"Silvio, we Ruby (steal) the dignity"
million women against Berlusconi
Protests 280 cities demanding dignity and respect for the Italian Prime Minister . The crowd observed a minute and a half of silence. Suddenly he heard a cry: "If not now, when?". And the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, completely full, mostly women but also men, broke out in one voice: "Now," not just in Rome.
Convened by various feminist associations last remnants of a better past, hundreds of thousands of Italian citizens (and Italians), came yesterday to the streets in 230 cities, small medium and large. The mobilization was extended to another 50 locations around the world, from Tokyo to Barcelona, \u200b\u200bMadrid, Athens, Amsterdam and New York, and met, according to organizers, more than a million people (...)
manifestations as a cry rang relief and dignity. On the one hand demanding respect for women, on the other calling for the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi, who could be sent to trial on charges of bribery and prostitution of minors in the Ruby case. But above all, protest satiety showed a declining democracy and a social model gradient, sexist and patriarchal. (...)
In fact, the presiding theme of Rome pink stage was not even referring to Berlusconi: "It's time to be all and all. We want a country that respects women. "
"Tired of living in Berluskistán"
The Ruby case has ignited the debate not only on its ability to continue governing but on the condition of women in a country that leads the European tables of female unemployment and male violence.
Vittorio Sgarbi, a friend of Prime Minister identified protest in Rome as an "odious exploitation of women designed to bring down Berlusconi." According
Shukri Said, secretary of the association Migrare, "trying to tell us that children with corrupt money is only a private matter."
Excerpts from article by Miguel Mora - Roma - 14/02/2011 (Country)
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