Rome: street named in memory of 80’s right wing activist
Rome mayor thus explained his decision to name a street after right-wing activist Paolo di Nella, killed in 1983 as he posted flyers in Villa Chigi: “we must be opponents not enemies. Other people’s ideas should not be cause enough for us to commit murder”. The street named after Di Nella is in fact in Villa Chigi itself. The naming of the street which crosses through the middle of Villa Chigi comes four years after the submittal of 3000 signed petitions. The inauguration ceremony was also attended Agriculture Minister Gianni Alemanno, Culture Councillor Gianni Borgna, and many other AN party MPs and politicians. “As of today – says AN party Councillor Malcotti – Paolo will live on in the memories of the whole city, not just those of his friends. Mayor Veltroni needs to be credited for having welcomed a proposal issued by the right. The only bitter note, on an otherwise good day, were communist party posters opposing the decision; having said which I have no interest in commenting”. The ceremony was attended by some 150 militants belonging to Azione giovani [Youth Action]. The placard bearing the activist’s name reads “Viale Paolo Di Nella – a victim to violence (1963-83)”. According to Concillor Borgna “those were dramatic years; years in which it was widely believed that political opponents could be struck down without consequence. It is now understood that dialogue needs to be open to all. That is why we feel it is right to have named this street after Di Nella”
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