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Because everyone deserves to live in peace and free from fascism. Afrin and its multicultural, radical democracy deserves a chance! A Global Campaign is being launched by solidarity groups and activists to break the international silence on the Turkish invasion of Afrin and the humanitarian disaster caused. Following the launch of the “Operation Olive Branch” by Turkey, ... »

 Thousands of people from all over the country reached Macerata on Saturday 10 February for the massive demonstration against all forms of fascism, sexism and racism called by several Italian social movement organisations. On 3 February 2018, Luca Traini had carried out a drive-by shooting targeting black people across Macerata’s city centre. After injuring six, Traini gave ... »

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Rome to pay his visit to both Italian and Vatican institutions. He will meet Paolo Gentiloni (Italian Prime Minister), Sergio Mattarella (Italian President of the State), Pope Francis I and the Vatican State Secretary Parolin. The goal of this meeting is the breach through the political isolation on part of Turkey following the ... »

On Tuesday October 31 the Climate Defense Units are back in action to protect people health and the water that has been polluted by PFAS. Yesterday morning, the Angry Animals had blocked the entrance fence of Miteni (Trissino), i.e. the company responsible for the water pollution via perfluoroalkyl substances.People/Workers and vehicle were denied access by activists seated on ... »

What is happening to Fabio and other activists, arrested during the no G20 protests and still detained in Hamburg, has far long overcome the judicial harassment.Trial lenghtiness, charges pressed with conscious delay, arrests based just on policemen deposition confirmed, continual attempts to obstruct the legal team and to prevent the family support.These are just few features ... »

We receive and publish the public notice, which came to our editorial staff, claiming an action occurred this morning in Venice. Activists wearing animals’ masks chained to a cruise ship and hung a banner saying “Save the planet, save the lagoon. Stop climate chaos, stop cruise ships.” Lighting also smokes. The happening promoted the European meeting promoted by Comitato ... »

Here in Venice, being actively against the large cruise liners means doing much more than fighting an environmental battle.In this city, where street are waterways, fighting to protect the lagoon ecosystem means actively reclaiming our right to the city, defending public spaces and avoiding the destruction of a unique lifestyle, precious heritage for all.Standing Rock ... »

For more than a thousand years Venice has been the city symbol of the balance between Man and Nature; its magic comes from and lives in the extraordinary co-penetration of art and nature, stone and water, city and Lagoon.  This fragile equilibrium is seriously threatened by the industry of mass tourism, of which the mega cruise ships are one of the worst aspects: over-sized ... »

It was hard for our ears to get accustomed again to normal noises of a European city again. Back from the “four days of Hamburg”, it feels strange not to hear the never-ending roar of the helicopters in the sky, the earsplitting sirens of police and special forces vans, the screech of tires.A range of sounds usually not included into the daily life of a metropolis, but ... »