BASTA! Belgian Antimafia: Steps Towards Awareness!

SAVE THE DATE! 29-31 May 2025 "RESTART Open-capacity building camp" The programme will include workshops, debates and field visits on the theme of the public and social reuse of vacant, confiscated and abandoned assets and related issues such as democratic values, active citizenship, social and environmental justice, media literacy, civil discourse, the fight against organised crime, corruption and human trafficking.  Are you a youth worker <35 years old? Are you interested in participating or contributing to RESTART Open Capacity building Camp? Would you like to be updated on future RESTART project activities and news?https://lnkd.in/ef8y3Axu

🙌On International Anti-Corruption Day 2024, we celebrate the strength, determination and spirit of the many young people around the world who are taking action against corruption: to change the narrative, inspire other young people and pave the way for change! 👇Here are 3 simple ideas for how to get active. If you are looking for more tools and inspiration, visit the MoMoEU portal: you will find many resources to activate paths of self-reflection and civic engagement. Within everyone's reach, in good kitty company. 😻 🔗https://lnkd.in/dhcfNGRp UNODC Libera Associazioni Nomi e Numeri Contro le Mafie mafianeindanke e.V. #IACD24 #UnitedAgainstCorruption #MoMoEU

Le week-end des 7 et 8 décembre, vous pourrez nous retrouver à la foire aux cadeaux d’Oxfam Wereldwinkel Deurne à #Anvers Nous y aurons un stand d’information sur #BASTA ! et le reseau #CHANCE, ainsi que des produits des coopératives sociales Consorzio Libera Terra Mediterraneo Cooperativa sociale ONLUS provenant de terres confisquées qui appartenaient auparavant à la #mafia italienne. https://lnkd.in/e32axf63 #belgianantimafia #socialantimafia

In het weekend van 7 en 8 december kunt u ons terugvinden op de geschenkenbeurs van OXFAM WERELDWINKEL DEURNE. We zullen daar staan met een infostand met documentatie over #BASTA! en #CHANCE en met producten van Consorzio Libera Terra Mediterraneo Cooperativa sociale ONLUS uit #geconfisqueerde gronden die vroeger toebehoorden aan de Italiaanse maffia’s. https://lnkd.in/e32axf63

Bedankt prof. Jelle Janssens & Frauke Wittevrongel voor de tweede 'Scholarly Hub on Organized Crime' (SHOC) Universiteit Gent . Met bijdragen van Clara Vanquekelberghe #ARIEC, #StadMechelen, prof. Letizia Paoli , BASTA! Belgian Antimafia: Steps Towards Awareness! , #TeunVoeten. De afsluitende conclusies met een aantal onderzoeksaanbevelingen werden gebracht door Caroline Vanhyfte

We look forward to seeing you this Thursday, 5th December, at Universiteit Gent for the 2nd #SHOC event: Symposium on Organised Crime: Research Today and in the Future. On this occasion, just days ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day, BASTA! will present its report on Belgium's anti-corruption strategy within the framework of the new EU anti-corruption initiative. This report has been produced as part of the European project Youth in Connection. #YIC #YouthinConnection #belgianantimafia #organisedcrime #corruption #IACD #anticorruption

05/12 Symposium on organized crime: research today and in the future Op 26 maart lanceerden het IRCP - Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (Universiteit Gent), het Leuvens Instituut voor Criminologie (LINC) (KULeuven), de @Belgische Federale Politie en BASTA! samen het Scholarly Hub on Organised Crime (SHOC). We nodigen u graag uit op het tweede symposium van het netwerk, dat zal plaatsvinden op 5 december.  Gratis toegang mits inschrijving 👇 https://lnkd.in/eP5sex7W

⏳ Last two days to register for the workshop on open-source intelligence conducted by Antonio Rossi, CFE Michael F. (23/11) and  Fabio D. (30/11) will enrich the training with their #OSINT pills’, respectively on “Leveraging #AI To Advance Your OSINT Techniques”  and  “How to integrate #Geospatial Intelligence ( #GEOINT) into your investigations, and why does it matter” Discover the trainer profiles and the programme details by scrolling through the carousel below or download the full programme here  https://lnkd.in/eDXefT6A And do not forget to register here by the 15th November 12AM. https://lnkd.in/garZt74c 

We are proud and honoured to have hosted an event featuring such high-quality contributions. The roundtable "Investigating organised crime: the power of open-source intelligence" provided us with first-hand insight into the various facets, challenges, opportunities, and risks of using OSINT as a tool to investigate organised crime. We would like to thank Emanuel Delia, Jesus Palomo, Antonio Rossi, Sebastiaan van de Poll, Maarten Van Knippenberg, for sharing their expertise with such a diverse audience. We also thank our partners Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), SCPS - Sustainable Cooperation for Peace & Security, #CHANCEnetwork Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (@TeamATII) for their invaluable support with logistics, content, and dissemination. A special thanks to the Mayor of Commune de Saint-Gilles - Gemeente van Sint-Gillis-Gilles, Jean Spinette, and all the municipal staff for hosting us once again—with their warm smiles—in the most beautiful hall of this majestic building, which proudly celebrates its 120th anniversary this year. We hope that these meetings contribute to the bold path that the municipality has undertaken in the fight against organised crime. We extend our congratulations to #EntreNous for delighting us with their delicacies and Consorzio Libera Terra Mediterraneo Cooperativa sociale ONLUS wines, products of the social cooperatives that farm land #confiscated from the #mafia in Sicily. Last but certainly not least, we thank all those who have always supported us and attend our meetings, with a special mention to the dedicated #BASTA! volunteers – Antonio for the training development , Marcella Militello , Marcella Via , Ramona Longo , Sarah Vantorre for the coordination  and communication – whose presence, tenacity, dedication and care have sustained our efforts over the past decade.   For those interested in learning more about #OSINT techniques for combating organised crime, we invite you to explore the programme and register for the upcoming training sessions 📅 on 16, 23, and 30 November. https://lnkd.in/eFPQvbY3 Lastly, please remember our upcoming events: 📅 13/11 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM / online / Let’s Restart from the Good [ENG] https://lnkd.in/eXtHEk5z  📅 05/12 from 5 to 7 PM  / Ghent University / SHOC BELGIUM – Scholarly Hub on Organised Crime https://lnkd.in/egKfMW8q  📅 7-8/12 Oxfam Gift Fair d'Oxfam Wereldwinkel Deurne / Zaal Drakenhof - Boekenberglei 213, 2100 Deurne

13/11 at 5.30 PM Online / Would you like to discover what #social and #public #reuse of confiscated assets can bring to the society? Why #EU Directive 024/1260 strongly suggest to MS to implement this tool? Register and participate to an interesting talk on Confiscated assets experiences! Many European countries, including #Belgium, have started to draw up a regulatory procedure on #confiscation and #reuse, and look with attention at what we have managed to build in #Italy in recent years. ‘Let’s #restart from the good’ and to organise territorial paths for the valorisation of confiscated properties! 🏘️ 🌴 🤼 Register here https://lnkd.in/efhadqJV More info on our website https://lnkd.in/eXtHEk5z