Sardines movement

Not to be confused with Sardine run.

Sardines movement
First Sardines' demonstration in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna
Date14 November 2019 – 26 May 2020
(6 months and 12 days)
Location
 Italy
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Sardine's rally in Modena

The Sardines movement (Italian: movimento delle sardine), also known as Sardines against Salvini (sardine contro Salvini),[5] was a grassroots political movement, which began in Italy in November 2019.[1][2][6]

The movement organized an ongoing series of peaceful demonstrations to protest against the right-wing surge in the country and, more specifically, against the political rhetoric of right-wing leader Matteo Salvini.[7] The name "Sardines" came from the idea of organizing their rallies with high numbers of participants, packed together like sardines in a shoal.[1][8]

While the movement de facto ended after the centre-left victory in the January 2020 election in Emilia-Romagna, it formally ended in May.[9]

  1. ^ a b c Balmer, Crispian (26 November 2019). "A can-do challenge? Italian 'sardines' take on Salvini". Reuters. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Tondo, Lorenzo (14 December 2019). "'Sardines' against Salvini: Italy's fight against the far right". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "I sei punti delle Sardine per una politica seria e senza odio". Globalist (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Sardine a Bruxelles: 'Siamo in piazza contro i sovranismi'". Repubblica Tv - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ "'Sardines against Salvini': Italians pack squares in protest against far right". The Guardian.
  6. ^ "Le parole della neopolitica - Sardine". Treccani, l'Enciclopedia italiana (in Italian).
  7. ^ Horowitz, Jason (14 December 2019). "Italy's New 'Sardines' Movement Packs Piazzas to Protest Far-Right Leader". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Giuffrida, Angela (19 November 2019). "'Sardines against Salvini': Italians pack squares in protest against far right". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. ^ Sardine verso l'addio, Santori "Ci prendiamo una pausa di riflessione, Corriere Della Sera