Editing Tute Bianche (section)

== Activity ==
Central to the Tute Bianche movement was the Italian Ya Basta Association, a network of groups throughout Italy that were inspired by the [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation]] (EZLN) uprising in Chiapas in 1994. Ya Basta primarily originated in the [[autonomist]] social centres of Milan, particularly [[Centro Sociale Leoncavallo]]. These social centres grew out of the Italian autonomist movement of the 1970 and 1980s. The Tute Bianche philosophy was based on a specific reading of Italian political/social history, including the idea that the traditional protest tactic of marching and "bearing witness" to power had outlived its usefulness, and a more confrontational militant form of non-violent protest was required to not only re-invigorate the anti-globalization movement but also to redefine how street resistance is understood. The Tute Bianche movement reached its apex in July 2001 during the protests at the [[27th G8 summit]], with a turn-out of an estimated 10,000 protesters in a single "padded block", after a collective decision to go without the white overalls. Shortly after the anti-G8 Genoa protests, the Ya Basta Association disbanded, with certain segments reforming into the Disobbedienti (Disobedients). This philosophy includes the occupation and creation of [[squatted]] self-managed social centres, anti-sexist [[activism]], support for immigrant rights and [[refugee]]s seeking political asylum, as well as the process of walking together in large formations during demonstrations held in the streets, by force if necessary in case of clashes with police. The Tute Bianche have had international variations of one sort or another. For instance, ''Mono Blanco'' was the preferred identifier in Spain. The first North American variant of the Tute Bianche, the [[NYC Ya Basta Collective]] wore yellow overalls rather than white. A British group calling itself the [[WOMBLES]] (White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles) adopted the Tute Bianche's tactics.<ref>{{cite journal |last=St John |first=Graham |title=Protestival: Global Days of Action and Carnivalized Politics in the Present |journal=Social Movement Studies |date=September 2008 |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=167–190 |doi=10.1080/14742830802283550}}</ref>