-of-Italian-language-education.aspx
Dear Friend/Colleague,
I write on behalf of the Board of Directors to seek your support.
The Italian Government is proposing a dramatic reduction in funding for the promotion of Italian language and culture abroad of up to 50% starting from 2009.
If this decision is confirmed the teaching of Italian in Australia via Co.As.It.'s Insertion classes in State and Catholic Schools will be dramatically affected with large reductions of students learning Italian to be estimated in the thousands.
It remains difficult at this time to assess the exact future repercussions, however we are sure that the position of the Italian language, culture and community itself, for which generations of Italians worked hard to achieve in Australia will be placed at great risk.
The General Committee of Italians Abroad (CGIE), a worldwide representative body, has organised a petition to be presented to the Italian Government to appeal such a decision.
In order to sign this electronic petition you need to visit the following website:
http://firmiamo.it/petizionemondialecontroitaglidellafinanziaria
The website is in Italian and we hope you will be able to complete it. Please note that one of the compulsory fields is labelled CAP. In Italian CAP stands for Postcode (Codice Avviamento Postale), please enter your Australian postcode and AUS if you wish.
I kindly ask you to share this letter with family, friends, colleagues, students and anyone who shares an interest in the maintenance and promotion of Italian language and culture in Australia.
I thank you in advance for your support.
Lorenzo Fazzini
President
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