WFWP Italy - POETRY, SONG AND FREEDOM: VOICES FROM CONTEMPORARY IRAN

POETRY, SONG AND FREEDOM: VOICES FROM CONTEMPORARY IRAN, this is the

theme of the conference that took place on March 13th at the Sala S. Michele of the Basilica

of S. Pancrazio in Rome (Villa Pamphili) organized by the association GIOVANE

MONTAGNA founded by Piergiorgio Frassati. President Elisabetta Nistri was invited by

Giuliana Egidi to give her contribution on the theme WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY, and

to present the WFWP and its activities.

The meeting was skillfully conducted by Giuliana Egidi who gave voice to the many Iranian

and Afghan women who courageously are fighting and have fought in the past for their

rights. The event became even more evocative at the time of the reading of the poems

masterfully interpreted by Annalisa Serrano and Stefania Giacalone. Elisabetta Nistri brought

attention not only to rights but also to the values that women bring with them especially as a

contribution to peace, referring to UN resolution 1325 which was signed by many countries

and states, proclaiming that women must be protected during conflicts, rape cannot be used

as a weapon of war, and moreover, in conflict resolution, the presence of women in peace

treaties must be encouraged because this brings more results for lasting peace.

The president's appeal was then towards the contribution that every woman can make by

appealing to the maternal nature and the peculiar feminine characteristics. She also dwelt on

the upcoming appointments and some already held on the themes of interreligious dialogue,

Youth and Artificial Intelligence, He and Her understood as a harmonious couple

relationship.

The meeting aroused a lot of interest among all the participants.