Mass march closes the Genoa G8 protest days

The Genoa Social Forum brought more than a thousand organizations, unions, NGOs and movements together to challenge the G8 summit and the unequal power of corporate-led globalization. The agenda...

Rome hosted one of the largest demonstrations on the global day of action against a US-led invasion of Iraq. Organizers estimated three million people, while estimates varied widely. The march...

The day after the US-led invasion of Iraq began, CGIL, CISL and UIL organized a two-hour general strike, accompanied by demonstrations in major Italian cities. Workers joined students and other...

After police cleared a protest encampment at Venaus in the Susa Valley, residents and supporters marched in large numbers against the proposed high-speed rail line between Lyon and Turin. The movement...

More than 200,000 women, by organizers’ estimates, joined a national demonstration defending abortion rights and opposing efforts to restrict reproductive autonomy. The initiative began through an...

A large march in Vicenza opposed plans to expand the US military installation at Dal Molin. Participants raised concerns about land use, water, local democracy and Italy’s place in a US-led military...