Federazione delle Colonie Libere Italiane in Svizzera
| Federazione delle Colonie Libere Italiane in Svizzera (FCLIS) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | Migrant organization |
| Chair: | Claudio Micheloni |
| Establishment date: | 1943 |
| Seat : | Zurich , Switzerland |
| Website: | www.fcli.ch |
The Federazione delle Colonie Libere Italiane in Svizzera (FCLIS) is a migrant organization founded in 1943 by Italian immigrants in Switzerland . It is organized in the form of an association and has its headquarters in Zurich . According to the statute, the association is independent, non-partisan and non-denominational.
purpose
The association aims to “protect the general interests of immigrant workers in Switzerland; to coordinate social, cultural and entertainment activities of the Colonie Libere Italiane (CLI) and its affiliated associations; To promote and support initiatives for the benefit of effective and honest cooperation between the CLI, the affiliated associations and the Italian and Swiss authorities and the Swiss population. "
history
Founding time
The first Colonia Libera Italiana was created in Geneva in 1925 on the initiative of anti-fascists who fled from Italy . The addition "Libera" ("free") was chosen to underline the opposition to Mussolini's fascist regime , which tried to expand its power to include Italian emigrant organizations abroad. Further free colonies later emerged in various Swiss villages, especially after July 23, 1943, which sealed the end of the fascist regime in Italy.
On November 21, 1943, representatives of ten free colonies met and founded a national association with the purpose of coordinating and connecting the activities of Italian immigrants and thus taking an active role in anti-fascism, helping the refugees in Switzerland and the resistance struggle support in Italy. Among the association's members was Fernando Schiavetti, who later worked on the drafting of the Italian constitution and was elected to the Senate of the newly founded Italian Republic .
post war period
The post-war period triggered another wave of emigration , this time economically driven, in Italy . Of the seven and a half million Italians who emigrated from the end of the Second World War to 1976, more than two million came to Switzerland. With the changed political and economic conditions, the focus of the emigre organizations shifted more to social, socio-political and economic issues. During this time, the Colonie Libere Italiane, with 120 local sections and 20,000 members, developed into the most important labor movement for Italian immigrants and thus also into the largest national foreigners organization in Switzerland. The work of the FCLIS was shaped, among other things, by the domestic political issue of the " foreign infiltration " of Switzerland through mass immigration during the boom at the time, which among other things led to the Schwarzenbach initiative . The most important socio-political goals of the Colonie Libere included the possibility of bringing families together, the abolition of the seasonal statute and the right to participate in political life in Switzerland.
The work of the association led to the establishment of various structures for the Italian population in Switzerland, including the ECAP in the education sector and the INCA in the pension sector. Other fundamental activities related to the integration of the children of Italian immigrants into the Swiss school system and the improvement of bilateral contracts with regard to health, social and pension services. The association of the Colonie Libere Italiane also did important work in the field of culture with the cultivation of the " Italianità " in school and in leisure time, including festivals, events, conferences as well as film, theater and musical performances. In addition, the FCLIS published its own newspaper, monographs and books.
Newer development
With the increasing integration of the Italian population, which in some areas had a significant influence on life in Switzerland, the needs of the Italian population in Switzerland also changed. According to the official statistics of the AIRE, 500,565 Italian citizens live in Switzerland today , some of them have also adopted Swiss citizenship and are Italian-Swiss dual citizens , which is reflected in the number of only Italians given by the Federal Statistical Office at around 295,000 Citizens reflecting. In addition, many Swiss have given up Italian ancestors or their Italian citizenship entirely in favor of the Swiss. Numerous Italian immigrants, especially when they reach retirement age , have also returned to their home country.
In this changed environment, the FCLIS is no longer just an association serving Italian immigrants, but also advocates the preservation of Italian culture and the connection to their country of origin for their descendants . The FCLIS also supports the concerns of Italian and Italian women and mothers. The support of the now older generation of Italian immigrants also plays an important role in various matters.
In total, the association has more than 50 local sections.
literature
- Ricciardi, Toni (2013). Associazionismo ed emigrazione. Storia delle Colonie Libere e degli Italiani in Svizzera. Bari: Laterza.
- La Barba, Morena (2013). "Les ciné-clubs de la Federazione delle Colonie Libere Italiane in Svizzera", in La Barba, Morena et al. (Ed.). The migration of Italy to the Suisse de l'après-guerre. Lausanne: Antipodes, pp. 197–242.
- Bjoern Schaub: La Federazione delle Colonie Libere Italiane in Svizzera (FCLIS): Migrant organizations of Italian immigration using the example of FCLIS, 1960-1970 (unpublished thesis of the University of Basel ), 2004
- Tindaro Gatani: I rapporti italo-svizzeri attraverso i secoli, Vol. 6: Gli Svizzeri in Italia , Federazione delle Colonie Libere Italiane in Svizzera, Zurich, 1998
- Francesco Scomazzon: La Svizzera, gli emigrati italiani e l'associazionismo laico: storia della Federazione delle Colonie Libere Italiane (1943-1973). In: Studi emigrazione. , XLVII (180), 2010, pp. 828-845.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.fcli.ch/default.php?menu=7#stat_fcli04DE
- ↑ Entry of the “Federazione delle Colonie Libere Italiane in Svizzera” in the commercial register of the Canton of Zurich ( memento of the original dated June 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Federazione Colonie Libere Italiane in Svizzera FCLIS in the Swiss Social Archives
- ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior, AIRE
- ↑ Entry in NEBIS
