Those bad boys from the Fgci will meet in Florence tomorrow, Saturday. The Italian Communist Youth Federation has called together all the protagonists of now ancient political battles, from Massimo D’Alema to Gianni Cuperlo, without forgetting Pietro Folena, for a “gypsy party” in Tuscany under the title of «Allonsanfàn.
Reunion Fgci ’70/’80. Our drive to change the world”, at the Tuscany Hall, in Lungarno Aldo Moro, evoking the 1974 film by Paolo and Emilio Taviani. Five themes, prepared at length by the seasoned militants: «And yet, students, what fights!», «And yet, the communist girls: emancipation, double militancy, cutting of feminism», «And yet, environmentalism: from the occupation of ‘Island of Capraia at the referendum against nuclear energy’, ‘And yet the whole world: internationalism, cooperation, disarmament, peace’, ‘And yet, we have learned to do: analyse, connect, organise’.
In short, brief notes on the universe, perfect for preparing for the next European elections, especially since Elly Schlein is now at the secretariat of the Democratic Party. In the city there are still old party stories to evoke, with many wrinkles and stomach aches, and in fact in Firenze Post we read, for example, after talking about the PCI big names, «how can we not remember other kids who grew up in the FIGC, councilors of Palazzo Vecchio in 1989 (Michele Ventura, Bassi, Cantelli), ready to launch a new master plan for Florence (the Fiat-Fondiaria variant), “tripped out” at the last minute, before approval by the city council, by a phone call of Achille Occhetto (the secretary who changed the name of the PCI with the Bolognina turning point): capable of blocking everything, to the point of bogging down the sustainable development of the city, due to a short-sighted environmentalist calculation.” The malicious say that few participants in the Florence event will arrive by public transport and bicycles, «the majority will show up with blue cars and escorts». Once upon a time they were boys…
