Domà Nunch
Domà Nunch is an econational movement . It has as its final scope the sovereignty of the Insubrian nation, in a frame of tutelage and defense of our land, as it is the Mother of our Nation.—Lorenzo Banfi, abstract from the political program.
Domà Nunch ('only us' in Lombard) was an eco-nationalist social movement and then political movement active in Insubria, across the border between Italy and Switzerland, between 2005 and 2013.
Association
It was founded in 2005 and it aims to protect the land of Insubria, around the already existing project called El Dragh Bloeu (The Blue Dragon), which became the official magazine.[1] The president of Domà Nunch was the linguist and author Lorenzo Banfi. Domà Nunch believed in self-determination and independence of Insubria as way to preserve the heritage, history, language and environment of the region.[2] It also promotes the re-unification of portions of Insubria presently split among Lombardy, Piedmont, and Switzerland.
Domà Nunch was opposed to the urbanization and concreting of the land. Particularly, their members were against new highway projects, such as the Pedemontana Lombarda proposed by the Regional Council of Lombardy.[3] Also, Domà Nunch aimed to maintain taxation locally in Insubria in order to reclaim the land.
In the first activity period, Domà Nunch had published books on ecology and local language, as well as organised events. These included:
- The National Day of Insubria, every 5 September, according to the date of the Dukedom of Milan;
- Commemoration of the ICMESA disaster in Seveso;
- The Forum on Environmental Emergencies in Insubria, in 2007, Uboldo;
- The Forum on the Milanese Language, in 2007, Nervian, attended by the major linguistic associations of the region;
- The conference Olona: A Valley at Its Crossroad, in 2008, Gorla Minore;
- Olona: A Valley Festival, in 2008;
- Street rallies against the Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda project, in 2009 and 2010.
In 2010 Domà Nunch replied to the Enlargement of Switzerland motion proposing an integration between Switzerland and Insubria in order to join into a new confederation.[4][5]
Political movement
In December 2011, Domà Nunch actually ceased its activity as a cultural association and changed into a political movement with the target to run for the Lombard regional election, 2013.[6]
After this stage, in April 2013 Domà Nunch signed a cooperation agreement with Terra Insubre,[7][8] a cultural association based in Varese and Milan that shared most of Domà Nunch's objectives. This led to a convention in Milan on 4 May to remember the Bava-Beccaris massacre[9]
Evetually, in Dicember 2013 Domà Nunch communicated to cease the political activities.[10]
Leadership
- President of the National Diet (Maester): Lorenzo Banfi (2007–2013)
- National Secretary: Matteo Colaone (2009–2013)
References
- ↑ http://www.eldraghbloeu.eu
- ↑ "Domà Nunch F.A.Q. (I domand faa de spess)".
- ↑ "In piazza contro Pedemontana, l'Osvo lancia la sfida".
- ↑ "Domà Nunch rilancia: lavoriamo insieme per una confederazione elvetico-insubre".
- ↑ "How to Grind Gadaffi's Gears: Three Greater Switzerlands".
- ↑ [http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2011/12/05/doma-nunch/175324/, though this never actually happened. "Autonomisti e verdi, ma non-leghisti"].
- ↑ "Terra Insubre e Domà Nunch insieme per una "comunità nazionale"".
- ↑ "Terra Insubre e Domà Nunch insieme per una "comunità nazionale"".
- ↑ "4 maggio, Milano: "Insubria ribelle". Giornata di studi sui moti del 1898".
- ↑ http://www.domanunch.org/notizie?start=44