292, the bumper summer issue, starts with the sad news of the passing of two grand ladies of anarchism, Amelia Pastorello and Augusta Farvo. Augustina is in fact remembered by Joe Fallisi in “Fatti & Misfatti”. In the same column, Edvino Ugolini of “Aiutiamoli a vivere” also talks about the organisation’s work in Baghdad.
Maria Matteo reports from Evian, where the presence of the G8 summit in June turned the famous waters bitter.
Antonio Cardella asks what happens now, a few weeks after Bush/Blair’s Iraqi “adventure” Andrea Papi compares the environmental destruction of today with humankind’s harmonious relationship with nature in our pre-history.
Carlo Oliva, moved from pole position this month, asks if, in theatre and TV, life imitates art or vice versa.
To France, and a critique of President Chirac by Jean-Louis Becker and Philippe Godard.
Cosimo Scarinzi looks at trades unions and direct action, and the various forms of mobilisation employed today, such as the Alitalia workers who recently “called in sick”.
In an in-depth piece, Gaia, Manu, Paolo and Silvia of the Torchiera senz’acqua Social Centre in Milan, describe the work of this social centre.
In this month’s “Musica & Idee”, Marco Pandin reviews the CD “The Competition of Misery” by Eugene Chadbourne, while Stefano Giaccone reviews CDs by Miguel Acosta, Llio Rhydderch and Andrea Chimenti.
In his “A nous la liberté”, Felice Accame muses on Christ’s long hair and Berlusconi, among other things.
The life of the anarchist from Foiano della Chiana (Arezzo) Bernardo Melacci (1893-1943) is told by Giorgio Sacchetti.
The reviews in this month’s “Rassegna Libertaria” are: “Il giro di boa” by Andrea Camilleri and “I segni sulla pelle” by Stefano Tassinari, reviewed by Lorenzo Guadagnucci; “Il morbo di Gutenberg” by Mauro Giancaspro, reviewed by Gianfranco Marelli and “Oltretorrente” by Pino Cacucci, reviewed by Dino Taddei. There is also a short interview with Giuseppe Galzerano about his new book on Angelo Sbardellotto.
This week Alessio Lega’s regular column “E compagnia cantante” is devoted to the words and music of Léo Ferré.
In his article “living democracy”, Francesco Codello looks at the libertarian experience of schools such as Summerhill, in Suffolk, England. Staying on the “sceptred isle”, the subject of Massimo Ortalli’s “Ritratti in piedi” is the great English socialist and craftsman, William Morris.
In his article “Fragments of travels in Patagonia”, Argentine sociologist Christian Ferrer talks of the travels of four European white males in Patagonia, including Errico Malatesta.
The letters page brings the issue to a close, with amicable correspondence between Patrizio, Massimo Ortalli and Teresa, on the latter’s injudicious use of the word “anarchy” in the report by Emergency in issue 291.

by Leslie Ray