Sciopero Internazionale Ep 2 - May Day in Italy

About this episode

Matteo reports on the events leading up to and during May Day in Italy, highlighting workers' actions against imperialism and the significance of the Centro Sociale Autogestito.

Text of the episode: https://tinyurl.com/WSSI2TXT Matteo brings us another wonderful report from Italy and the Mediterranean region on the days leading up to May Day, as well as what happened on the day itself. He tells the story of Liberation Day, the defense of the flotilla to Palestine, and May Day and the inspirational actions of workers fighting against imperialism, genocide, and for a better world. We also learn about what a CSA (Centro Sociale Autogestito) is in Italy and its importance to the workers' struggle. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee

People in this episode

Guest: Matteo

Topics covered

• May Day
• workers' struggle
• imperialism
• genocide
• Italy
• Mediterranean region
• social movements

Keywords

• May Day
• Italy
• workers' struggle
• Liberation Day
• Centro Sociale Autogestito
• Palestine
• imperialism
• genocide

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centro Sociale Autogestito

Places: Italy, Palestine

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