Brescia, third edition of the reading marathon on the occasion of International Women's Day

Brescia, third edition of the reading marathon on the occasion of International Women's Day.

The Equal Opportunities Department of the Municipality of Brescia, with a view to a constant commitment to combating violence against women - therefore not limited to the days dedicated to them - proposes the third edition of the reading marathon which will take place on Tuesday 8 March, Day Internazionale della Donna, online starting from 17pm and will be broadcast on the YouTube channel of the Municipality of Brescia.
During the event, passages, poems and stories dedicated to women will be read by representatives of women's associations and municipalities in the province of Brescia and beyond and speakers from various associations will be present. The moderator of the marathon will be the Councilor for Youth Policies, Equal Opportunities and Times and Hours of the City, Dr. Roberta Morelli.
To participate it is essential to send an email to the address by Thursday 3 March
segreteriaassessoremorelli@comune.brescia.it indicating your details, any assignment, email and mobile phone contact, the title of the piece you intend to read and the time slot in which you preferably wish to intervene, as well as filling out the release that will be provided. Reading cannot last more than 5 minutes. The invitation is extended to everyone (institutions, neighborhood councils, schools, Red Benches Network, Anti-Violence Network, Anti-discrimination Network, associations, citizens).

For more information:
E-mail segreteriaassessoremorelli@comune.brescia.it
Phone 030-2978968 / 030-2977314

The first International Women's Day was celebrated on February 23, 1909 and was born during the period of socialist workers' movements in Europe and North America. During the protests, while many workers fought for better working conditions, women also began to do the same.
There are some facts that led to the establishment of this day. The first important event was the VII Congress of the Second Socialist International, which took place in Stuttgart in 1907. During the Congress the topic of suffragettes was addressed, women who fought for the right to vote and for better working conditions for women. In 1908, socialist Corinne Brown wrote in The Socialist Woman magazine lashing out at Congress and stating that she had no right to decide under what conditions and with whom women should work for their liberation. After this episode, during another Socialist Congress, Brown spoke about the exploitation of working women, discrimination and the right to vote.
Subsequently, during the Socialist Conference in Copenhagen in 1910, the day dedicated to the vindication of women's rights was established.
In Italy in September 1944 the Women's Union in Italy was established and it was decided to celebrate Women's Day on 8 March. Since 1946 the mimosa has been the symbolic flower of this day.
On 8 March 1972, the first Women's Day demonstration was held in Piazza Campo dei Fiori in Rome and in 1975, defined by the United Nations as International Women's Year, feminist movements from all over the world demonstrated to remember the importance of equal rights between men and women.
The United Nations has created international strategies to improve the condition of women, such as the Beijing Declaration which aims to eliminate any type of discrimination against them.
Since 2010, there has been a United Nations body that aims to work for gender equality and give more decision-making power to women.
International Women's Day therefore aims to celebrate the social and political achievements achieved over the years, to give voice to those women whose fundamental rights are still denied and who suffer abuse and violence, without ever forgetting the road still to be taken to break down stereotypes, inequalities and discrimination that continue to exist.