Independentist Youth Explained
Independentist Youth (Xoventù Independentista, XI) is a Venetist separatist youth organization active in Veneto. Its main leader is Giacomo Mirto.
The group was formed in 2008 under the leadership of Mirto.[1] XI is independent from parties, although some of its members, including Mirto, are involved in Veneto State (VS), and its main goal is to educate young Venetians on the road toward full independence. The group is particularly concerned with the reform of the school system and the environment.[2] [3] XI is "conservative in values" and professes an anti-globalist and communitarian credo, as opposed to libertarianism,[4] which characterized the early leadership of VS and is now a feature of the other notable Venetist-separatist party, Venetian Independence (IV).
On 6 January 2012 Mirto, who had become municipal coordinator of VS in Verona, was replaced as spokesperson by Stefano Danieli.[1]
On 12 May 2012 XI organized a demonstration in Venice under the slogan "We're all Serenissimi", a reference to the "patriots" of the Venetian Most Serene Government, who assaulted the St Mark's Campanile in 1997.[5] [6] Thirty protesters were charged by the police for having brought Venetian flags in Piazza San Marco.[7] [8]
Leadership
- Spokesman: Giacomo Mirto (2008–2012), Stefano Danieli (2012–present)
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.xoventu.org/2012/un-grande-giorno-per-xoventu-stefano-danieli-e-il-nuovo-portavoce/ Un grande giorno per xoventu Stefano Daniele
- Web site: XI-Chi siamo | xoventù independentista – gioventù indipendentista veneta . 2012-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420233830/http://www.xoventu.org/chi-semo/ . 2012-04-20 . dead .
- Web site: XI-Cosa vogliamo | xoventù independentista – gioventù indipendentista veneta . 2012-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120421010511/http://www.xoventu.org/programa/ . 2012-04-21 . dead .
- Web site: XI-I Nostri Valori | xoventù independentista – gioventù indipendentista veneta . 2012-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120421003613/http://www.xoventu.org/chi-semo/i-nostri-valori/ . 2012-04-21 . dead .
- Web site: Fiaccolata dei venetisti, il questore: "È vietato inneggiare ai Serenissimi".
- Web site: UN POPOLO, DUE MANIFESTAZIONI: LE FOTO DEL "TREMENDO XORNO" | L'Indipendenza . 2012-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514192504/http://www.lindipendenza.com/popolo-manifestazioni-tremendo-xorno/ . 2012-05-14 . dead .
- Web site: Indipendentisti a San Marco: ancora nessuna denuncia, Digos al lavoro. VeneziaToday. 9 December 2023.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Fiaccolata in ricordo dei serenissimi . YouTube.