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demoleft's Journal - EuroDem from Italy
A step closer to my dream: the Italian Democratic Party and Dean's Dems planning things together like a true international movement for democracy and justice.
The American tour, part of the so called Workshops in the world and organised by my Party (Democratic of the Left) and Italians in the world, started in NY and ended in Washington (26-27 June 2007). Dean had been invited in Florence Italy, last April, by my Party. He spoke in our last congress and was much applauded. Here it is: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/... Marina Sereni, Left Dem representative, said the Italian group was received in Washington by an extremely nice Howard Dean, as nice as he was in Florence, where Mrs Sereni met him for the first time. She reported in her diary that Dean wanted to offer her the best seat but she declined and convinced him to sit at the centre of the room. She sat on a sofa and enjoyed Dean's posters on the wall: JFK, Martin Luther King. On the table, "the usual row of water bottles"! Dean was informed about what's happening after the LeftDem Congress and about the organization of the Italian Democratic Party. Marina Sereni told him the Major of Rome Veltroni (one who has a passion for progressive USA and JFK in particular) is DemLeft candidate in the Primaries for the leadership of the Italian DP. But the system of the Primary was a topic in itself: in Italy it is the first time and it's something only the DP organizes - not the other parties. Howard Dean got information about the voting system for the Italians living abroad - and reflections were made on the necessity of improving and widening people's participation to the Primary elections in USA and Italy, expecially for people living abroad. The use of Internet for voting was also discussed as a good possibility. Next september, the Global Progressive Forum, with Rassmussen chairman, will reunite american and european progressives to plan an agenda to a better world. Dean was asked to come and, during the same days, participate to my Party's national yearly celebration, Festa de L'Unità in Bologna. He was invited to speak. Dean appreciated the idea: he likes Bologna and likes the idea to speak before a mass of thousands people collected together. Dean was informed about the successful outcome for the Italian centre-left coalition during the last political elections, thanks to the voters living abroad - expecially in the USA. Foreign politics was also a topic. Unfortunately I can't find reports of this meeting in English. I got a web address for a videodiary but I can't get to watch it due to streaming problems in my laptop. It is in my Party's website, so it is safe. Here it is: http://www.dsonline.tv/dettagliop.aspx?id=... I hope to see Dean in Italy in September. I really, really do. Ciao  |
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698 posts Member since Mon Apr 23rd 2007 Howard Dean in Italy, April 2007
Dean invited at the last Congress of the Italian Democratic of the Left party (DS), that is going to dissolve and create, with progressive partners, the Democratic Party in Italy. As leader of the Democratic Party in the USA, he said, I congratulate with you for your decision to create a new Party. This is a really historical moment for the Italian people. The Democratic Party in Italy will grant a more stable progressive government and to the American democrats will mean a bigger partner in Europe. Dean recalled the Italian history, culture, cuisine (!) and sport, mostly our soccer team (“azzurri”, we are world champions since last July - let me say!) Comparing the work made in Italy by DS and Margherita (Daisy) in creating the strongest core of the UNIONE, the alliance that defeated Berlusconi, and the effort made by the American Democratic Party, he said that USA democrats made the decision of uniting to defeat the far republican right wing. United, added Dean, working hard we won in 2006: today we are majority at the Congress and Senate. He remembered Nancy Pelosi, of Italian origin, and the teachings in governance of Bill Clinton and his efforts to give USA a new profile in the world. A word for France to make a step forward was spent: an indirect “good luck” to Segolene Royal, the socialist candidate as President. Really appreciated by the DS delegates was the portrait of the future democratic America: it’s time to leave Iraq, said he, and it’s time to change USA relationships with the rest of the world. According to Dean, we have to fight for the respect of human and civil rights. A new political course is necessary with the Muslim world: it’s going to take a long time but a bridge with the Muslim people who work on democratic efforts in their countries must be built. On Global warming he said it is an actual matter and the poorest are the ones who will pay the highest price. To negate the problem is useless, USA must work with Europe to solve this problem. The progressive parties unite, told Dean, because they are parties of the “we”. The right wing parties are parties of the “I”. The power doesn’t belong to us, he added, it’s only lent to us. So must we always communicate with the people both in traditional and new ways. I can say, we democratic of the left enjoyed the words very much! Visitor Tools
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