When you win you do not go on vacation. It 'a rule that I learned at school that radical, beyond the apparent contradiction, it illustrates the responsibility that lies on those who get a major achievement. And I believe that the Turin Pride 2009 is a very important success. Obviously different from that of the 2006 National Pride, but equally significant for the reality of Turin and Piedmont. We therefore propose
some thoughts, and please read in the light of our national situation: if they can be useful for this.
success by no means स्कोंतातो
The success of the Turin Pride 2009 was not obvious: zero money, very few initiatives highlight the previous week (useful for the drag effect), a new semi-organizational coordination in its composition than the Turin Pride 2006, which took less time to harmonize the different styles (in some cases even different visions) are present in it, almost zero resonance in the media, and through no fault but due to lack of coordination resonance controversy event.
What worked then?
Coordination
At one point, even with the new fire coordination that indefinable factor that, making us put aside resentments and misunderstandings, all of the effort has focused on the objective to be achieved. There was no particular miracle, but only the sense of responsibility to women, men and trans of good will who have been able to take the necessary step back when it was time to do so. Spreading the word
It worked, and for real this time, word of mouth, whether individual or through social networks. I absolutely do not believe that the few pieces appeared in newspapers (no news to just a few steps sulel TGRai and private, except the parts of the day of the event) have taken place in the 50,000 people we've seen. And on this you have to work a lot in the future.
New
There have been some small but significant changes: the proposal of a specific initiative at the university, which relies on a new perky newborn group, the appeal to ethnic communities present in the city, written in their language ; the official accession of FIOM and participation of our delegation for their onset and vice versa, the acceptance by the President of the Region, the President Council, a Councillor, the leader of the opposition and many other directors in a debate on the law against all discrimination stops at the Regional Council (please tell me the regions in which many institutional stakeholders come together on a date LGBT?) and Finally, the Mayor, who has accepted our request to display the flag of the movement from the balcony of the Palazzo they municipal.
numbers
A brief reflection on the number of events: the police have stated that they were to pull out 10,000 and as many sides. Who was he saw the actual length of the parade, and the huge amount of people on both sides of the route applauded and supported the event since its inception in Piazza Solferino to Piazza del Municipio. Do you face: the parts where you were going faster 700/800 meters of uninterrupted procession that has occupied a roadway width of at least 6 / 8 meters. And when we were still a bit - for blocking the cart of coordination - the procession went by Via Pietro Micca ang Via Bertola to Piazza Solferino continuously. 50,000, then, is a credible figure. Please compare it with the 15,000 metal workers in the morning (union sources, the police said 8,000) and 3,000 students at the event Tuesday, May 19 against the University of the G8. Maybe we should menarci, or beating someone, to have the same space in the media?
Seminare produces fruits
I believe that this is a consequence of the large investment made with the National Pride of 2006, which built, among ourselves and with the City, and the credibility of those relationships that have allowed us to organize an event of such a wide success . But I also believe that much should be the history of the movement in this city, which since its inception with the outside! in 1971 until the establishment of LGBT Services for the City, has always been able to identify concrete goals and cultivate them. A story that renews itself even if it is profoundly true, as it is true that the 2006 Pride in our region are born with 8 new groups, including 5 in the city and 3 in the provinces. The only
secular mass demonstration in Italy
And I also believe that the Pride have become the place where all those who care about the rights and have a dislike of fundamentalism, especially the Catholic hierarchy, can express themselves. The Pride are now in Italy, the only secular mass demonstrations, is not it?
Torino, therefore, is experiencing a positive cycle with regard to the relationship between the LGBT community, the institutions and the whole city. Like all cycles has increased for many reasons, including the history of political movement and a contingency particular are among the main objective. But like all cycles may decline, due to the absence of the factors that determined it, and also consistent with a part of city and regional community that we built.
why we can not go on vacation. That is why we must seize the moment as long as is positive, taking home the highest number of long-term goals. Those goals that, if you air it would be more difficult to remove.
Ah, I forgot, at the Turin Pride 2009 have contributed, I think, in a decisive way to the large number of new volunteers who responded to our appeals. But on this I will say something more in the next piece.
Enzo Cucco
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