Valentina Pagliai

Program Manager

After graduating in Modern Literature (equivalent to an MA), Ms. Pagliai received a Masters degree in Film and Television Production at the Italian Film Institute in Los Angeles and a Masters degree in Peace Education, International Cooperation, Human Rights and European Union Policies, specializing in gender issues.

Ms. Pagliai has worked at the University of Pisa as a tutor for the visiting professors for the degree module in Cinema, Music and Theatre and teaching Italian as second language to foreign teachers.

And subsequently in the field of communications for Ultima Srl., where she worked in organizing events to major European Film Festivals since 2003.

Since 2004, Ms. Pagliai has been responsible for Europe of human rights education program "Speak Truth To Power" of the Robert f. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.

In this position she taught in all regions of Italy and in various European countries, in schools, training centers and ministries.

She is currently also Education Manager for the RFK Training Institute. Ms. Pagliai gave lectures on human rights issues at several conferences, including "A Rainbow world. How to educate about discrimination due to sexual and gender orientation," organized by the Italian section of Amnesty International in 2009; "Italy and human rights" award organized by Freelance International Press in collaboration with Amnesty International in 2010; and "Prima l’Italia" in Sassuolo (Modena) in 2012.

She continues to focus on cinema, writing articles for various journals.

Ms. Pagliai speaks Italian, English, and French.

Valentina Pagliai
Via Ghibellina 12/a
50122 Firenze – Italy
Tel: +39 (055) 5389250
Fax: +39 (055) 5383602
pagliai @rfkcenter.org
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