On the occasion of International Women's Day, which is celebrated on March 8, there are many free initiatives promoted by various local organizations and sponsored by the City of Figline and Incisa Valdarno.
It starts at 3 p.m., when the CGIL Italian Pensioners' Union offers, in collaboration with Auser and the Arci circle in Incisa, a recreational afternoon with music and buffet . The event is set at the marquee of the Arci club, on Via Olimpia .
At 4:30 p.m., however, Il Giardino social center (Dalla Chiesa Gardens, Figline) has organized an afternoon of themed readings by authors such as Grazia Deledda, Anna Maria Ortese, Simona Vinci, Elsa Morante, Amalia Rosselli, Paola Capriolo, Cristina Campo and Alberta Bigagli. Curating the afternoon, included in the quarterly "Literary Agenda" review, will be Angelo Australi.
At 6 p.m., the Shotokan Valdarno Karate Academy is promoting an evening dedicated to self-defense by master Rossano Maffei (black belt 6th Dan) and the academy staff. The meeting will be held inside the Del Puglia elementary school gymnasium in Aldo Moro Square in Figline . For info and registration: 328.4715685 (master Maffei); 339.1828441 (Sandro Fei); www.aksv.it; aksv1@hotmail.it .
Finally, note that Casa Petrarca (Benassai-Incisa Square; 6:15 p.m.) is hosting an event entitled "Girls in '68," during which a number of local women will speak about the condition of women in 1968 and the following years, as former workers or former students of the time. This will be followed by an apericena, offered to all participants by the municipality, which organized the event. More details at www.casapetrarca.org
The themed initiatives will conclude on Saturday, March 10, with a conference on the role of women in Etruscan times and their daily habits, with a focus on the use of ointments and perfumes in body care. The meeting, organized by Archeoclub and titled "The Scent of Rhamta's Skin," will be held by experimental archaeologist Paola Di Silvio .
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