INTERVIEWS

I am a physiotherapist and therapist of neuro-psycho-motility. I work mainly with children from 0 to 6 years old who are afflicted with different handicaps or disabilities.

In my daily life I deal with two big minorities, a real one and a fake one. Indeed, in addition to my job with children, since 5 years ago, I have discovered the world of the Circles’ Women, literally women who meet in circles.  An example of Circle’s Women is “La Scuola di Stregheria”, born in the lockdown period, to tackle the difficulty and the boredom of the moment. It is an online path, organized in 13 meetings with 13 women. Using a circular model, every week  the meeting is led by 2 of the 13 women who present an in depth-analysis about previously choiced topics (Four Elements, Holy Space, Sustainable Life, The Value of Money...etc).

 

To know more: https://lacasadellestreghe.weebly.com/ & http://retetenderosse.weebly.com/.

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Women are not a minority, but they have characteristics typical of a minority group. In fact, their rights are not respected, like the perpetual questioning of abortion’s right. I believe that women’s rights are everybody’s rights. As Michela Murgia said in an interview during the Journalism Festival in Perugia, feminism is not the trade union of women, instead  it tries to change the structure of the system, taking care of everyone’s rights.

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A big challenge in my daily routine is the economic survival as a single mother with a son and a daughter, while the hardest things I faced in my entire life are  the separation and the divorce. To overcome this obstacle I found in myself unexpected internal resources. Moreover, the support of a friends’ network and therapeutic work, helped me a lot.

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With regard to belonging, I feel part of a family, of a reticulation of friends and of a  women’ group. Belonging is deeply connected to the word community to me. I feel to belong to my village, but only as a place, not concerning other human beings. In fact, my relationships are mainly based far from here, that’s  why the lockdown was really hard to accept.

Community is also a group of people who have common interests and want to build a world which can fit with their aims, like  reciprocal support and respect for everybody’s rights.

In my opinion one of the most important values is freedom, meaning freedom to be. I would like a community where I can be how I feel I want to be and a community where everyone has this possibility. It’s not about doing, it’s about being. Other valuable words are cooperation, sharing and co-creation. I am thinking of the shared leadership experienced in “La Scuola di Stregheria”, which since March 2020 has grown a lot and it is still flourishing. Indeed we are also planning a class for teenagers.

It’s not easy to explain the word dignity, but if I reflect on the absence of dignity I think of poor people, people who have no food and can reach desperation for that lack. Moreover, I believe that everyone should live in conditions where he or she can develop the best of him or herself.

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If I go to Africa, I would feel part of a minority. However it’s not only a matter of numbers. A minority group has different needs from those of the majority. I don’t think being a minority is something negative, but I see the opposite in our society or better to say, it is really difficult. Talking about the children I work with, often their needs, which are different from those of the other children, are not satisfied. This is also because there is no economic return and they need a lot of things. A child with handicaps faces many challenges starting from the morning, indeed. For example, to go to school maybe they need to be transported but there aren't minibuses suitable to carry the wheelchair. It’s not just an architectural barriers’ issue, but special needs teachers and support operators are also required.

Many progresses have been reached and lots of services have been implemented, but there is still a very limited budget to be spent for them.

The lockdown and the remote teaching has been really difficult and dramatic for children with autistic problems or ADHD conditions.

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I felt deprived of my rights as a woman, when my value was diminished or for example, when I wanted to divorce and my parents disagreed because women should remain with their partners in any case.

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I feel falsely free in Italy. However, in comparison to other countries, I believe we have many more freedoms.

 

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Human Rights are important to let human beings live in the best way they can, to evolve and bring out their potential. If people cannot even sleep, eat or wash, they cannot live.

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I think nowadays there is attention on human rights, but of course things could work better. Often people are selfish and worry about themselves, this is probably the crux of the matter.