The national association of Telefono
Rosa volunteers, which provides a hotline service for women
victims of violence, launched its 2018 institutional campaign on
Thursday under the slogan 'I'm free'.
The campaign features former Olympic track cyclist Antonella
Bellutti and Paralympics sprinter Martina Caironi, as well as
actress Paola Minaccioni.
It has the support of the Italian Olympics Committee CONI and
the presidency of the council of ministers equal opportunities
division.
"Female representation at major (sporting) events is equal to
that of men, the gold medals in the recent Winter Olympics were
all taken by women and above all it can no longer be said that
on a sporting level women have fewer opportunities than men,"
CONI chief Giovanni Malagò said.
"Today we present a truly exceptional campaign to say 'No' to
violence against women: together we can break this cycle, a
social plague that here in Italy is difficult to heal," said
Telefono Rosa President Maria Gabriella Carnieri Moscatelli.
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