Fridays for Future’s second global strike fills Italian city streets

The transfeminist network organized a global strike and actions in more than 70 Italian cities. Its feminist plan linked violence to precarious work, unpaid care, borders, citizenship, health and...

Thousands of people, including migrants, refugees, Roma families, students and anti-racist groups, marched against the government’s immigration and security decree. The decree curtailed some...

A broad coalition marched in Milan against racism and the government’s anti-migrant policies. Organizers and reports described close to 200,000 participants. The march connected anti-racist organizing...

Non Una di Meno organized strikes and marches across Italy against gender violence, workplace harassment, precarious employment and unequal care work. Organizers defended abortion rights, public...

Students and supporters joined the first global climate strike in cities across Italy. Fridays for Future Italia emerged from local initiatives and made climate breakdown, intergenerational justice...

A second major global climate strike brought large crowds into Italian streets after a week of climate actions. Fridays for Future Italia linked students’ demands for rapid climate action to the...

Four Bologna residents organized a flash mob to oppose Matteo Salvini’s campaign rally and the growth of anti-immigrant politics. Thousands packed Piazza Maggiore, holding up paper sardines to...

A national feminist and transfeminist march crossed Rome two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The movement connected femicide and gender violence to...

Young climate activists chose Black Friday for a global strike to challenge consumerism and unsustainable production. Fridays for Future Italia reported actions in 115 cities and invited the...

As the pandemic spread, workers in northern Italy staged spontaneous stoppages over inadequate protection and continued production. FIM, FIOM and UILM called for temporary closures to sanitize...