Overview
- Two separate gatherings formed in Piazza della Scala, with a CGIL-led presidium for performing-arts workers alongside a Cub-organized pro-Palestinian protest.
- Protesters cited a court finding that the dismissal of a Scala usher who shouted “Palestina libera” was unlawful and reprised the same chant.
- Mohammad Hannoun, president of the Palestinian Community of Italy, addressed the crowd by phone and noted he had received a one-year removal order from Milan.
- A group of La Scala orchestra players and choristers performed “Va, pensiero” in the square to press for cultural-sector support and freedom from political interference.
- CGIL’s Milan chief urged investment in the “knowledge economy” over military priorities, while workers from Venice’s La Fenice voiced concern about Beatrice Venezi’s appointment as music director.