Rome Housing Groups Split Over Spin Time Protest as Arci and Committees Criticize Gualtieri

Arci and neighborhood committees in Rome have publicly distanced themselves from a march organized around the Spin Time occupation, according to RomaToday. The groups used the occasion to criticize Ma

The march itself was billed as a demonstration against what organizers called a "city of rent," according to il manifesto. Corriere Roma reported that the procession was scheduled for Saturday in Rome

The dispute has also drawn in activists outside the capital. ANSA reported that social centers in Milan staged a demonstration carrying a banner reading "Hands off Spin Time." Milanotoday reported tha


Taken together, the coverage points to a widening disagreement over how the campaign around Spin Time should be conducted. Arci and the committees chose to separate themselves from the cortege while d

What to watch next: whether the split between Arci, the committees and the Spin Time march organizers hardens, and how Gualtieri's office responds to the criticism.