Strike in Cagliari, march against high prices of living and rearmament, shops open

In the lead, Dr Drer's militant rap in Sardinian and the banner "lower the weapons, raise the wages". A summary of the message launched by over fifteen thousand people who took to the streets in Cagliari to protest against the high cost of living and the cost of weapons. Strike and demonstrations not only in the capital but also in Nuoro and Sassari.

Banners and rhyming slogans against the prime minister: "Meloni, Meloni resign". Chants also against the foreign and transport ministers, Antonio Tajani and Matteo Salvini. A participatory and peaceful demonstration: shops open in the streets crossed by the protest and no attacks on shop windows. Many students were on the streets who responded to the organizers' appeal with schools and universities closed for the feast of the patron saint of the capital, San Saturnino.

"The exorbitant cost of living that crushes the workers is not an inevitability, but a precise responsibility of the government - declares Alex, city manager of the FGC -. Meloni does not touch the price of petrol because he does not want to touch the profits of the oil magnates and in the meantime we are the ones who pay. Yet, for the crazy rearmament plans that push our country towards war there is never a shortage of money. The country blocked today is only a first step - he concludes - The government is in difficulty because the workers, folding their arms, block the his plans and question this system, together with the great student mobilization. Let's send them home." There were also many pro-Palestine flags and chants. The march started shortly after 10am from Piazza Garibaldi. Then the parade between chants and slogans: in the middle also banners complete with accounts and balance sheets denouncing the disproportion between funds destined for weapons and healthcare. Appeals for the reconversion of Rwm, the arms factory in Iglesiente.

Among the members also those of the movements against renewable energy speculation in Sardinia: Pratobello24, Su Entu Nostu and other entities.

The choice to conclude the Cagliari procession at the port - explains Usb - is an act of support and visibility for the international Ports in Action mobilization against international maritime trafficking of arms.