The organizers of the demonstration, organized as part of the International Day Against Violence Against Women, welcomed ” a tide “ by putting forward the figure of 500,000 people in Rome. Although the participation was surely less, the procession which paraded on Saturday November 25 through the streets of the Italian capital impressed with its density. Others also took place in Milan, Turin, Perugia and Messina (Sicily).
In front of the Circus Maximus, one of the symbols of ancient Rome, tens of thousands of people responded to the call of the Non Una di Meno association (“Not one less”). Two hours after the scheduled meeting, the demonstrators, most of them women of several generations, marched through the streets of the capital to the cry of ” Enough ! “. First of all, it was about denouncing a new feminicide which has made the headlines of the entire transalpine press in recent days, that of Giulia Cecchettin, 22, killed on November 13 by her partner, near Venice.
Giulia is number 106e woman died in Italy this year following domestic violence. His murderer was extradited from Germany where he had fled. Incarcerated in Verona, he must be presented before a judge on Tuesday. On Saturday, a minute of silence in memory of Giulia was observed. “I was born in 1996, and since then, almost 3,000 sisters, in Italy alone, cannot be here because they were killed by the patriarchy. Today, I also walk for them », wrote Federica on a sign (like other people interviewed, she only gave her first name).
“We must stop the massacre”
The young woman, purple paint on her cheeks – the color chosen by feminist movements – would like a general reflection be engaged in his country. “We need introspection on society and its sexist structures, she explains. It is not only a question of educating young people to respect, but having the humility to educate each of us, including at the institutional level, whatever the political color of the government. »
“We must stop the massacre”, explained Elly Schlein, secretary of the Democratic Party (left), present at the Roman demonstration. The leader of the opposition did not wish to argue about the discretion of many figures in the government majority, but pleaded for a transpartisan approach to the fight against violence against women. Around her, many regretted the absence of Giorgia Meloni, the first woman to lead the country.
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