8 March/marzo 2000
MESSAGGERO -
Sportsmen's striptease at the Mythos / Gli sportivi si spogliano al Mythos, by Stefano Castellani
Traditionally 8th march is also a time for revenge, and at the Mythos five young men from L'Aquila will perform a strip-tease for their female audience. Nothing hard, says the organizer, and no problem in finding voluntaries.
9 March/marzo 2000
MESSAGGERO -
Celano - Our grandparents' nuptials / Le nozze dei nostri nonni, by Raffaele Rosati
At the prehistory museum in Paludi di Celano an exhibition on "Il rito nuziale nel tempo: 1900-2000" organized by anthropologist Manuela Ciaccia with old photos and documents.
8 March/marzo 2000
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Sulmona - Grandfather with five degrees and seven diplomas deceased / E' morto il nonno con cinque lauree e sette diplomi
Mario Petrarca, born in Castel di Sangro in 1910, left yesterday morning his life dedicated to self-taught studying. He gor his first degree at 68 and was invited to many talk-shows to explain the reasons of his choice.
8 March/marzo 2000
IL CENTRO - -
Memories of women's struggles / "Donne, è il giorno della memoria", by Maria Rosa Tomasello
From no rights or properties in the early 20th century to equality and freedom. Maristella Lippolis says too many women have forgotten, and young ones do not even know. Thirty years ago 8 march meant political and social battles, now it sees reduced to men's strip-tease. But the road is long still, especially in politics. The male world defends itself, and in the families brothers do anything to stop their sisters.