Rank-and-file unions strike against war and rising living costs

The transfeminist network and rank-and-file unions called a nationwide strike and demonstrations. Actions opposed gendered violence, precarious employment and the exploitation of women’s labor,...

Climate strikes returned across Italian cities, calling for urgent action and a transition that places people before profit. Organizers connected fossil-fuel dependence to war, unequal resource...

The GKN factory collective and Fridays for Future brought thousands into Florence for a national demonstration. Workers defended jobs and a worker-led reindustrialization plan, while climate activists...

Across Italy, Liberation Day commemorations returned to the streets after pandemic restrictions. In Milan and Rome, participants debated NATO, arms transfers and the meaning of resistance during the...

CGIL, CISL and UIL held their national May Day gathering in Assisi under the slogan “At work for peace.” Union speakers raised workplace deaths, secure employment and labor rights alongside opposition...

The Roma Pride parade returned after pandemic disruption, calling for full equality and visibility for LGBTQIA+ people. Organizers framed public celebration as a demand for rights and recognition,...

Thousands marched in Turin under the call “Queer, and now,” demanding equality and affirming identities that are often excluded from public life. The parade placed self-determination, visibility and...

Bologna’s Pride was one of dozens of parades held across Italy in 2022. Participants asserted LGBTQIA+ visibility and equal rights after pandemic restrictions, drawing attention to the organizing...

Milan’s Pride parade returned as part of the largest post-pandemic season of Italian Pride mobilizations. The event joined public celebration with demands for equality and protection against...

Fridays for Future organized actions in over 70 cities two days before Italy’s general election. The movement argued that climate crisis had been sidelined in the campaign and called for climate...