Ciao Italino
From Umanità Nova
October 29, 2024
Italino Rossi has left us, a great sorrow for those who knew him, a great loss for the Archive and the Germinal Group and for the entire Federation. It is impossible not to remember him in the pages of this weekly magazine that for him was an indispensable voice of the Anarchist Movement. From his young age he was a profound connoisseur, participating in first person in political life, initially in the Pietro Gori Anarchist Group, then as an individual and later in the Germinal Group of Carrara; he collaborated in the formation of Su la Testa in Versilia, enrolled in the ranks of the USI and very active in the Germinal Archive of Carrara and among the founders of the association Friends of the Serantini Library . His passion for libertarian history, especially for that of Apuo-Versilia, led him to produce numerous writings. He, a federated anarchist, involved in the Germinal Archive, decided as an individual from Versilia to join the Germinal Group of Carrara: his seriousness and humanity added to his wisdom and culture were immediately added value for the political growth of the Group. His availability, his being the historical memory of the Federation and the Anarchist Movement, without ostentatious presumption, calm and profound, silent, but present, hiding his shyness was for everyone, especially for the youngest, a source of precious advice and political method. His commitment was clear and limpid, demonstrated in the punctuality and precision in doing things, from the small ones to the most serious and burdensome commitments.
On Wednesday, the day dedicated to the assembly of the Germinal Group, his figure in a jacket and 24 hours clashed in front of the door of the temporary headquarters, at the time shabby and battered, always very punctual in waiting for the arrival of his comrades. Or in the inevitable role of cashier at Umanità Nova parties, sweaty, but still impeccable, demonstrating a militant commitment even in small things. Unfortunately, health problems had prevented him from participating in the political life of the Group for some time, in addition to that, his transfer from Querceta to Lucca had further distanced him from activism. His thoughts were nevertheless turned towards the Anarchist Movement, in fact he donated his book collection to the Germinal Archive and the Historical Archive of the Federation. A mirror of his person and his priorities was for us the visit to his house, centered almost entirely around his library, cataloged and organized to perfection, while the rest of the rooms appeared soberly essential.
This article certainly cannot be enough to describe the virtues of the person and of this companion Italino Rossi, so we can only say goodbye to him with the commitment and promise to always carry forward the values that have united us on this journey of life together, always with a closed fist ciao Italino.
The comrades of the Germinal Carrara Group and the Germinal Archive
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We recall that Italino Rossi also held positions of responsibility including the Correspondence Commission of the Italian Anarchist Federation and the administration of Umanità Nova, with selflessness and competence. (Editor's note)