Sardines movement

Sardines movement
Sardines movement
	First Sardines' demonstration in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna
Date	14 November 2019 – 26 May 2020; (6 months and 12 days)
Location	Italy
Caused by	Rise of Matteo Salvini's support; Anti-immigration policies; Hate speech in politics; Euroscepticism surge;
Methods	Demonstrations; Flash mobs; Online activism;

The Sardines movement (Italian: movimento delle sardine), also known as Sardines against Salvini (sardine contro Salvini), was a grassroots political movement, which began in Italy in November 2019.

The movement organized an ongoing series of peaceful demonstrations to protest against the right-wing surge in the country and, more specifically, against the political rhetoric of right-wing leader Matteo Salvini. The name "Sardines" came from the idea of organizing their rallies with high numbers of participants, packed together like sardines in a shoal.

While the movement de facto ended after the centre-left victory in the January 2020 election in Emilia-Romagna, it formally ended in May.

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