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    • Carlo Petrini

    Italian activist (born 1949)

    For the Italian footballer, see Carlo Petrini (footballer). For the Italian scientist, see Carlo Petrini (scientist).

    Carlo Petrini

    Carlo Petrini at Identità Golose Conference 2010

    Born

    Carlo Petrini


    (1949-06-22) 22 June 1949 (age 75)

    Bra, Italy

    Carlo Petrini, AKA "Carlìn", (born 22 June 1949) is an Italian activist, author, and founder of the International Slow Food Movement, and Terra Madre festivals.

    Early life and activist career

    Petrini was born in the commune of Bra, province of Cuneo, Italy. He was formerly a political activist in the communistProletarian Unity Party (Partito di Unità Proletaria; PdUP). In 1977, he began contributing culinary articles to the communist daily newspapers il manifesto and l'Unità.[1]

    Slow food movement

    He first came to prominence in the 1980s for taking part in a campaign against the fast food chain McDonald's opening near the Span