MArgherita Apone (Milan, 1994) is Feminist, anthropologist and gender equity expert activist. Collaborates with the women’s house in Bologna (casadelledonne.it), Say (Direcontrolioviance.it) and fuses (Micce.it): «I have my activism a profession since 2021, dealing, by volunteer, of the data research for the interactive atlas of the Femicides in Italyonline mapping that highlights how the phenomenon concerns all ages, census, region».
Since the term was coined “Femicide”in 1992, the killing of women at the hands of men in Italy is almost stable (109 in 2023, 103 to 19 December 2024, Data House of Women).
8 am
“I would like stick to a routine – healthy breakfast and twenty minutes of yoga – but more often, just raised, I grab me to fix a wall until I realize that it is time to go out. Along the way on foot, from home to work, I stop on the fly at the bar to have a coffee and one salted brioche “.
9 am
«I reach the anti -violence center of the House of Women of Bologna where I work in the Research, communication, promotion and fundraising sectors. In practice, I spend a lot of time on the phone by contacting the private companies to explain our activities and solicit theirs support. Among the various activities we manage there is it Counter for victims of gender violence of the Alma Mater, a pilot project that we have started, in collaboration with the University of Bologna where I graduated in anthropology ».
2 pm
«Step from supermarket And if I have time, one of mine prepares at home Favorite dishesrice with vegetables ».
3pm
“I deal with Training logistics For the National Association to say (women on the net against violence) because fortunately more and more companies ask to be helped to recognize the signs that can pass otherwise unnoticed but indicate that an employee is victim of violence. I also collaborate in the drafting of active promotion projects (Advocacy) in international scope, mainly European, aimed at the prevention of gender violence and al Support to survivors of violence. For this I do A lot of research work in literature and field and study actions that can sensitize in a transversal way all people, giving me to find the necessary resources to make our ideas concrete ».
Margherita arrives at work by walking through the center of Bologna (Getty Images).
17.30
«I am vice -president of mycce, an association that promotes performative arts with a transfeminist approach and for which project and manage cultural events accessible to everyone. Feminist creations, for example, supports the deaf culture and the awareness of the themes of the gender violence. The workshops of another kind of strength propose different approaches and practices to reason and dance together, between women, on the theme of “other” strength from the male and muscle “.
He takes care of the workshops of another kind of mystick.
7pm
“I am with the my boyfriendGianluca, and other friends at the Edera bar or from a way, Two very informal places where we take an aperitif and do a chat. Every now and then we pull late by playing cards between table neighbors ».
He loves to follow indie music concerts, such as those of Kae Tempest (Getty Images).
9 pm
“I like it Indie music – Angel Olsen and Kae Tempest are among my favorite songwriters – and if there is a nice live concert at Locomotiv Club I gladly go to listen to it. If I stay at home, I often invite friends for dinner. Otherwise, Abbiocco on the sofa with my catMaira, looking at Agata Along ».