“Beyond Daphne, stop Apollo”, women’s battles against violence

The departure is with an ancient myth, that of Daphne, Apollo’s prey who turns into laurel to escape the God. The conclusion is modern and tells of struggles and battles against violence and for rights of the last 80 years. The exhibition Beyond Daphne stop Apollo is an exhibition that tells the story of the phenomenon of violence in Italy and does so by showing posters, flyers and photographs of the Udi, Union of women in Italy. Until 30 September he is at the former Complesso del Buon Pastore, in Rome.

“The violence against women it is as old as the world but no one ever thinks of telling it because many do not recognize it and many think it is “natural and convenient”. On the contrary, it is a system of power that has been handed down over the centuries and which remains pervasive even in our age but which we must prevent and stop … The lack of Daphne’s consent should lead men to understand that they cannot exercise any power and no violence against women. »Explain the organizers.

The exhibition, made in collaboration with Pangea Onlus, also includes the projection of a video of political posters and historical photographs that mark the passage of time and the achievements of women in Italy over the last 76 years. Inside the exhibition a documentary with testimonies collected by Chiara Cremaschi including those of Luciana Romoli, partisan relay, Antonella Penati, mother of Federico Barakat killed at the age of 8 by his father, Giovanna Ferrari, mother of Giulia Galiotto killed by her husband with stones.

In the images (which are in the gallery above) there are years of battles: from the Merlin law to that on termination of pregnancy, from the right to vote to the protection of working mothers. The main theme is always that of violence against women, in whatever way it is declined.

“We still see too many on a daily basis femicides, too many cases of domestic violence, too many rapes, a toxic narrative that not only does not deliver truth to the victims but too often represents a secondary victimization. Telling it helps us to know it and we believe in preventing it ”, explains Vittoria Tola, of the UDI National Secretariat.