Tens of hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in seven Italian cities on Saturday calling for a right away cease-fire within the Center East, Ukraine and all world conflicts.
Peaceable rallies have been held in Rome, Turin, Milan, Florence, Bari, Palermo and Cagliari, with the assist of tons of of associations dedicated to peace, disarmament and human rights.
The marches got here in response to escalating violence within the Center East and rising conflicts worldwide and denounced the diminished position of the United Nations on the worldwide scene.
In Rome, a number of thousand demonstrators marched waving an enormous rainbow flag in entrance of the Colosseum and a banner with the slogan: “Let’s cease wars. The time for peace is now!”
“The battle in Ukraine has been occurring for years now and what was the outcome? Nothing. … There are solely numerous Ukrainian and Russian individuals who died, many troopers and plenty of kids,” stated Daniela Ferraci, a demonstrator within the Italian capital. “The identical is going on in Gaza, in Israel, in Lebanon.”
Giulio Marcon, one of many organizers of the Rome rally, stated “wars are by no means resolving issues.” “Warfare brings extra battle, weapons deliver extra weapons. We should select the trail of negotiation, cease-fire and diplomacy. That is the message from this sq.,” he stated.
Maurizio Landini, chief of Italy’s CGIL commerce union, known as for the position of worldwide diplomacy to be reaffirmed.“Our strongest request is a ceasefire to let governments open an actual peace convention, as a result of the brand new world’s steadiness can’t be determined by wars,” he stated on stage.
