"A Foras", Fuori. Il movimento contro le servitù militari in Sardegna

Sardinia represents one of the largest military settlement in Europe where Nato interforce and Israeli military force simulates war games. Since the end of the 60s, grassroots movements, associations and committees, political groups, anti-militarists, and ecologists have been claiming for a drastic reduction of the military on the Island, as well as the end of military activities. In the late 90s, the emergence of environmental risk and diseases related to military activities renew a larger agency against military land occupation and practices. During the 80s and 90s, different social actors joined the protest against military bases. More recently a public awareness about risk on military activities was associated with the incidence of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukaemia, thyroid cancer and autoimmune diseases among military personnel and civilians, revitalizing the collective actions. Taking the floor in the local public space, collective movements like associations of victims’ families, antimilitarist groups, political groups and public figures constitute the core of those actions, demanding the closure of all military activities in the island. Military occupancy is perceived by the activists as a land seizure, which threatens public health and undermines local people rights. The movement, denominate A foras, “Out”, is an umbrella of local groups and committees composed of seniors antimilitary activist, women, youth and local committees; some are part of radical groups and share the participation to the BDS platform. By