Day against violence against women, today the red that says "no"

Today, 25th November, the Day against violence against women. Since 1999, a date and a moment shared at an international level to say “no” to every form of gender oppression. The color red Today it unites and creates a common thread among the many initiatives that our country is ready to celebrate this day.

Day against violence against women, why is it celebrated on November 25th?

From 99 to today, Italy and beyond have celebrated the Day against Violence against Women every November 25 for twenty-five years. But why this date? It is in fact a conventional date chosen to commemorate the activist and courageous figures of the three Dominican sisters Homeland, Maria Teresa e Minerva Mirabal. The so-called "butterflies"fallen for the love of their country.

Day against violence against women, 64 years ago the courage of the three "butterflies" against dictatorship

The word “mariposas” means “butterflies”, a nickname given to the three Mirabal sisters who courageously denounced and fought against the crimes of the dictatorship of General Raphael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. It was November 25, 1960 when Patria, Maria Teresa and Minerva Mirabal were tortured and killed by Trujilo's men. A horrible death that sparked indignation and horror in people all over the world. And for the first time, attention was focused on the culture of chauvinism and the lack of recognition for women of all those rights considered sacrosanct.

November 25, a day that says “no” to violence against women

And it is precisely to commemorate the courage of Patria, Maria Teresa and Minerva Mirabal that November 25 was chosen as the symbolic date of the fight against violence against women. The memory of the three sisters is still alive today, 64 years later, by everyone in the world. Belgica Adele, the surviving sister of the mariposas, in the aftermath of the fall of the dictator Trujillo, continued to keep the values ​​of the three women alive not only for her grandchildren, but for all those who fought for them and continue to do so.

From benches to shoes, today the red that unites for November 25th

From shoes to benches. All red. The color that on this day of November 25 unites in a long battle against feminicides and violence against women in general. In 2009, the Mexican artist Elina Chauvet decided to place 33 pairs of all-red shoes in the city square of Ciudad Juárez. A simple gesture full of meaning, against all forms of gender violence.