Italian cultural institutions join general strike for Gaza
On September 22, 2025, a 24-hour general strike for Gaza was organized by USB, Cud, Adl, and Sgb, impacting more than 75 Italian cities. Notable participants included Fondazione Merz, PAV, and Flashback in Turin; Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, BASE, and MARE in Milan; Fondazione Oelle in Catania; and AlbumArte in Rome. In Milan, Ad Artem contributed tour earnings to Caritas Jerusalem. Various publications and bookstores, such as Rolling Stone Italia and Bookbank Libri d’altri Tempi, also took part, alongside food establishments like Faro and Mazzo. USB reported that 50,000 individuals protested in Rome, with strong participation in Bologna, Milan, Palermo, Venice, Turin, Pisa, and Florence, opposing the "genocide in Gaza" and the Meloni government's support for Israel.
Key facts
- General strike for Gaza on September 22, 2025, called by USB, Cud, Adl, Sgb
- Over 75 Italian cities participated
- Cultural institutions: Fondazione Merz, PAV, Flashback, Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, BASE, MARE, Care of, Fondazione Oelle
- Artist Alessandro Bulgini joined Flashback
- Ad Artem donated proceeds to Caritas Jerusalem, Pro Terra Sancta, Gazzella Onlus
- Publications: Rolling Stone Italia, Exibart, Inside Art, lavialibera
- Bookstores: Bookbank Libri d’altri Tempi (Piacenza), Spine Bookstore (Bari)
- Publishers: Tunue, Minimum Fax, Hopefulmonster Editore, Add Editore, Postmedia books
- Food businesses: Faro, Mazzo, Delicatessen, Molti Volti, Ada
- Protest numbers: Rome 50,000-100,000; Bologna 50,000; Palermo 20,000; Venice 15,000; Turin 10,000; Pisa 4,000
- Artist Zerocalcare (Michele Rech) participated in Rome
- Clashes occurred at Milan's Stazione Centrale
- Strike supported Global Sumud Flotilla and opposed Meloni government's Israel policy
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Bulgini
- Michele Rech (Zerocalcare)
Institutions
- Fondazione Merz
- PAV
- Flashback
- Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro
- BASE
- MARE
- Care of
- Fondazione Oelle
- AWI – Art Workers Italia
- Lara Facco
- Che Fare
- AlbumArte
- Ad Artem
- Caritas Jerusalem
- Pro Terra Sancta
- Gazzella Onlus
- Rolling Stone Italia
- Exibart
- Inside Art
- lavialibera
- Bookbank Libri d’altri Tempi
- Spine Bookstore
- Tunue
- Minimum Fax
- Hopefulmonster Editore
- Add Editore
- Postmedia books
- Faro
- Mazzo
- Delicatessen
- Molti Volti
- Ada
- USB (Unione Sindacati di Base)
- Cud
- Adl
- Sgb
- CGIL
- RaiNews
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Turin
- Milan
- Catania
- Rome
- Piazza dei Cinquecento
- Bologna
- Palermo
- Venice
- Pisa
- Florence
- Trento
- Naples
- Cagliari
- Piacenza
- Bari
- Latina
- Ragusa
- Ballarò
- San Sperate
- Sardinia
- Genoa
- Livorno
- Gaza
- Israel