ManifestA

ManifestA is an Italian political-cultural association (associazione politico-culturale) that presents itself as an appeal to "raise one's head," claim one's rights and become the architects of a process of aggregation of local realities sharing the same objectives and values. According to its own description, it was founded by women committed to peace and the defence of human rights, to social, environmental and economic justice, and to the progress of integrated human development within the ecosystem. It builds an open space for sharing the values of the left, feminism and ecologism, and describes itself as a space for dialogue and debate, cooperation and action through bottom-up participation, aiming to bring politics closer to the real needs of society. The association states that it already operated as a parliamentary component in the XVIII legislature (the 2018–2022 Italian parliamentary term), where, thanks to the commitment of its members, it carried out substantial legislative activity, public relations and work on the ground. Today it says it intends to continue the work begun in Parliament by promoting a model of sustainable and egalitarian socio-economic and environmental development, firmly opposing neoliberal recipes, the privatisation of common goods and essential services, and the destruction of the environment. Its public communication is organised around thematic areas including Labour and social issues, Women and rights, International politics, and Ecological conversion. Its blog covers topics such as the campaign "Palestina in Comune," opposition to #ReArm and to the 15 March demonstration over military spending, criticism of the Meloni government's approach to poverty, events on the conflict in the Middle East, and ecological themes such as the Emilia Romagna floods. Prominent figures associated with the association include Yana Ehm, an Italian-German political analyst elected as a deputy in 2018 for the XVIII legislature, and Simona Suriano, a lawyer with a master's in international relations. As a commercial entity, ManifestA is best understood as a political association brand rather than a conventional company: it has no listed status, no parent company and no product line in the commercial sense. Its "offerings" are political-cultural initiatives, campaigns, legislative proposals and territorial organising. The dossier therefore treats it as a corporate/association brand within the Italian political landscape, with its identity, values and activities as the core of its brand equity.

ManifestA presents itself as an Italian political-cultural association founded by women committed to peace and the defence of human rights, to social, environmental and economic justice, and to the progress of integrated human development within the ecosystem. Its self-description frames it as an appeal to "raise one's head," to claim one's rights and, above all, to be the architects of a process of aggregation of local realities that share the same objectives and values. It builds an open space for sharing the values of the left, feminism and ecologism, and describes itself as a space for dialogue and debate, cooperation and action through bottom-up participation, aiming to build a unitary path that can bring politics closer to the real needs of society. The association states that it already existed as a parliamentary component in the XVIII legislature (the 2018–2022 Italian parliamentary term). In that period, according to its own account, it carried out substantial legislative activity, public relations and work on the ground thanks to the commitment of its members. It says that today it intends to continue the work already begun in Parliament, promoting a model of sustainable and egalitarian socio-economic and environmental development. This model is explicitly opposed to neoliberal recipes, to processes of privatisation of common goods and essential services, and to the destruction of the environment, which the association says has been underway for decades. Among the figures associated with ManifestA is Yana Ehm, described as Italian-German, 32 years old at the time of the profile, with a degree in Political Science and Islamic Sciences from the University of Heidelberg and a master's in International Relations from the University of St Andrews in Great Britain. She is a political analyst focusing on the Middle East and North Africa. Elected in 2018 as a deputy to the Chamber for the XVIII legislature, she was part of the Foreign Affairs committee and served as President of the Women's Rights Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (Ap-UpM). She was the first signatory for stopping arms exports to Yemen and for the anti-delocalisation bill, written with the heads of the Gkn workers and experts. Her interests include human rights, international cooperation, migration, peacebuilding and gender equality. Another figure is Simona Suriano, described as 44 years old, a lawyer with a master's in international relations from the University of Bologna and in cooperation. ManifestA's public communication is organised around thematic areas: Labour and social issues, Women and rights, International politics, and Ecological conversion. Its blog has covered the launch of the "Palestina in Comune" campaign, its opposition to #ReArm and to the 15 March demonstration over military spending (framed as 800 billion for military spending and peace through war and violence, in contrast with a Europe of rights, peace, values and common security), a critique of the Meloni government's approach to poverty (noting that Italy in 2024 includes 5.7 million people in absolute poverty), an event on stopping the conflict in the Middle East (Gaza, the territories, Lebanon), and ecological conversion themes such as the Emilia Romagna floods. As a brand, ManifestA is therefore a political-cultural association rather than a commercial company: it has no listed status, no parent company and no conventional product line, and its brand equity rests on its values, campaigns and territorial organising.

• ManifestA operates as a parliamentary component in the XVIII legislature (2018–2022), carrying out legislative activity, public relations and territorial work.

• Yana Ehm elected as a deputy to the Chamber for the XVIII legislature in 2018.

• ManifestA continues its work outside Parliament as a political-cultural association promoting sustainable and egalitarian development.

• Launch of the "Palestina in Comune" campaign.

• Public opposition to #ReArm and to the 15 March demonstration on military spending.

An open, bottom-up political-cultural space for the values of the left, feminism and ecologism, opposing neoliberalism, privatisation of common goods and environmental destruction.

• Political-cultural association membership and activism

  Open space for sharing the values of the left, feminism and ecologism through bottom-up participation.

• Policy campaigns and public appeals

  Campaigns such as "Palestina in Comune" and opposition to #ReArm.

• Legislative proposals and parliamentary activity

  Substantial legislative activity carried out as a parliamentary component in the XVIII legislature.

• Territorial organising and local aggregation

  Aggregation of local realities sharing the same objectives and values.

• Blog and public communication on political themes

  Thematic areas: Labour and social issues, Women and rights, International politics, Ecological conversion.

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