A wave of evictions and arrests of militants from radical and housing rights movements began just a few days after the notable victory of Matteo Renzi’s Democratic Party in the European elections. The operation’s goal is clear: to evict and attack as quickly and effectively as possible during this honeymoon period between the electors and the Democratic Party (PD). Speed is of the essence as Italy will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from the beginning of July and protests have already been announced for July 11 when EU ministers meet in Turin to discuss youth unemployment.
On May 28, in Bologna, the university collective CUA (linked to the Autonomous movement) was evicted from the Studentato Taksim, a building which they occupied in October. The building had been abandoned and was occupied as a protest against the high rents and the lack of publicly…
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