“Rompiamo il silenzio”
During his keynote speech Paul Ginsborg distributed a petition from the political action group, Libertà e Giustizia.
It is a call to break the silence that currently stifles Italian civic life. Gustavo Zagrebelsky, along with eight other major public intellectuals, calls for the renewal of Italian democracy that can only be effected through public organizing and critical thought of all Italians. It is a call for engagement and involvement, to defy the “passive acceptance” that sullies civic life in Italy in the age of Berlusconi.
The co-signers write:
“Promuovere la cultura politica, il pensiero critico, una rete di relazioni tra persone ugualmente interessate alla convivenza civile e all’attività politica, nel segno dei valori costituzionali.”
Visit the site of Libertà e Giustizia and sign the petition as well. Circulate it widely!
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