G8 in Genoa, twenty years later: the events scheduled

G8 in Genoa, twenty years later. In view of the anniversary, “the preparation of the initiatives planned in Genoa is starting to come alive, while local preparatory initiatives are taking place throughout Italy. The meetings promoted by the network” Genoa 2021: you the disease, we the cure “will be held on 19 and 20 July in Piazza Matteotti – the square at the entrance to the Doge’s Palace – equipped with a marquee and a large screen. No reservation is required to participate. The national assembly starts at 2.30 pm and ends at 9.00 pm on July 19 The international assembly begins at 9:30 and ends at 13:30 on July 20 Then everyone and everyone in Piazza Alimonda, from 15:00 on July 20, for the event promoted by the Piazza Carlo Giuliani Committee “, underline the promoters. “The objective of the two assemblies is to strengthen the convergence between the antisystemic social actors in a dramatic and important moment. The lessons that the pandemic has given to humanity risk being dispersed, and we risk returning to a worse normal than before. Genoa 2001 still speaks to us of the need for convergence, of the construction of a force field for the alternative capable of containing in a non-hierarchical way many and different identities, cultures, origins, genders, generations, themes. In Genoa 2021 – the promoters of the initiatives point out – we want to take a step forward together in this direction “. In the national assembly of 19 July, from 2.30 pm to 9.00 pm, 60 speeches will be held by the main networks, social movements of old and new generation, associations, groups, campaigns, social, trade union and political organizations fighting for a system alternative. The objective of the assembly is to start a convergent process towards a great national anti-systemic mobilization in the autumn. international assembly mix old and new generation activism. All activists and activists of that time are still active in today’s campaigns. They will be divided into micro-sessions, but everyone will be asked the same question: “How to strengthen the connection between movements and actors of the alternative on a continental and global level? ”Participants included” key figures of alter-globalism “such as Walden Bello (Philippines), Zé Correa (Brazil), Christophe Aguiton (France), Nandita Shah (India), Kamal Lahbib (Morocco), Phyllis Bennis (USA), Moussa Tchangari (Niger), Edgardo Lander (Venezuela), Edmilson Rodriguez (mayor of Belem, Amazonia) , Ashish Khotari (India), Armando De Negri (Brazil, World Health Social Forum). And also key figures of the new generation activism, including Marta Lempart (spokesperson for the Polish women’s movement), Carola Rackete (commander of Sea-Watch), Thenjiwe McHarris (leader of Black Lives Matter USA), Asad Rehman (coordinator international mobilization for COP Glasglow 2021), Batool Karim Hamdi (Iraqi Social Forum, actor of popular mobilizations in Iraq).