"a real alternative to the policy committee of business"
The first contact had been last November, when activists MateraCambia had learned of the birth of alternative political movement founded by former MEP Giulietto Church: they had discovered that his manifesto largely coincided with theirs, so as to jokingly threaten to sue for plagiarism. Then he had invited to the conference organized in the city in early December, the emblematic title "Political parties in crisis, a crisis of political parties: as an alternative?". And there were the basis for undertaking a journey together: this gave rise to alternative Basilicata, which in recent days has been appointed coordinator of the Water Francesco Matera (pictured) . D - Dell'Acqua, how was your adherence to the political movement of the Church?
R - We began with MateraCambia active politics, but has a scope limited to purely local. We needed a national footing to give more publicity to our initiatives, but it was not possible with the traditional parties, now bent on themselves in a feudal system.
Q - But there is a risk that it will disperse the assets acquired in consensus so far in the city?
A - No, but why not leave MateraCambia doubles will continue to have independent living locally, but nationally will have a reference instead. In short we are a bit 'like the football fans of our city, who believe in this sport because they share the values \u200b\u200band support by both the subject and to Juve or Milan or interface. In fact, the Church is doing nationally what we do for a while 'in our territory covers issues that nobody talks about and opposed to the dominant political-business.
D - He reiterates at every opportunity that alternative is not left nor right nor center, but he continues to assert his being a communist, someone could be malign as it prepares for yet another "bush" in the system parties.
R - The very fact that not deny its origins is a sign of intellectual honesty. And then the issues that are dealt with do not really have political color: energy saving, environmental protection, sustainable economy affecting everyone, seek the common good. What the parties have now completely forgotten, reduced to mere business committees all taken to protect the interests of a few.
Q - But how do you plan to involve ordinary people, especially the many now completely disillusioned with politics
R - addressing real issues that concern everyone in everyday life. Meanwhile, we have joined the referendum campaign against water privatization: We will present our banquets in the square in the coming weeks. And then propose a model of sustainable economic development in our region can become a model of virtue. We have, for example, the excellent food and agriculture sector of metapontino but we import fruit from abroad, then paying more, we should instead eat the local produce more for export, leading to lower prices and a simultaneous increase in turnover of enterprises sector with possible new jobs. In general, we will fight to defend their territory against all forms of speculation, even the building now houses only serve low cost for the most disadvantaged.
D - Local institutions are sensitive to these issues?
R - It seems not. Moreover according to them it's all right here. In reality they only proclaim and describe a situation completely opposite to the real: they have mastered the art of communication. But people are more desperate now and starts to give him more credit. And we will try to implicate the real issues, but always with concrete proposals for possible solutions.
Louis Mazzoccoli
from The Rest of 26/02/2011
