WORLD WORLDWIDE EUROPE ITALY - news journal UPDATE - (en) Italy, Umanita Nova #23/25 - Let's stop the war. Let's stop the genocide (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 September has only begun a few days ago, and already there are multiple

deadlines and calls for demonstrations and initiatives, both nationally
and locally. At the center of attention right now is the "Global Sumud
Flotilla," which has catalyzed many tensions in society, starting with
the horror of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and widespread discontent
with the government's rearmament policy. In some cities, demonstrations
and food drives have mobilized thousands of people.

Like other similar initiatives seen over the years in other parts of the
world, the "Global Sumud Flotilla" presents numerous critical issues and
contradictions, some of which are significant. But beyond political
considerations regarding the shipment, it is clear that yet another
attack on a convoy carrying humanitarian aid for a population decimated
by hunger and war would constitute a further act of arrogance by the
Israeli government, which has meanwhile issued the evacuation order for
Gaza City and intensified its bombing.

The Autonomous Port Workers' Collective of Genoa, the Autonomous Port
Workers' Group of Livorno, the USB, the CUB, and other grassroots
unions, as well as, on various levels, some confederal groups, have
launched calls for a port blockade, strike action, and mobilization if
the humanitarian shipment is prevented from reaching Gaza.
Antimilitarism often finds little room in the appeals circulating. This
is not surprising because in recent years, despite some small but
important steps forward, we have seen how much work still remains to be
done for radical opposition to armies and militarism to become a
principle and practice shared by grassroots organizations, collectives,
and movements.

We believe this is the time to go all the way, to take the initiative,
to spread antimilitarism wherever possible, starting, where the
conditions are right, with the mobilizations, strikes, and blockades
that will take place. The ever-increasing participation in
demonstrations opens the possibility of change, of transforming ideas
and even the objectives of the protests. The mobilization is already
implementing practices that create spaces of freedom from the
restrictions recently imposed by the Security Decree. At this time, it
is crucial to bring antimilitarism to the forefront, because by
supporting strikes and blockades, initiatives will spread everywhere
that, by demonstrating the strength of opposition to the war, can
effectively halt the government's warmongering policies.

editorial

https://umanitanova.org/blocchiamo-la-guerra-blocchiamo-il-genocidio/
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