VDSA events
-
VDSA fundraiser 2019
Thank you to all who contributed and attended the VDSA 2019 fundraiser! As well as helping to fund the association’s ongoing programs, the fundraiser is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the association’s achievements, connect with other members and enjoy an evening of good food, entertainment and maybe even a raffle prize or two! See you…
-
Launch of Valerio’s diaries II
The second book of Valerio’s diaries was launched at the Italian Institute of Culture, Sydney, on December 4.
-
Song Inspired by Valerio’s Poem
Valerio’s secondary school, the International Grammar School, hosted a Music Night for its thirtieth anniversary, dedicated to Valerio’s memory. Australian musician Paul Jarman composed a song whose lyrics are the words to one of Valerio’s poems, published in his first book ‘Love for the Turning World’.
-
Ceremony in memory of Valerio – Lilongwe, Malawi, August 2014
On the occasion of Vittoria Pasquini and her brother Massimo Pasquini’s visit to the place of the accident, a group consisting of the local community, the Italian ambassador to Zambia, the Italian honorary consul to Malawi, a representative of the Australian ambassador to Zimbabwe and the Oxfam representative to Malawi gathered to commemorate the life of Valerio.…
-
Italian Trailer for ‘Diari di Viaggio – Travel Journals’
This short film by documentary filmmakers Lorenzo Conte and Gabrielle Gianni fuses passages of text from Valerio’s diaries read by Giulio Petushi with footage recorded during the expedition.
-
Book Launch Press Conference in Rome
On the 17th of September, the VDSA held a press conference at the Aauditorium in Rome presenting “Diari di Viaggio – Travel Journals”, the second volume of Valerio’s diaries to be released.
-
Video of The Book Launch in December
Thanks to Adam we have a video show casing the memories of the night.
