Student Action (Italy)
| Student Action Azione Studentesca | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Anthony La Mantia |
| Founded | 1996 2016 |
| Dissolved | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Via Frusa 37, Florence |
| Ideology | Italian nationalism Traditionalist conservatism Paternalistic conservatism Anti-communism Neo-fascism[1] National conservatism (1996–2009) Souverainism (since 2016) Identitarianism (since 2016) |
| Colours | Black, yellow |
| Mother party | National Alliance (1996–2009) Brothers of Italy (since 2016)[2][3][4] |
| Newspaper | Agoghè |
| Website | azionestudentescaofficial |
Student Action (Azione Studentesca, AS) is a far-right student movement in Italy, formerly connected to National Alliance and currently to Brothers of Italy.
History
1996–2009
The movement was founded in 1996 by Youth Action (Azione Giovani, AS), the youth wing of National Alliance.[5] Among the early members of the association was Giorgia Meloni, who would later become a prominent right-wing leader in Italy.[6]
The group gained notoriety when it occupied the headquarters of the Federation of Education Workers (FLC), a left-wing trade unions affiliated to the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL).[7]
After National Alliance merged with Forza Italia into The People of Freedom, Student Action was disbanded and its members joined the National Student Movement, affiliated to Young Italy, the youth wing of The People of Freedom.[8]
Relaunch in 2016
Student Action was relaunched in 2016, this time affiliated with Brothers of Italy and its youth movement, the National Youth.[9]
The new group is considered to be much more radical than the original one, often openly supporting neo-fascist, identitarian, communitarian and paternalistic conservative positions.[9][10]
Symbol
Student Action adapted a breton cross (a variant of the celtic cross) as its symbol in 2016.[11]
References
- ^ "Ritratto del neofascista da giovane". 29 January 2018.
- ^ "L'Estrema destra avanza tra i giovani (E non stiamo facendo abbastanza per impedirlo)". 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Azione Studentesca".
- ^ "Quando l'estrema destra entra nelle scuole". 8 March 2017.
- ^ Rapport: Centre de recherche d'information et de documentation antiraciste (in French). CEDIDELP/CRIDA. 1998. ISBN 978-2-911881-01-5.
- ^ Vespa, Bruno (2015-11-06). Donne d'Italia (in Italian). Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. ISBN 978-88-520-6998-7.
- ^ "Gli studenti occupano sede Cgil". la Repubblica. 13 November 2008.
- ^ "SCUOLA, PASSAGGIO DI CONSEGNE TRA AZIONE STUDENTESCA E MOVIMENTO STUDENTESCO NAZIONALE E DEL MOVIMENTO STUDENTESCO NAZIONALE". L'Osservatore d'Italia (in Italian). 2012-09-10.
- ^ a b Raimo, Christian (2018). Ho 16 anni e sono fascista: indagine sui ragazzi e l'estrema destra (in Italian). Edizioni Piemme. ISBN 978-88-566-6644-1.
- ^ Raimo, Christian (2018-01-29). "Ritratto del neofascista da giovane". Internazionale (in Italian).
- ^ "Qual è il significato della croce celtica?". Focus.