{"id":665,"date":"2011-03-31T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T09:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=665"},"modified":"2011-03-31T09:34:36","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T09:34:36","slug":"difesa-dellacqua-pubblica-e-no-al-nucleare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/difesa-dellacqua-pubblica-e-no-al-nucleare\/","title":{"rendered":"Difesa dell’acqua pubblica e no al nucleare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is an interesting topical article taken from the Italian newspaper ‘La Repubblica’. It reflects both the Italian public’s preoccupation with environmental issues, and their lack of faith in the ability of politicians to move beyond their internal disputes, power games, and ‘bunga bunga’ parties, and actually do something constructive! It is estimated that between three and four hundred thousand people attended the rally.<\/span><\/p>\n

ROMA – Dopo la manifestazione per la dignit\u00e0 delle donne e quella in difesa della Costituzione e della scuola pubblica, anche il corteo contro il nucleare e la privatizzazione dell’acqua si \u00e8 trasformato in uno straordinario successo di mobilitazione popolare organizzato al di fuori dei partiti.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rome – Following the public demonstrations for women’s dignity, the defense of the constitution, and the defense of state schools, the march against nuclear power and\u00a0water privatization turned out to be an extraordinary success in terms of an apolitical public protest.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

Ma al di l\u00e0 delle cifre il corteo imponente che ha sfilato oggi per il centro di Roma \u00e8 l’ennesimo messaggio tanto al governo quanto ai partiti di opposizione, a cominciare dal Pd, diviso al suo interno anche su questi temi.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

But apart from its size, the imposing procession that filed through the center of Rome today is yet another warning both to the government and the opposition parties, especially the PD (Partito Democratico), which even on these issues has internal divisions.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Malgrado l’allarme destato dalla catastrofe di Fukishima, raggiungere il quorum sar\u00e0 un’impresa tutta in salita, ma l’entusiasmo mostrato oggi dai manifestanti sembra non voler fare troppi calcoli. “Questo movimento di persone \u00e8 nato sei anni fa: per la prima volta si \u00e8 creato un soggetto politico partendo dal basso, non un partito. Questa \u00e8 una speranza per il futuro”, commenta uno degli animatori dell’iniziativa, il missionario comboniano padre Alex Zanotelli.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the alarm aroused by the Fukishima catastrophe, reaching the quorum (the smallest number of people needed before official decisions can be taken)<\/span> will be an uphill struggle. But the enthusiasm shown today by the demonstrators doesn’t seem to be dampened by this fact.<\/span> <\/span>“This popular movement was born six years ago: for the first time a political topic of discussion has been created from the bottom up and not from a political party. This gives hope for the future”, commented the comboniano missionary Father Alex Zanotelli, who is one of the driving forces behind the initiative.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

La variet\u00e0 di sigle e persone sfilate oggi da piazza Esedra a San Giovanni \u00e8 stata in effetti ancora una volta impressionante. Insieme ai comitati promotori dei referendum, in piazza c’erano infatti oltre a sigle ambientaliste e sindacali, esponenti del Pd, dell’Idv e della sinistra rimasta fuori dal Parlamento, anche numerosi amministratori locali e i rappresentanti delle imprese e dei lavoratori delle rinnovabili, ormai un importante settore produttivo messo a rischio dalla precedenza data dal governo per il ritorno all’energia nucleare.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The variety of groups and people who marched from Piazza Esedra to San Giovanni today was, once again, very impressive. Out in the street, alongside the promoters of the referendum committee, environmental groups, trade unionists, members of the PD, the IDV (Italia Dei Valori), and the left wing elements\u00a0not represented in parliament, there were also numerous local administrators, and representatives of businesses and employees in the field of renewable energy sources, now an important industrial sector which is at risk due to the precedence given by the government to a return to nuclear power. (I’ll write a blog soon about the controversial history of nuclear power in Italy).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n


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Here is an interesting topical article taken from the Italian newspaper ‘La Repubblica’. It reflects both the Italian public’s preoccupation with environmental issues, and their lack of faith in the ability of politicians to move beyond their internal disputes, power games, and ‘bunga bunga’ parties, and actually do something constructive! It is estimated that between…<\/p>\n

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