by Pier Paolo Lugli, 15 January 1998
Last modified: 2005-07-02 by dov gutterman
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by Pier Paolo Lugli, 15 January 1998
This is a flag flown by Italian cowboys during their complaint
campaign against the government. It depicts the black and white
cow smiling at the officers... It is usually placed amid a white
flag in various sizes. Often it extends close to the borders
facing at the hoist.
Pier Paolo Lugli, 15 January 1998
by Jaume Oll?, 27 March 2005
ARCI is a leftist association born in 1898 With the name
"Societá operaie di mutuo soccorso" (Workers Mutual
Help Society). This is NOT a Trade Union per se. In the last
century this association is changed into a recreational-cultural
organization. ARCI means Associazione Ricreativa Culturale
Italiana (Recreational-Cultural Italian Association), but today
is defined as "Associazione di Promozione Culturale"
(Cultural Promotion Association). ARCI is always present in
workers strikes, demonstrations etc. with people, stands, and
many types of help.
Aaron Belotti, 23 December 2002
ARCIGAY
by Jaume Ollé, 27 March 2005
See also: Gay Pride/Rainbow Flag
by Jorge Candeias, 25 June 2005
The Público newspaper of January 18, 2005 had an article
about problems between small investors and Argentina because
following the economical collapse of the country it stopped
paying the money due to these investors. It was illustrated by
the photo showing a man holding a flag and exhibiting a sign with
a logo and an inscription. Interestingly, this inscription is in
Italian and reads "più controlli e sanzioni contro chi
specula sul risparmio". This and the fact that the text
speaks of a demonstration of over 100 people in front of the
italian parliament, hints that the flag is Italian and not
Argentinian. And indeed it is. The flag and the logo that was
found in the poster that point to an Italian association of
consumer protection, the ADICONSUM - Associazione Difesa
Consumatore e Ambiente (site at <www.adiconsum.it>), which
translates as "association for the defense of consumers and
the environment". The logo is an overly complicated
arrangement of lettering with a leaf and three small wavelets in
the Italian colours as the only non-alphabetic elements. As for
the background of the flag, I guessed that it was white or some
other very light colour.
Jorge Candeias, 25 June 2005