Gloria Lisi: A Voice We Trust

From public office to shared battles, her support has never wavered

Gloria has played a key role in Ayzoh!’s story. Since her time as Deputy Mayor of Rimini, she has supported our work with steady trust and without asking for anything in return.

What began as an institutional relationship became a lasting friendship. Although Ayzoh! remains apolitical — we care about actions, not ideologies — we chose to back Gloria’s electoral campaign. It’s something we’ve never done for other political figures, in order to stay independent and avoid conflicts of interest. But with Gloria, we felt safe. We’ve never doubted her integrity.

Her strength lies in her consistency. She doesn’t compromise her principles, even when that comes at a cost. Her path started in social work with Caritas, alongside people often pushed to the margins: elderly people, Roma children, unhoused individuals, and survivors of violence.

As Deputy Mayor, her focus on schools, housing, and social welfare reflected that same commitment. She does the work, quietly and clearly.

For Ayzoh!, her support has meant a lot. We value her not only for what she stands for publicly, but for the trust and respect she’s shown us over the years.

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Real Minero: because only the authentic endures
In Santa Catarina Minas, Real Minero keeps a family practice of agave distillation alive and helps sustain Biblioteca El Rosario, a community space where knowledge returns to the town. In Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, mezcal begins before the bottle....
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The Tianguis de Domingo de Ramos
Every Holy Week, Uruapan becomes a meeting place for the artisans of Michoacán: clay, copper, lacquer, textiles, wood, fiber, food, music, and memory gathered in the streets. The Tianguis Artesanal de Domingo de Ramos takes place every year in Uruapan,...
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Teff: what the flour carries
Originally published in A Bag of Stories, the magazine produced and curated by Ayzoh! for Afar Textiles / African Cottons, this story begins in Arba Minch, where teff moves through hands, wooden sieves, plastic trays, shade, dust, and morning light. In...
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Niñas Sabias, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Niñas Sabias, also known as Wise Girls, is a nonprofit organization working with girls, women teachers, schools, and local communities in Mexico and Costa Rica. Its work begins with a simple fact that still shapes the lives of many girls: menstruation...
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Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
In San Miguel de Allende, the Biblioteca Pública brings books, scholarships, performances, workshops, and daily encounters into one shared civic space. The Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende is one of the city’s most active cultural institutions....
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This is colonization by invitation
Text by Fikre Tolossa / In the un-glorious past, European colonizers grabbed by force any African lands they had their eyes set on and did whatever they desired to do with the lands. Not only did they exploit the lands, but also the natives by paying...

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