MUSIL and Fondazione Luigi Micheletti, in collaboration with the “Giacomo Antonietti” Institute of Higher Education in Iseo, Aned Brescia and the “Ferruccio Parri” National Institute, are organizing a training meeting titled "Deportation, internment, labor: the Nazifascist exploitation system".
The initiative, which will be held Monday, January 19, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Luigi Micheletti Foundation (in via Cairoli 9, Brescia), is aimed at teachers and interested citizens.
The meeting aims to deepen the system of forced labor imposed by Nazifascism during World War II, highlighting the central role of forced labor in the war economy and in the political and ideological mechanisms of “total war”. Particular attention will be dedicated to the experience of deportation and resistance in the province of Brescia, from which numerous civilians destined for forced labor in Germany were transferred.
From a didactic perspective, the topic offers starting points for addressing with students the relationship between war, industry, and state violence, stimulating reflections on human rights, dehumanization processes, and the value of democracy.
C. Di Sante 3:00 PM-5:00 PM: “Human material”: forced labor, total war and memory. Understanding Nazifascism through the history of exploitation.
M. Ruzzenenti 5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Working in Brescian industries during the RSI era between coercion and resistance.