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08/03/2021
25/11/2021
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Pisa
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47
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Goal of the Activity

The aim of the activity was to raise awareness about feminist issues and to make our international students know about one of the most important feminist association of our city, "La Casa della Donna". To do so, we joined the campaign "Red Flowers against violence, for women's rights" launched by the latter, which involves the installation of hundreds of red flowers in the city to protest against gender-based violence. The colour chosen was red, because that is the symbol of gender-based violence in Italy. The campaign went on from the 8th of March 2021 (International Women’s Day) to the 25th of November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women). 

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The initiative consisted in four main stages:

  • On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, we launched a campaign on our social networks to raise awareness on the theme and to promote the initiative of “La Casa della Donna”. The campaign consisted in an informative part and an interactive part, mainly based on a call to action to create red flowers. 
  • On the 23rd of October we went to meet the activists of “La Casa della Donna”, to introduce our volunteers and international students to this association and its activities. After that, we all made red flowers (using different types of fabrics and other materials) to be used in the above-mentioned campaign. 
  • On the 25th of November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we met at dawn with the volunteers from “La Casa della Donna” and placed all the flowers in the main areas of the city (main squares, University, etc.). By doing that, the citizens of Pisa could notice the installation as soon as they woke up.
  • Later on the same day, during the afternoon, we took part in a human chain through the city squares with testimonies on the theme. For the event, two international students also created some posters.
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By organising this activity, the organisers want to contribute to the following Sustainable Development Goals
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Diversity and Inclusion of Minority Groups
Gender Equality
This activity was organised by:
La Casa della Donna