Programme for the 2025 Congress of MERA25 and DiEM25 in Italy

Here is the programme for the MERA25 and DiEM25 Congress 2025 in Italy, which will be held on 25 and 26 October 2025 in Milan. The entire event will be held in Italian language and will take place at the Pedagogical Institute of the Resistance in Via degli Anemoni 6.

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Saturday 25 October

11:00–11:30 · Welcome reception

11:30–13:00 · Introductory session

Who we are, what we do, why we do it

13:00–14:00 · Lunch

14:00–15:30 · Political forum

Discussion on key new policies

15:30–16:00 · Break

16:00–17:30 · Workshop

Video storytelling for political communication

17:30–18:00 · Break

18:00–19:30 · Analysis assembly

The experiences of 2024 and 2025

19:30–21:00 · Dinner

21:00–22:30 · Public meeting

Palestine: a journey through history, present and global activism

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Sunday 26 October

09:00–09:30 · Shared coffee

09:30–11:00 · Strategy assembly

Trajectories for 2026 and 2027

11:00–11:30 · Break

11:30–13:00 · Internal functioning assembly

Simple rules for complex matters

13:00–14:30 · Lunch

14:30–16:30 · Public seminar

Poverty and inequality: concrete measures to address them

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Participation is reserved for MERA25 and/or DiEM25 members. A limited number of places are also available for non-members as observers. The event will be held in Italian language. If you want to participate, 👉 register now!

If you are not yet a member, you can 🔥 become a member of MERA25 and DiEM25. If you can’t be there but want to help us out, 💌 make a donation to help us cover the costs.

The Congress will be an important moment not only to discuss politics and the present, but also to come together as a community: welcoming those who have been with us for a long time and those who have recently joined our journey.

Don’t miss this event: we are building the future of the movement together!

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