Atletico Diritti: a unique footballing revolution

THE Beginning

He East A of THE most romantic And picturesque settings You can imagine For A soccer not. In THE shadow of A ancient Roman aqueduct In THE suburb of Rome East Atlético Diritti. A amateur sports club And social project, he compete In Men's soccer, cricket, basketball, And Women's five against five soccer. But their presence And impact extends far beyond What arrived on THE not. THE of the club playing list East do up almost entirely of prisoners, former prisoners, And asylum researchers.

 Credit: Filippo Monteforte

Atlético Diritti Sports club (In English: Athletic Rights) was established In 2014 by two NGOs. THE First of all A, Antigone, works For prisoners rights. In their words "We are called Antigone because, as THE heroin of THE Greek the tragedy, We struggle For justice has be without THE cruel features of revenge." THE other East Project Diritti, A organization which offers free legal assistance has migrant communities And asylum researchers.

Both organizations had THE idea of foundation A sports club that would be to assist And uprising THE marginalized people they were functioning with, And, with funding Since Rome Tre University, Atlético Diritti was born. In THE words of club president Suzanne Marietti, "Sport East A universal language that manages has overcome a lot barriers. Through Atlético Diritti We to have door out campaigns And attracted THE attention of THE media on problems that are Dear has We, such as prison." Suzanne Marietta, THE national coordinator of Antigone, has dedicated her life has functioning with prisoners. When Atlético Diritti was based, She was elected It is president, holding THE role Never since.

Or most clubs opt For shirt sponsors that can provide them THE most income, Atlético Diritti proudly put on THE brand Do In Prison, A Italian clothes brand together up In THE 1980s by prisoners In Rebibbia prison WHO began screen impression t-shirts In THE prison And sale them has THE out world. They are NOW run by former prisoners with THE aim of portion "those WHO are portion A sentence Or WHO to have Already served he has reintegrate In THE social, cultural, And functioning fabric through re-education has work, [as GOOD as] professional And cultural training." Rebibbia prison East Currently A of THE the biggest In Italy, holding 352 women And 1927 Men.

Atletico Diritti: a unique footballing revolution
THE Beginning

He East A of THE most romantic And picturesque settings You can imagine For A soccer not. In THE shadow of A ancient Roman aqueduct In THE suburb of Rome East Atlético Diritti. A amateur sports club And social project, he compete In Men's soccer, cricket, basketball, And Women's five against five soccer. But their presence And impact extends far beyond What arrived on THE not. THE of the club playing list East do up almost entirely of prisoners, former prisoners, And asylum researchers.

 Credit: Filippo Monteforte

Atlético Diritti Sports club (In English: Athletic Rights) was established In 2014 by two NGOs. THE First of all A, Antigone, works For prisoners rights. In their words "We are called Antigone because, as THE heroin of THE Greek the tragedy, We struggle For justice has be without THE cruel features of revenge." THE other East Project Diritti, A organization which offers free legal assistance has migrant communities And asylum researchers.

Both organizations had THE idea of foundation A sports club that would be to assist And uprising THE marginalized people they were functioning with, And, with funding Since Rome Tre University, Atlético Diritti was born. In THE words of club president Suzanne Marietti, "Sport East A universal language that manages has overcome a lot barriers. Through Atlético Diritti We to have door out campaigns And attracted THE attention of THE media on problems that are Dear has We, such as prison." Suzanne Marietta, THE national coordinator of Antigone, has dedicated her life has functioning with prisoners. When Atlético Diritti was based, She was elected It is president, holding THE role Never since.

Or most clubs opt For shirt sponsors that can provide them THE most income, Atlético Diritti proudly put on THE brand Do In Prison, A Italian clothes brand together up In THE 1980s by prisoners In Rebibbia prison WHO began screen impression t-shirts In THE prison And sale them has THE out world. They are NOW run by former prisoners with THE aim of portion "those WHO are portion A sentence Or WHO to have Already served he has reintegrate In THE social, cultural, And functioning fabric through re-education has work, [as GOOD as] professional And cultural training." Rebibbia prison East Currently A of THE the biggest In Italy, holding 352 women And 1927 Men.

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