Strike in Turin, thousands march against high prices, war and rearmament

'Stop high prices, no to war, no to rearmament, we produce wealth, you thieves of the future': behind this USB banner the Turin procession started for the day of general strike.

A few thousand people marched from Palazzo di Città square towards Turin North, the planned route for the procession. Among the banners and signs is that of Potere al Popolo 'against the government of war, high prices of living and repression, popular distrust, let's change everything', but also 'Turin does not bow to the State' and a shopping trolley with leaflets hanging from it that say 'spending is heavy', 'even bread is a luxury', the bill goes up', 'eating is not a luxury'.

Some girls hold up signs 'our future is not a debt' and 'we want an army of doctors and teachers'. In front of the police forces lined up in front of the town hall, a cardboard with the writing 'under the uniform a man. You too have children, you too have a family, you too do the shopping, you too get sick, you too are underpaid, you too suffer, you too are the people, you too have a heart, you too have a conscience, you too can choose to be on the right side with your people, the one you swore to protect.'

Also in the square were Palestinian flags and representatives of the Global Sumud Flotilla who launched an appeal to the police: "'lower your helmets, lower your truncheons, here in the square is the real country. War kills is no longer a figure of speech. This people, Italy is free independent anti-fascist. We will not die as servants of the Zionists and fascists".

Also in the procession were representatives of Avs, such as the deputy Marco Grimaldi, and M5s, including the deputy and former mayor Chiara Appendino who underlines "these squares must be listened to".