Purple People
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The Purple People (Italian: Il Popolo Viola) are an Italian mass protest movement who, among other things, called for the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The movement is dissaffected with mainstream Italian politics, and identify themselves at demonstrations and rallies by wearing items of the colour purple, chosen because it is not associated with any major Italian political party. The group originated in October 2009 when a group of bloggers organised demonstrations using word of mouth, Twitter and Facebook, culminating in No Berlusconi Day on 5 December 2009. Since then, thousands of people have attended several subsequent rallies.
References
- Bloggers organise 'No Berlusconi Day' protest France24, 5 December 2009
- Thousands rally against PM Berlusconi in Rome BBC News, 5 December 2009
- Purple protesters take to the streets against Silvio Berlusconi The Times, 1 March 2010
- Italy Opposition Protest For Second Day Over Decree Reuters, 7 March 2010
- Purple People challenge Berlusconi BBC News, 13 March 2010
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