A talk on resistance in the Italian Alps

A visiting speaker from Valsusa, Italy, is giving a talk on Friday 5pm at the Common Place. He will be talking about the high-speed train that is being built through his valley, the Lyon to Turin link of the European network. There has been a long history of resistance to this railway, both locally and thoughout Italy, focussing on the ecological damage, corporate corruption and the ever-expanding arteries for transferrance of capital. The corporate pressure has been especially high with contracts for the upcoming Winter Olympics Games in the same valley. Prospection work in Valsusa started on 31st October and further resistance will be crucial to sabotaging this project.