Italy:Movement comes to life, berlusconi demands riot police evict the students
anarchist | 23.10.2008 18:37 | Social Struggles | World
We have all read and heard the stories coming out of Italy in regards to the Fascists, old and new, dominating and control both the state institutions and streets. But as the government turns up its repression again on the working class, native and immgrant, a new movement has exploded on to the piazza and boulevards of major italian cities.
It is clear to most that the succesfull win by the "house of liberty" and the surprise success of the Northern League as well as the 2-3% of the vote given to far-right, street based neo-fascist parties - that Italy was going to get fucked big time. With increase xenophobia, racism, murders, stabbings, arson attacks - this was going to be the new Italian reality, a far cry away from the vibrant dynamic social movements which appeared with hope and optimism for the future.
Well it appears a new movement is being born in Italy out of the struggle against the privatization of education that threatens the well-being, access, jobs, conditions of many of italy's millions of students, workers, precarious youth and family. Universities are being occupied and there seems to be swelling of numbers with 2,000+ organising spontaneous demonstrations against the government yesterday leading to the occupation of ROMA 3 university. Over 500,000 marched against the Berlusconi government during the 2 million strong workers general strike - with more,much more to follow.
Already this intensification as seen anarchists targetted, accused of planting two bombs outside a Police Headquarters in Parma - scene of many cases of torture of migrants.
Berlusconi declares at a press conference to use riot police to evict the students - bring it on!
Romes fascist mayor alemanno declares that he will evict the criminality in the city, described by Naomi Klein as Italys hidden jewel - the vast social centres, providers and creaters of a vibrant youth culture which support many of the large cities alienated youths in the most deprived areas of the metropolis. Already some have gone with the latest victim being the Horus social centre in Rome. A demonstration was called - over 5,000 turn-up marching to reclaim but the centre.
Yesterday the Rome film festival saw surreal scenes as hundreds of youths (see photo) infiltrate the spectators holding up signs of "We won't pay" , as the celebrities and multi-millionaires of the italian and european film industry wandered down the red carpet, rows of state riot police join them to keep the undesirables at bay.
Crack out the prossecco, get your carnival masks on, dust of your hoodies - its Anti-Capitalism 2.0 - fuck their crisis!
Well it appears a new movement is being born in Italy out of the struggle against the privatization of education that threatens the well-being, access, jobs, conditions of many of italy's millions of students, workers, precarious youth and family. Universities are being occupied and there seems to be swelling of numbers with 2,000+ organising spontaneous demonstrations against the government yesterday leading to the occupation of ROMA 3 university. Over 500,000 marched against the Berlusconi government during the 2 million strong workers general strike - with more,much more to follow.
Already this intensification as seen anarchists targetted, accused of planting two bombs outside a Police Headquarters in Parma - scene of many cases of torture of migrants.
Berlusconi declares at a press conference to use riot police to evict the students - bring it on!
Romes fascist mayor alemanno declares that he will evict the criminality in the city, described by Naomi Klein as Italys hidden jewel - the vast social centres, providers and creaters of a vibrant youth culture which support many of the large cities alienated youths in the most deprived areas of the metropolis. Already some have gone with the latest victim being the Horus social centre in Rome. A demonstration was called - over 5,000 turn-up marching to reclaim but the centre.
Yesterday the Rome film festival saw surreal scenes as hundreds of youths (see photo) infiltrate the spectators holding up signs of "We won't pay" , as the celebrities and multi-millionaires of the italian and european film industry wandered down the red carpet, rows of state riot police join them to keep the undesirables at bay.
Crack out the prossecco, get your carnival masks on, dust of your hoodies - its Anti-Capitalism 2.0 - fuck their crisis!
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