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Italy: Art Historians Rally in L'Aquila

Categories: Italy, Arts & Culture, Disaster, Politics

Four years after the devastating earthquake [1] that hit L’ Aquila, in Abruzzo, Italy, little or nothing has been rebuilt and the picturesque old town remains largely uninhabited, while many residents live in much debated [2] [it] new towns. On May 5, 2013 almost a thousand art historians rallied together [3] [it] in the historical center of L'Aquila to draw political attention. Despite some intervention made by the Monti government, a much bigger effort is needed to jump-start the reconstruction. The Italian comics activist Gianluca Costantini summarized the issue through the series of pictures “Yes we camp [4]“.

"Yes we camp", Gianluca Costantini's Political Comics project under CC 3.0 License [4]

“Yes we camp”, Gianluca Costantini's Political Comics project under CC 3.0 License