First V-Day rallies target political corruption

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...

Students, teachers and school communities demonstrated nationally against the Gelmini education reforms and funding cuts. The “Onda” (Wave) movement used occupations, assemblies, marches and...

On the day Parliament voted on the reform, students staged demonstrations, occupations and blockades across Italy. In Bologna, thousands blocked a section of the A14 motorway; in Rome, students...

Demonstrations in more than 200 Italian cities and abroad brought very large crowds into the streets to protest the objectification of women and the conduct of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The...

The first day of a two-day national referendum followed years of organizing by the Italian water movement against privatization and profit-based water management. Alongside questions on nuclear...

A national demonstration in Rome joined the global Occupy-era day of action against austerity and financial power. A large, diverse march was disrupted by violent confrontations and police response....