Thousands of school and
university students around Italy demonstrated Tuesday against
terrorism, xenophobia and the government's 'Good School'
education reforms beefing up principals' powers and giving
thousands of temp teachers steady jobs.
In Rome the demonstration went ahead despite an initial
police ban on the protest organized by the Knowledge Network of
university students at the same time as rallies in 50 other
Italian towns and cities.
After negotiations with the police broke the impasse,
marchers left the Piramide area and snaked to the education
ministry.
In Bologna demonstrating students wiped neoFascist graffiti
off city walls and then stopped in front of the city's monument
to the Fallen Partisans to pay tribute to the victims of the
Paris attacks.
The rally was part of an international Europe-wide student
mobilization to underline the right to study and against
terrorism, zenophobia and racism.
"We want everything for everyone, privileges for nobody,"
one banner read.
In Milan scores of students left a bunch of red roses in
front of the entrance to the French consulate.
In the southern port of Bari some 5,000 students also
called for "more resources for the right to study" but also
denounced "terrorism and xenophobic hatred," organisers said.
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