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According to Pasquale Masucci, a computer technician, Ã|ÄfY{ÃZ´¿½Z³Á³,ÁµÂaZ]Ä^¯¶ÅY "For too long ordinary citizens of Palermo ºËYÄfZy]ĸ]Z¬»Ä]Z»½ÂÀ¯YZ»Y|¿{Â] and business people have been held dÌ·Z §½Y^ÅYÖ°Ë,ÂÀ̸ Â]ZfË¿Y5 UDQVRPDQGQRZZHDUH¿JKWLQJEDFN 4 , µZ { Ö¿|» Õ^Å ½ZËm ,Z̧Z» Ä̸ For Rita Borsellino, a leading anti- ·ÂWZa ÖZ« ,ÕÁ {Y] ½| Äf¯ Y a 0D¿DDFWLYLVWWKHSDWKWRFLYLFOHDGHUVKLS Âe ¶Ì^»ÂeY ÕY~³\¼] ®Ë { ,ÂÀ̸Â] began in 1992 after her brother, Judge Paolo Ä]YZfË,ÕÁ½|Äf¯ |Z£M¶ÌÌÕZ̧Z» Borsellino, was killed in a car bombing Á{Â]Ä·ZÃZnÀa½Z»½M{ZfË dY{YÁ¶¼ RUFKHVWUDWHG E\ WKH 6LFLOLDQ 0D¿D +LV murder forced Rita to take action. 5 Though ĸdveÕ»·Za{YÖ³|¿½YÁ{¶¯{ 5LWDZDVQHDUO\¿IW\DQGKDGEHHQOLYLQJLQ ,ÕÁÖzÕ{YeZ»Y{Â]Ã{¯Ö³|¿Z̧Z» 0D¿DGRPLQDWHG 3DOHUPR KHU HQWLUH OLIH ^Àm{ZnËYÄ]į|ºyÖ¿Á]hZ] her personal tragedy sparked the outrage {» |Ì»Zn¿Y {YM ÖÀ » Ä] ZË^Ì· ÕZ̧Z» | WKDW OHG WR WKH FUHDWLRQ RI WKH DQWL0D¿D ½{¯µZ^¿{ÕY]ÃZ³pÌÅį|Å{Ö»½Z¿ÕÁ movement, LIBERA, meaning "free." Her dÌ¿Ë{,Ä »Zm{Â^Æ]dÆm¥|Å®Ë example demonstrates that it is never too late to take up a cause to improve society. ÖÀ » Ä] ÁÌaÂË{M ½Z»Z ,¶° ¾Ì¼Å Ä] Likewise, the Addiopizzo organization, ^Àm®ËÖfËZ¼uÕZÅdyY{aZ]Ö§ZuY|y which means "goodbye to protection Ö·Z»|¿ÂÌaÕZÅÌn¿¾f°ÕY]įdYÖ¿|» payments," is an important civic |À¯Ö»Ôe,Ã|ÄÌ^ e¶ÌÌÕZ̧Z»Âeį PRYHPHQW SXVKLQJ WR EUHDN WKH ¿QDQFLDO ½YÂm½YY{½YÂfYÕ{Y| eÂeÁÌaÂË{M chains of bondage that were put in place µÂv»½Z»Z¾ËY |ÌPeµZ{ E\6LFLO\ V0D¿D$GGLRSL]]RZDVIRXQGHG ,cZ«,Z̧Z»|½ÓZ §¶f«|ÅZįdYÖ¸¿ by a few young restaurateurs in 2004, as a by-product of a generation that witnessed dY Ã{Â] Z¯ Á \¯ ¶ÅY Á ½YZ´¿Ä»Z¿Á WKH NLOOLQJV RI DQWL0D¿D DFWLYLVWV ½M{įָÌÌ{Â]Ã{ZÁÌaÂË{MY|¿Yºq judges, journalists and businesspeople. 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Addiopizzo {Y{ Y« ·Zq {» Y Z̧Z» ,|¿Y{b] Õ« worked with business owners to open and run pizzo-free businesses to show {¯Ö»Z¯,Z¯Á\¯½Z^uZZ]ÁÌaÂË{M the Sicilian people that there is a viable YÖfËZ¼uµÂadyY{aY¥Z »ÖËZÅdÌ·Z §Ze DOWHUQDWLYH WR WKH 0D¿DGRPLQDWHG ½Z¿¶Ì̹{»Ä]Ze|ÀÀ¯ÃY{YÁÃ{¯Z£M business culture. Addiopizzo used the ]Y] { f{ ¶]Z« Á ¶Ë|] ÖÅY į |ÀÅ{ example of Libero Grassi, a business {Y{{ÂmÁZ̧Z»È¸dveZ¯Á\¯²Àŧ RZQHUZKRVWRRGXSWRWKH0D¿DLQ Ã{Z¨fYÖY³ÂË^Ì·dÌ·Z §Ä¿Â¼¿YÁÌaÂË{M by refusing to pay the pizzo. Grassi tried µZ{Z̧Z»]Y]{į{Â]Ä^¯®ËÁY {¯ to organize a group of supporters, but no {¯Ö³{ZfËYÖfËZ¼uµÂa¾fyY{b¿Z], RQHZDVZLOOLQJWRVWDQGXSWRWKH0D¿D as he had; Grassi was murdered that same »¾ËY½ZÌ»ZuYÖÅÁ³{¯ÔeÖY³ year. At Addiopizzo rallies, speakers have ]Y]{dYÂz¿¯pÌÅZ»Y|À¯ÖÅ{½Z»ZY declared, "There is no better time to say Äf¯µZ½Z¼Å{ÖY³-|fËZ]ÁY¶j»Z̧Z» no. You will not be left alone. 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