Valsusa, No Tav procession from Sant'Ambrogio to Avigliana

The popular march of the No Tav movement headed to Avigliana started from Sant'Ambrogio, the first in Valsusa after the July riots. According to initial estimates, there were around a thousand participants in the procession that moved from Piazza del Municipio. The event is attended by mayors and administrators of the valley, representatives of the Unione Montana and some political representatives, including the deputies Marco Grimaldi of Avs and Chiara Appendino of the 5 Star Movement. At the center of the protest is in particular the project for the new Avigliana-Orbassano railway section.

"Many of us are here today to demonstrate once again against a work that we consider useless - states the president of the Unione Montana Valle Susa and mayor of Caselette, Pacifico Banchieri - without ideological prejudices at least as regards all the administrators who called this initiative, but because there is an economic impact, an environmental impact and a social impact on our territories that is unsustainable".

"We think that high speed steals money from the priorities of the moment. We believe it is useful to finish Turin's metro lines. We believe it is useful to improve local public transport", adds Banchieri.

Among the banners is the historic one of the No Tav movement with the words "We were there, we are there, we will be there. Now and always No Tav" and that of the young people No Tav.

The end of the march is expected in Piazza del Popolo in Avigliana, where a concert is scheduled.

The mobilization thus returns to bring opposition to the Turin-Lyon project to the streets after the clashes and damage to construction sites that occurred during the demonstration on 25 July, when numerous members of the police were injured.