Italy

Gramscism or Marxism?

Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 8 2020 00:43

The following is our foreword (with additional footnotes) to the book Gramsci between Marxism and Idealism by Onorato Damen, which we translated and published last year. The book is still available to order, but you can now download the PDF of it for free HERE.

Repression, Resistance & Dirty Tricks in Italy - Black Flag

From Black #218 1999.

They Call It Suicide, We Call It Murder - Black Flag

On 5 March 1998 the Italian police arrested 3 anarchists on serious charges of “subversive association for the purpose of constituting an armed gang”. They were accused of various actions linked to the popular struggle against the construction of the high speed railway through the Val di Susa in Piemonte. Now only one of the 3 arrested anarchists remains alive.

Article from Black Flag #215 1998.

The Murders of Fausto Atti and Mario Acquaviva

Submitted by Internationalis... on Jul 30 2020 11:01

Under this cross fire of the Stalinists and the Blackshirts the red flag of revolution carried on flying, thanks to the extreme sacrifice of the internationalists of whom we remember first those who died at the hands of the Axis. But the two most significant deaths were not at the hands of the Nazis but the “centrists”, the new social democrats, as the Stalinists were labelled in those days.

Remembering the Early Comrades of the Internationalist Communist Party

Submitted by Internationalis... on Jul 27 2020 21:51

1945 represents the beginning of the period of the fastest growth of the Internationalist Communist Party (PCInt) and the “memorial” below, translated from our Italian site, gives an indication of its geographical extension.

For Migrant Labourers An Amnesty with Capitalism Is a Mockery

Submitted by Internationalis... on Jul 22 2020 19:56

Which is worse? The hypocrisy of an Italian Minister of Agriculture shedding tears in public over the supposed end to the maltreatment of cheap migrant field workers in Italy or the hypocrisy of Johnson’s Brexit government sanctioning the airlifting of workers from the poorer parts of Europe to work in British fields during the lockdown? This is an outline of what’s been going on recently in Italy.

Ciao Paolo: a tribute to Paolo Finzi from the collective of Centro Studi Libertari

Submitted by Kate Sharpley on Jul 22 2020 15:07

A tribute to the Milanese anarchist, author and publisher.

The Virus is Capitalism, the Revolutionary Proletariat is the Cure

Submitted by Internationalis... on Jun 14 2020 16:40

The following leaflet was given out in various cities across Italy on 6 June on the occasion of demonstrations by the various rank and file (Cobas) unions against the imposed return to work whilst the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage.

The Anarchists versus the Plague: Malatesta and the Cholera Epidemic of 1884

Submitted by R Totale on May 27 2020 13:27

In 1884, cholera tore through Italy, claiming thousands of lives. Despite a three-year prison sentence hanging over his head, Errico Malatesta joined other revolutionary anarchists on a daring mission to Naples—the heart of the epidemic—to treat those suffering from the disease. In so doing, he and his comrades demonstrated an alternative to coercive state policies that remains relevant today in the age of COVID-19. This article was first published by Crimethinc.

"Padrone di Merda" Worker Organizers Under Attack in Bologna, Italy

Submitted by bisognasognare on May 19 2020 11:25

Workers organised in “Padrone di Merda” have been charged and ordered to leave their city. They are raising money for legal fees, and you can support them here.