Last May 29th in Brindisi, at “Movimenti Laboratorio Urbano”, the provincial delegations of the regional organizations belonging to the Puglia Third Sector Forum, in the presence of the regional spokesperson Davide Giove, established the Third Sector Forum Brindisi.
The assembly appointed as members of the provincial coordination Messrs. Vincenzo Catamo for ARCI Brindisi, Giuseppe Valerio D’Ancona for Legacoop, Francesco Fiera for Modavi, Cosimo Galasso for UNPLI, Maurizio Guadalupi for CNCA, Francesco Parisi for Confcooperative Federsolidarietà,
Adriana Policicchio for Auser, Ivano Rolli for CSI, Antonio Verdura for the Emmanuel Community Association.
He was elected spokesperson Francesco Parisi, former member of the Welfare Council of the National Third Sector Forum and of the Coordination of the Puglia Third Sector Forum. He has the mandate to reorganize the provincial Third Sector network, restore visibility and fair recognition to it, accompany it in its ability to express its representation so that, within 24 months at the most, a territorial assembly – hopefully much larger – can express autonomous representation at a territorial level.
The Brindisi Third Sector Forum is a provincial branch of the ETS Third Sector Forum, a non-profit organisation, the main representative body of the Italian third sector. It was officially established on 19 June 1997 and is a recognized social part. In May 2024 the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies announced that the National Third Sector Forum, at the conclusion of the public notice procedure for the implementation of articles 59 and 64 of the Third Sector Code, was found to be themost representative association of Third Sector bodies on the national territory, due to the number of member bodies.
The Brindisi Third Sector Forum is open to all legally constituted provincial organizations based in the Region. Bodies registered in the Single National Register of the Third Sector or non-profit bodies, provided they have a democratic system, are predominantly composed of bodies registered with the RUNTS referred to in the Legislative Decree, can submit a request for association at the Third Sector Forum in Brindisi. 117/17 art 45 which, pursuant to articles. 2 and 3 of the Constitution promote an open, supportive and inclusive society, “without distinction of sex, race, language, religion, political opinions, personal and social conditions” contributing “to remove economic and social obstacles , which, by effectively limiting the freedom and equality of citizens, prevent the full development of the human person and the effective participation of all workers in the political, economic and social organization of the country”; which are present in at least 3 Municipalities of the Province of Brindisi with a stable and organized membership base or which associate, directly or indirectly, at least 5 ETS or at least 2,000 natural persons. Upon request, the provincial branches of members adhering to the National and/or Regional Forums can be registered in the Third Sector Forum of Brindisi.
