Late final spring, in a small Italian village exterior of Pisa referred to as Coltano, hundreds of protesters marched in opposition to the development of a brand new army base within the 180-acre San Rossore Nature Park, a nature protect that helps to guard fragile wetlands.
It was the most important demonstration held to this point by the No Base Motion, a coalition of native residents and anti-militarist and environmental teams that shaped after Italy’s then-Prime Minister Mario Draghi earmarked $190 million for the bottom’s building. The No Base Motion notes that Pisa and its surrounding villages are already residence to a big army presence. The Darby Army Group, a U.S. Army set up underneath the management of the Italian army and residential to the Italian Army Special Forces Command, is lower than 4 miles from Coltano.
Whereas Draghi is now not in workplace, Italy’s new, far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, stays dedicated to the mission. The motion, in the meantime, has converged across the proposal’s price: “The $190 million might be spent in another way, to enhance everybody’s life,” an organizer tells The Progressive.
January 26, 2023
1:05 PM
