RE: https://climatejustice.global/@degrowthmalmo/116137429077221525
Tuesday's screening had an example of grass roots struggle for economic democracy from Italy:
A profitable factory creating bar shafts for Maseratis is shut down by investors, organized workers campaign to socialize and retool the plant. Rather than luxury goods they aim to create photovoltaics and cargo bikes.There is large popular support, but local power brokers are thwarting the model. Economic democracy is anathema to capitalism. Europe seeks to reindustralize by re-armament, the ex-GKN workers propose a different model.
Now the ex-GKN collective are running a fundraising and awareness campaign. Read more about the initiative here:
https://notesfrombelow.org/article/ex-gkn-florence-the-factory-collective-relaunches
https://insorgiamo.org/crowdfunding-2025/
#degrowth #CollettivoFabbricaGKN #Labour #environmentalJustice
