“Tante come te” “Many like you”, a project for women by women.
Our journey started we were assigned to create a presentation for an event held at our university called “Equality week”.
We were instructed to raise awareness and sensitize our potential audience about why women are considered a minority group that is at a disadvantage in our society.
We decided that not only did we want to raise awareness but we wanted to take an active role in creating something that could potentially go beyond and that could potentially make a difference.
So we created a website, titled “Tante come te” “Many like you”,
This website has been made so that whomever decides to view it can go on a personal journey.
There is the first section that is called “Non sei da sola” “You’re not alone” which if you click on it will bring you to a open forum where you can post anonymous confessions confiding in a virtual community potentially connecting with others.
The second section is called “Tu Vali” “You’re valid” and it leads to a blog page where we’ve posted interviews of important women in our region of Emilia Romagna who have taken an active step to help other women get out of violent and/or mentally destructive situations.
Here we’ll also post updates of festivals, marches and other activities that are constantly being organized to unite our community.
And the third section is called “Come uscirne” “How to get out”
Essentially this section is for those who don’t feel necessarily comfortable interacting with others but still needs professional help to explore their options.
In this section we’ve listed a series of Antiviolence centers, numbers for immediate intervention, and contacts of psychologists and psychiatrists who may help with online sessions.
Essentially we’ve created a safe space in which women can feel informed and not alone in a world that does leave them at a disadvantage.
We believe in reinforcing knowledge, helping others understand that there are different types of violence that are equally damaging whether they may be economic, psychological, physical etc. and there are many ways to seek resources and refuge if need be.
But above all else we underline the importance of awareness so that those who are responsible of sexism may fully acknowledge that women’s rights are human rights.
Source: https://fredeguidetti.wixsite.com/manuale-di-riconosci