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[en] Italy does not tolerate organised protest: students prosecuted

Posted on 2014/03/03 by Struggles in Italy

At the end of 2010, there was widespread protest by students and university precarious workers against the reform of the university system in Italy. This reform took place during Silvio Berlusconi’s government, and was drafted by minister Mariastella Gelmini. If … Continue reading →

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[en] Bologna gets ready for referendum on public education system

Posted on 2013/03/27 by Struggles in Italy

“The story of David and Goliath, Ulysses and Polyphemus, Beowulf and Grendel” is how the writer collective Wu Ming describes the struggles of the Articolo 33 committee in Bologna in an article in the Internazionale magazine. The Articolo 33 committee … Continue reading →

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[en] School and anti-fascist demonstrations, November 24

Posted on 2012/11/26 by Struggles in Italy

On November 24 2012, three different demonstrations took place in Rome and in other cities. In the morning, two separate rallies marched through the capital, both protesting against cuts in school budgets. The first was led by the COBAS union, … Continue reading →

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[en] European strike: a list of (about) all demonstrations in Italy

Posted on 2012/11/16 by Struggles in Italy

Agrigento: demonstration outside the prefecture. Alessandria: in the bankrupt city, the protest was led by public employees, demonstrating against cuts by the central government. Ancona: approximately 1.000 people (students, workers, migrants) marched through the city. The movement part of the … Continue reading →

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[en] 14N European strike: Bologna

Posted on 2012/11/14 by Struggles in Italy

Four rallies, involving 10,000 people, crossed Bologna as part of the European general strike on 14 November 2012. The rallies left at 9 a.m. from different parts of the city, marching along all major streets, from those of the university … Continue reading →

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[en] School students mobilise across Italy

Posted on 2012/10/12 by Struggles in Italy

On October 5th, school students took to the streets in dozens of cities across Italy in protests which saw burning of electoral cards, police baton charges and many arrests. The date was launched in the last days of the No … Continue reading →

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[en] Blast in High School in Brindisi leaves 1 victim and 7 injured

Posted on 2012/05/21 by Struggles in Italy

On May 19 at 8:00 a.m., an explosive device made of two gas tanks blasted through the vocational high school Francesca Morvillo Falcone in Brindisi, at the same time that students were gathering and preparing to start an ordinary day … Continue reading →

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School workers protests in Torino

Posted on 2012/04/27 by Struggles in Italy

Two different protests have been put on by school workers in Torino in 3 days. The first, on Saturday 21st, took place in front of the ‘Teatro Nuovo’ where the ministers Profumo (Education) and Fornero (Labour) were taking part in … Continue reading →

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