APRIL — 25 Aprile Festa della Liberazione: Resistance, celebrations and collective grief

Abstract

With the rise and mainstreaming of right-wing politics globally, it is timely to explore the impact that rituals and anniversaries can have on individual political identity. In Italy, the 25th of April is celebrated annually as Liberation Day. In this article, I explore the historical and contemporary context of this, interweaving some of my own history and identity in order to reflect on the meaning this anniversary has in my commitment to social transformation and justice.