The general strike stops 90% of schools. Events in each city
Hundreds of thousands to the streets over a million who invaded Rome
Students, parents, and Professor in the parade
All the streets from Bolzano to Lipari
by JOHN GAGLIARDI
ROME - A massive protest against the Gelmini reform has spread throughout all of Italy. Rome has been the epicenter of "the largest demonstration ever made about the school," said Secretary Epifani, the CGIL, with a march by one million people who are too great that has come to be divided into three and spread throughout the city center.
Initiatives, demonstrations, protests and lectures to the streets across Italy from Bolzano to Palermo. And even in the islands, hundreds in Ischia, Capri and Aosta. Parents, students, teachers and school staff, led in procession to the 'blissful ignorance', complete with photos of the minister as a saint, someone ironically, has also managed a miracle: "He joined here today, the five unions of the school. "
The day after the final approval of the Gelmini decree the school system has stopped. The general strike called by FLC-CGIL, CISL school UIL school, and Gilda Snals took to the streets of Rome a number of professors, teachers and students ever seen.
According to the unions, has joined the general strike for 80 percent of workers, blocking 90 percent of schools all over Italy: in some, like the one where he teaches the sister of Minister Gelmini, who was absent for "family reasons", you is open only to ensure "the service of custody and supervision."
"The government must listen to this protest, can not remain deaf to the voice of those who live in the school every
day, "said Secretary of the Democratic Party, Walter Veltroni, the streets along with the big party and the leader of the IDV Antonio Di Pietro, Oliviero Diliberto of the PDCI and Paolo Ferrero, secretary of the PRC. "For me it is natural to be here - Veltroni said -. It 'important that there are people, so many people, even as different political orientations, also Snals "he said. "I hope that many people will gather to sign the referendum - he added - will push the government to withdraw these measures."
There are countless protests around the country. In Bolzano took to the streets with boys of Italian and German. Presidium and demonstrations at Trento. In Venice, the students marched on the bridge, with train drivers who greeted them by activating the siren. Lessons at the station in Trieste. Many boys said they were "ready to sign a referendum of the decrees." In the orchestra of the Teatro Regio Torino played arias by Verdi, from Aida, Nabucco, with the thought should be appreciated, and Rossini, Ouverure, for one hundred thousand people in the square. In Genoa, Turin and Florence railway stations were occupied.
In Milan, the concentration and march organized for the general strike of the school. At the end of the event a piece of the procession, after a stop in front of the Milan Stock Exchange headquarters, it is further crushed and a group of community centers has resumed the march in the central area of Via Torino. Meanwhile, the students are back in the Academy of Brera where he programmed the 'White Night'.
In Bologna, the protest was also attended by Beppe Grillo, who at first had been booed and removed from the event. Then a few scuffles between police trying to block the protesters headed for the headquarters of Confindustria. There are six wounded, including a journalist hit by a bottle to the head.
Processions of students in Naples, where in the afternoon a meeting was held with the teachers in the courtyard of Palazzo Giusso, seat of the University of Naples occupied East. Then, tomorrow, a prayer vigil in the Cathedral, sponsored by the Confederation of the students, "so the government decides to retrace his steps." Protests and procession of students, even in Ischia and Capri.
Parents and children marched in Bari When students gathered in Freedom Square, in front of the palace of the prefecture, where they explained the reasons for their protest.
In Calabria, were reported processions in all cities, with blocking access to Catanzaro. Parades and events in Sicily where unions speak of 200 thousand people in the streets of Palermo, Catania and other cities: 350 people in the parade also the island of Lipari
Twenty thousand people in Cagliari. They arrived by bus in the Sardinian capital of protesters from Oristano, Middle Campidano Sulcis from Nuoro and the north of the island. The procession was opened by parents and primary school children 'Court Piscedda' Capoterra that has suffered the disastrous flood of October 22 last year.
Matera, in the morning, a garrison was organized in Mill Square, while the events in power, has collected about five thousand students. Mario Pagano in the square, including choirs, banners and dancing performances by hip-hop, they also spoke the rector of the University of Basilicata, Antonio Mario Tamburro, "one that 1968 has lived" for a lesson the open. The president appealed to the students, asking them "not to lose this battle as it did those of that time" because "the price to pay - he warned - it will be to tell a defeat in 40 years, your children" .
(October 30, 2008)
Source: Republic
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