CHEAP and Arci launch 'Orgoglio Antifascista' poster campaign across Italy for Liberation Day

For the 80th anniversary of Italy's Liberation, Arci and the feminist public art collective CHEAP have launched a national campaign titled 'Orgoglio Antifascista – 80 anni di liberazioni'. The project involves over 40 Italian cities, from Trento to Palermo, where large photographic posters are displayed in public spaces. The images, sourced from archives including Uliano Lucas, Agnese De Donato, Michele Lapini, Margherita Caprilli, Luciano Nadalini, Dino Fracchia, Fototeca Gilardi, Fondo Anpi, and Mediterranea, depict key moments of Italian democratic struggle: protests against racism and war, feminist marches, partisan resistance, workers' strikes, and Mediterranean rescues. The campaign runs from mid-April to early May 2025, aiming to counter superficial or cancelled Liberation Day celebrations and reaffirm antifascism as a necessary stance. CHEAP's signature approach uses widespread street posters to transform urban spaces into sites of collective memory and democratic reflection.