Break the Silence

Saturday, 22 November 2025 — Fidapa Lucca, with the organization of the conference scheduled for 22 November 2025 as part of the week of events “Break the Silence”, arranged in collaboration with the Municipal Equal Opportunities Committee (CPO), President Rosella Simoncelli, and Councillor Dr. Simona Testaferrata, aims to promote a culture of respect for women—while acknowledging gender differences—in pursuit of true equality. Respect for women and combating violence against women are central themes.

Objective: To raise awareness among students, including male students, about accepting women as workers, professionals, and artists, by presenting the correct and progressive viewpoint of the modern man (with the participation of the association LUI). A viewpoint that welcomes differences while also understanding and respecting the ambitions of women seeking to establish themselves professionally and socially.

Proposed Programme:

9:00–10:00
Greetings from the institutions and opening of the conference;
10:00–11:00
Screening of the short film “Piccole cose di valore non quantificabile” (1999), directed by Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero.
Synopsis: “A police sergeant records the unusual report filed by a young woman, Francesca Boitani, who claims she has been robbed of all her dreams.”
(The short film lasts 10 minutes, followed by a brief commentary);
11:00–12:00
Intervention by the association LUI with Dr. Jacopo Piampiani and Lawyer Gabriele Lessi: how LUI was founded, its aims and objectives, and the importance of promoting dialogue and raising awareness on masculinity and male self-awareness for the non-violent resolution of conflicts;
12:00–13:00
“The Glass Ceiling: Women and Leadership in Public Administration…”
Testimony of Eng. Maria Vincenza Saccone, Fire Brigade Commander in Prato;
13:30
Closing of the event.