I am dedicating this week's sabato musicale to the women who have travelled to Rome by train today from Bologna and Palermo in order to demonstrate in defence of the Italian Constitution.
The founder of the movement, Sicilian architect Nella Toscano, points out that the country's recent troubles have hit women, who comprise 51% of the population, particularly hard and feels that it is time for Italy's women to join together to defend the Constitution, in particular Article 1, which states that "Italy is a democratic republic, founded on work", Article 11, which repudiates war and Article 41, which states that public and private economic activity should be coordinated to social objectives.
The two trains converging upon Rome from the North and South of the country also symbolise the unity of Italy.
Sergio Endrigo - Il treno che viene dal sud
2 comments:
A beautiful and most worthy dedication.
Thank you, Jan.
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