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Leoncavallo Protest Plans Set for Saturday After Packed Milan Assembly as PD Keeps Low Profile

Backers describe the action as an answer to a heavy-handed eviction.

Overview

  • Roughly 500 people gathered at the Camera del Lavoro’s Sala Giuseppe Di Vittorio to finalize preparations for Saturday’s demonstration.
  • The Democratic Party will attend through local leaders including city secretary Alessandro Capelli, with no formal endorsement of the organizers’ platform confirmed by Beatrice Uguccioni.
  • Cantiere and other collectives announced a parallel march starting at 12:00 from the square in front of Milano Centrale to Porta Venezia, where the main corteo will begin.
  • Speakers characterized the eviction as an unjustified show of force and called for the Mamme del Leoncavallo, rather than politicians, to lead the procession.
  • ANPI Milano urged a large, unified and non-violent turnout, while activists linked the case to rising housing costs and real-estate speculation in the city.