Federation of Italian Communist Youth
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The Federation of Italian Communist Youth is the youth wing of the Italian Communist Party
(PCI), not to be confused with the PCI's Federazione Giovanile Comunista Italiana
, dissolved in 1990, from which it takes its inspiration. Internationally, it is part of the World Federation of Democratic Youth
.
The new Federazione Giovanile Comunisti Italiani, although already locally organised in several locations throughout Italy by 31 July 1999, was officially constituted during its first national conference between 11 and il 12 December 2004 a Fiuggi (FR), at which Francesco Francescaglia was elected its national co-ordinator, in place of Alessandro Pignatiello, and was given national coordination and direction.
In July 2001 it protested at the G8 summit
in Genoa within the Genoa Social Forum
. In the course of 2006 the federation saw its membership rise to 6000, with a solid presence in almost every area of Italy. At its national conference in 2007, Francesco Francescaglia left office to join the adult Communist party, and Riccardo Messina was elected to replace him.
The Federazione also collaborates with UDS, ReDS and Unione degli Universitari.
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
(PCI), not to be confused with the PCI's Federazione Giovanile Comunista Italiana
Italian Communist Youth Federation
The Italian Communist Youth Federation was the youth wing of the Partito Comunista Italiano , and the direct heir of the Federazione Giovanile Comunista d'Italia of the PCd'I.-History:...
, dissolved in 1990, from which it takes its inspiration. Internationally, it is part of the World Federation of Democratic Youth
World Federation of Democratic Youth
The World Federation of Democratic Youth is a progressive youth organization, recognized by the United Nations as an international youth non-governmental organization. WFDY describes itself as an "anti-imperialist, left-wing" organisation...
.
Composition and activities
Members of the PCI of between 14 and 29 years of age automatically become members of FGCI. It is centred on Marxism, the Italian Resistance, and the subjects of peace, rights, the environment, work and education.The new Federazione Giovanile Comunisti Italiani, although already locally organised in several locations throughout Italy by 31 July 1999, was officially constituted during its first national conference between 11 and il 12 December 2004 a Fiuggi (FR), at which Francesco Francescaglia was elected its national co-ordinator, in place of Alessandro Pignatiello, and was given national coordination and direction.
In July 2001 it protested at the G8 summit
27th G8 summit
-Overview:The Group of Seven was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada starting in 1976. The G8, meeting for the first time in 1997, was formed with the addition...
in Genoa within the Genoa Social Forum
Genoa Social Forum
The Genoa Social Forum is a coalition of movements, political parties and societies opposed to capitalist globalisation. It was created in 2000, a year before the scheduled 27th G8 summit in Genoa in 2001, and included several associations - and hundreds of smaller ones - largely but not solely...
. In the course of 2006 the federation saw its membership rise to 6000, with a solid presence in almost every area of Italy. At its national conference in 2007, Francesco Francescaglia left office to join the adult Communist party, and Riccardo Messina was elected to replace him.
National coordination committee
- Riccardo Messina: National Coordinator.
- Flavio Arzarello: Organisation.
- Lucia Ioime: Schools and movements.
- Giordano Otello Marilli: Foreign relations, culture and training.
- Elisa Mariotti: Work and nurseries.
- Valerio Nicolosi: Social politics, migrants and anti-prohibition.
- Stefano Perri: Anti-mafia, communication, national affairs, environment.
- Francesca Ricci: Direct responsibilities.
- Francesca Scarpato: Universities.
National conferences
- Ia Conference - FiuggiFiuggiFiuggi is a comune in the province of Frosinone in the region of Lazio in central Italy.-History:Fiuggi, originally called Anticoli di Campagna, gained fame as early as the 14th century, when Pope Boniface VIII claimed his kidney stones had been healed by the mineral waters from the nearby Fiuggi...
(FRFrosinoneFrosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...
), 11-12 December 2004 - IIa Conference - FiuggiFiuggiFiuggi is a comune in the province of Frosinone in the region of Lazio in central Italy.-History:Fiuggi, originally called Anticoli di Campagna, gained fame as early as the 14th century, when Pope Boniface VIII claimed his kidney stones had been healed by the mineral waters from the nearby Fiuggi...
(FRFrosinoneFrosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...
), 1-2-3 June 2007 - Resistenza Attiva
National coordinators
- Alessandro Pignatiello (31 July 1999 - 24 April 2004), with national responsibility
- Francesco Francescaglia (24 April 2004 - 3 June 2007), with national responsibility up until 12 December 2004
- Riccardo Messina (3 June 2007 – present)
Associated organisations
- Resistenza Studentesca student association
The Federazione also collaborates with UDS, ReDS and Unione degli Universitari.
External links
- Official site
- Resistenza Studentesca - official site
- The Pci and the “questione giovanile” in the Second World War
External links
- La Rinascita della Sinistra, its periodical