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domenica 31 dicembre 2017

NEW YEAR … LET US UNITE AGAINST THE NEW OBSCURANTISM!, by Michele Zizzari

IN DUE LINGUE (Inglese, Italiano)
IN TWO LANGUAGES (English, Italian)

What can we say about the fact that we live in such an inhuman world … where even the most superfluous of personal whims, the smallest interest or private profit is enough to make us completely ignore others or consider them (especially if poor, or for some other reason) only with annoyance and disdain?
A narrow, widespread, often gratuitous, induced, unmotivated egoism … that we even try to justify invoking a banal and misunderstood sense of peaceful life … which then translates into an even less noble let’s mind our own business or who makes us do it?
The same so-called common sense which, at the beginning of 2017, to avoid getting our clothes wet or catching a cold, left a young African refugee to drown after he had plunged into the Grand Canal in thriving Venice, a centre of incomparable commerce, the same canal where luxurious cruise ships dock … almost as if to underline the bloody social contradiction in which we live.
This is indifferent selfishness that increasingly takes away our ability to reason, to observe things critically and at the same time to feel, to experience feelings – fed as it is by a set of negative and reactionary forces that have given and give life to a new obscurantism that risks blinding consciences – to the point of making us no longer see reality, the truth that manifests itself as gigantic to our eyes. While we turn a blind eye to the bigger picture, we bend over backwards to point to and deplore the smallest of faults in others.
We live a reality where economic and social policies, governments, international agreements, criminal pacts, religious beliefs, business and resources of all kinds, control and power systems, means of mass communication, manipulation of information and consensus, wars and conflicts, police forces and armies are downright promoted, activated and enacted (knowingly, with cynicism and unimaginable cruelty) … nothing less than denying bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, aid to those in danger of death, a hand to those in difficulty, a family or a community to the orphans of all, care for the sick, a home to the homeless, land to the landless, word to the wordless, dignity and life itself … Misery of wealth!
Not to mention all the undeniable liberties and rights, sacrosanct by birth – I would say are natural – which are denied in every corner of this tormented planet.
Just as well that we wanted to insert the common “Christian matrix” of European peoples into the European Constitution (if it is true, of course)! Who knows what Christian principles certain Christians are blathering about! I am an atheist, but you do not need to be, feel or proclaim yourself Christian to know that Jesus Christ would have thrown all the shop windows and stalls in Como’s markets to the wind!
The example of Como’s mayor denying a meal to the homeless in order not to disturb the Christmas shopping of the wealthy is just an infinitesimal pustule that surfaces to the skin of a system (social, political, cultural and economic, local and global, public and private) that has nothing more to say, promise or reveal other than human and environmental catastrophe.
A System that is slave to a logic and unbearable values that can no longer be accepted, without abdicating as humans from Humanity.
So, on the occasion of this new year, I just want to wish that everyone is able to remember who and what we are … to remind ourselves that we are children, co-inhabitants (together with other forms of life) and citizens of a single Community (the Human one), one Earth, one Sea and one Sky.
And that any each of us endowed with a minimum of awareness can no longer remain indifferent, to observe the systematic havoc of Humanity and Our Common Home without doing anything.
May not a day go by without trying to concretely construct Utopia (each with their genius and their heart, with their abilities and their imagination) … may there be no thought or project that does not take account of others … may no opportunity be lost for denouncing and fighting abuse, inequality, injustice, prejudice and racism wherever they occur. This is the wish I have for 2018.
I wish this for myself, for all people (companions, friends, relatives, acquaintances, colleagues of all kinds, people encountered along the difficult journey of life, of work and change, of ideals and feelings) with whom I shared even just one moment or idea, and ideally I wish it for everyone: let us try to transform our thoughts, our gestures, our words, our choices, our deeds, our commitment, our work into revolutionary actions and relationships! A harbinger of change … simply to reaffirm our humanity, to move towards a better world, to be able to look at ourselves in the mirror again … without spitting shame on ourselves!
May a renewed feeling of brotherhood and commonality unite us against this new obscurantism! May the joy of life invade our minds and our hearts!
I wish everyone all the good possible, and – why not – let us go back to thinking big, even in what seems impossible! Happy New Year!


Michele Zizzari (Castellammare di Stabia, 1958), poet, author, director and theatrical interpreter, is a multifaceted Italian artist rooted in the social and cultural and political movements of ‘77. He organises creative and theatrical activities with students, young people at risk, disabled people, patients, migrants and inmates, for whom he has elaborated and perfected his method of creative intervention in a particularly effective social context.

