Lotta Continua

Lotta Continua

Italian autonomist Marxist political organisation.

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1971: Via Tibaldi occupation
Take over the city - Community struggle in Italy, 1973
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1971: Via Tibaldi occupation

Aerial view of Via Tibaldi today

A short history of an occupation of empty housing in Italy by workers who had inadequate accomodation. Their direct action and solidarity forced the council to house hundreds of people.

The occupation at Via Tibaldi was a great step forward for the tenants’ and homeless movement in Italy. A whole neighbourhood was involved in it : factories, schools, housing projects took part in the organising of the struggle. There was a victory at Via Tibaldi because everyone there was fully aware

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10 Sep 2006 by Steven.

Take over the city - Community struggle in Italy, 1973

Excellent article from Lotta Continua about different struggles of workers in their local areas. It covers self-reduction of prices, squatting and more.

Translated and edited by Ernest Dowson
Radical America, Vol.7 no.2, March-April 1973

Translator's Preface

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12 Jan 2006 by libcom
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