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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Anarchism is the advocation of true democracy, via consensus,delegation&coops
24.10.2008 03:31
Even Bakunin who advocated of propaganda of the deed sincereley called for a free universal peace federation. The definition of anarchy is democracy without coercion.We have to be seen for what we are defenders of democracy & freedom against corruption & fascism.
With Universal federations we need to go beyond the nation state,beyond corrupt corporatism & fascism, beyond coercion for people & planet. Universal law,suffrage,justice,peace,consenus,democracy,mutual aid is at the core of anarchism, its the antithesis of how we are often portrayed, we need to call for the defence of what democracy we have &more,more,more democracy in every area.
"The future social organization should be carried out from the bottom up, by the free association
or federation of workers, starting with the associations, then going on to the communes, the regions,the nations, and, finally, culminating in a great international and universal federation. It is only then that the true, life-giving social order of liberty and general welfare will come into being, a social order which, far from restricting, will affirm and reconcile the interests of individuals and of society."
The Paris Commune and the Idea of the State,by Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin
Universalism itself has since been described since as a "religion"philosphy that respects all other democratic none coercive religions & philospohies& people+movements within religions who aim towards respect for all. This philosphy in itself often seems to be a way of life followed by billions of people,animals&following Einsteins theories it seems matter itself. Mutual aid is a factor of evolution, every humane,humane movement in the world has a effect on it like physics & chemistry & need to be respected.
If this writing cues afew derisory calls of "hippy shit"bla,bla,bla fine, it isnt, we must defend what ;ittle democracy we have in victory after WW2&in the UN & expand on it. Any attacks by fascists& dictatorship which are quite likely to come increasingly must be defended against using parliamentary methods as well as action in everyday life,lets prove we are apparent everywhere not just the way we are portrayed as mildly scary street fighters.
Anarcho