On the occasion of International Women's Day, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 March, the Trianon Viviani promotes «Freedom Comes at a Cost for Women», two days of meetings to discuss the state of women's rights in the world.
«In these two days – explains the artistic director Marisa Laurito – we will meet with various prominent figures from the Neapolitan cultural world and women's associations to discuss how much freedom costs us women today. According to the annual report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), women worldwide enjoy 75% fewer rights compared to men».
According to the popular artist, «we have made many advances, but many more steps still need to be taken, concerning greater protections for maternity, the right to equal pay, defense against discrimination in the workplace, the right to safety in our cities, and gender equality».
On March 7, from 5:30 pm, Laurito will discuss the cost of freedom with Nadia Carlomagno, actress and director of the master's program «Theater pedagogy and teaching» at the Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Maria D’Elia, president of the Mondragone Foundation - fashion museum, Natascia Festa, journalist at Corriere del Mezzogiorno, Francesca Galgano, writer and professor at the Department of Law of the Federico II University, Marzia La Piana, commander of the Naples Stella Carabinieri company, Rosita Marchese, president of the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, the singer Pietra Montecorvino, the artists Antonella Romano and Roxy in the Box, Maura Striano, Councilor for Education of the City of Naples, Angela Tecce, president of the Donnaregina Foundation for contemporary arts and the Madre museum, and Ilaria Urbani, journalist at Repubblica.
Representatives of various associations committed to the territory will participate: Action Women - Social tailoring in Castel Volturno #weareallone (Paola Russo), Arcidonna of Naples (Rosa Di Matteo), Azadi of the Iranians of Naples (Rozita Shoaei), Cora (Carla Capaldo), Dedalus (Tania Castellaccio), the Volcanic Phoenix (Carmela Sorrentino), Strong Warriors (Simona Cappella), the Kassandres (Clara Farnioli), Lazzarelle (Imma Carpiniello), Maddalena (Annamaria Varriale) and Soroptimist club Naples (Elvira Lenzi).
At 7:30 pm, the debate «Cinema and Woman: how much can the seventh art influence female emancipation?», organized in agreement with the Campania Region, an opportunity to discuss the current relationship of the female world with cinema, to understand, among other things, how the seventh art has followed the evolution of women's emancipation and what is the current role and weight of female professions.
Speakers will include Armida Filippelli, regional councilor for Vocational Training, Rosanna Romano, regional general director for Cultural Policies and Tourism, Titta Fiore, president of the Film Commission Region of Campania, and the actresses Ludovica Nasti and Antonella Stefanucci.
On March 8, from 10 am, there will be «Even though we are women... Between past, present, and future», a meeting with students from schools that have joined the «Common Consciousness» project promoted by the City of Naples. This event is organized by the city administration in collaboration with the Trianon Viviani foundation.
The entire event is free entry until seats are filled.
The Trianon Viviani is supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Campania Region (ordinary funds and Poc 2014-2020) and the Metropolitan City of Naples, with the patronage of Rai Campania.