Comunismo Libertario – Giornata della Federazione Comunista Anarchia [Movimento ‘77]

Bologna: np, 1977. Offset. 17 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. Text in Italian. Very good; lines from folding into quarters, closed tear (<1/2 in.) at right margin, corners and edges bumped. Item #7761

Poster from the Italian Movimento ‘77 featuring a photograph from March 12, 1977 of the barricades on via Zamboni in Bologna, erected during street clashes between civilian protestors and the police in the days following the killing of Lotta Continua militant Francesco Lorusso.

The Movimento ’77 was a political and social movement in Italy characterized by its rejection of affiliations with political parties, trade unions, or traditional social structures like the family. Disillusioned by previous revolutionary struggles and the 1976 ‘historic compromise’ made between the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and the centrist Christian Demo- crats (DC), Movimento ’77 activists called for a break with the institutional left in favor of autonomism.

While the movement produced myriad flyers and zines, wall posters are much less common. Many of the posters commemorate the death of Francesco Lorusso, calling for justice for the slain student and retribution for the police officer who fatally shot him. Others, like this one, reproduce images from protests to draw a visual contrast between the repressive government forces and the movement.

Italian far-left activism would reach a fever pitch the following year with the kidnapping and killing of Aldo Moro by the militant Red Brigades.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this item will be donated to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Price: $100.00

Status: On Hold