[translation from Italian by Phil Harris (for IDN-InDepthNews)]

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RED UTOPIA ROJA – Principles / Principios / Princìpi / Principes / Princípios

a) The end does not justify the means, but the means which we use must reflect the essence of the end.

b) Support for the struggle of all peoples against imperialism and/or for their self determination, independently of their political leaderships.

c) For the autonomy and total independence from the political projects of capitalism.

d) The unity of the workers of the world - intellectual and physical workers, without ideological discrimination of any kind (apart from the basics of anti-capitalism, anti-imperialism and of socialism).

e) Fight against political bureaucracies, for direct and councils democracy.

f) Save all life on the Planet, save humanity.

g) For a Red Utopist, cultural work and artistic creation in particular, represent the noblest revolutionary attempt to fight against fear and death. Each creation is an act of love for life, and at the same time a proposal for humanization.

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a) El fin no justifica los medios, y en los medios que empleamos debe estar reflejada la esencia del fin.

b) Apoyo a las luchas de todos los pueblos contra el imperialismo y/o por su autodeterminación, independientemente de sus direcciones políticas.

c) Por la autonomía y la independencia total respecto a los proyectos políticos del capitalismo.

d) Unidad del mundo del trabajo intelectual y físico, sin discriminaciones ideológicas de ningún tipo, fuera de la identidad “anticapitalista, antiimperialista y por el socialismo”.

e) Lucha contra las burocracias políticas, por la democracia directa y consejista.

f) Salvar la vida sobre la Tierra, salvar a la humanidad.

g) Para un Utopista Rojo el trabajo cultural y la creación artística en particular son el más noble intento revolucionario de lucha contra los miedos y la muerte. Toda creación es un acto de amor a la vida, por lo mismo es una propuesta de humanización.

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a) Il fine non giustifica i mezzi, ma nei mezzi che impieghiamo dev’essere riflessa l’essenza del fine.

b) Sostegno alle lotte di tutti i popoli contro l’imperialismo e/o per la loro autodeterminazione, indipendentemente dalle loro direzioni politiche.

c) Per l’autonomia e l’indipendenza totale dai progetti politici del capitalismo.

d) Unità del mondo del lavoro mentale e materiale, senza discriminazioni ideologiche di alcun tipo (a parte le «basi anticapitaliste, antimperialiste e per il socialismo».

e) Lotta contro le burocrazie politiche, per la democrazia diretta e consigliare.

f) Salvare la vita sulla Terra, salvare l’umanità.

g) Per un Utopista Rosso il lavoro culturale e la creazione artistica in particolare rappresentano il più nobile tentativo rivoluzionario per lottare contro le paure e la morte. Ogni creazione è un atto d’amore per la vita, e allo stesso tempo una proposta di umanizzazione.

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a) La fin ne justifie pas les moyens, et dans les moyens que nous utilisons doit apparaître l'essence de la fin projetée.

b) Appui aux luttes de tous les peuples menées contre l'impérialisme et/ou pour leur autodétermination, indépendamment de leurs directions politiques.

c) Pour l'autonomie et la totale indépendance par rapport aux projets politiques du capitalisme.

d) Unité du monde du travail intellectuel et manuel, sans discriminations idéologiques d'aucun type, en dehors de l'identité "anticapitaliste, anti-impérialiste et pour le socialisme".

e) Lutte contre les bureaucraties politiques, et pour la démocratie directe et conseilliste.

f) Sauver la vie sur Terre, sauver l'Humanité.

g) Pour un Utopiste Rouge, le travail culturel, et plus particulièrement la création artistique, représentent la plus noble tentative révolutionnaire pour lutter contre la peur et contre la mort. Toute création est un acte d'amour pour la vie, et en même temps une proposition d'humanisation.

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a) O fim não justifica os médios, e os médios utilizados devem reflectir a essência do fim.

b) Apoio às lutas de todos os povos contra o imperialismo e/ou pela auto-determinação, independentemente das direcções políticas deles.

c) Pela autonomia e a independência respeito total para com os projectos políticos do capitalismo.

d) Unidade do mundo do trabalho intelectual e físico, sem discriminações ideológicas de nenhum tipo, fora da identidade “anti-capitalista, anti-imperialista e pelo socialismo”.

e) Luta contra as burocracias políticas, pela democracia directa e dos conselhos.

f) Salvar a vida na Terra, salvar a humanidade.

g) Para um Utopista Vermelho o trabalho cultural e a criação artística em particular representam os mais nobres tentativos revolucionários por lutar contra os medos e a morte. Cada criação é um ato de amor para com a vida e, no mesmo tempo, uma proposta de humanização.