News & reports
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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.
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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’.
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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.…
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‘Quadsquad’ Expedition in World Guinness Book of Records
The ‘Quadsquad’ Expedition undertaken by Valerio, Ted and Jamie in 2011 has earned a place in the World Guinness Book of Records for the longest quad bike journey.
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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.
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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.
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Villawood Volunteer Program Report for 2013
Nicoletta Zanardi, head of the Villawood Volunteer Program, reflects on the program’s activities in 2013 and their impact in supporting and asylum seekers.
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Hot Lunches for Refugees & Asylum Seekers 2013 Report
“During 2013 our Valerio Daniel De Simoni Association group of volunteers (in alphabetical order: Dina, Elio, Genevieve, Giulia, Helen, Jacquie, John, Karen, Kathryn, Kerry, Louise, Mariella, Michelle, Nicoletta, Paola, Rioko, Silvia, Vittoria) has regularly provided once a month the promised lunches for the clients of the ASC to help relieve their distress and misfortune. Instructions…
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Video of The Book Launch in December
Thanks to Adam we have a video show casing the memories of the night.
