Creating culture, generating new visions, and stimulating "different" thoughts with the aim of fostering a new way of creating awareness and developing healthy relationships in a community: if these are part of your goals, what kind of partner have you found in ASA?
A very receptive partner, willing to take the lead in defining an inspiring path for all its personnel. At ASA, I not only found a very comfortable environment, a welcoming and calm atmosphere, but also a deeply respectful one. The intervention we will be carrying out has been proposed to employees, who will be free to choose whether to participate. A clear sign of attention towards respect for everyone's freedom.
From premise to implementation, it's a short step: what will happen at ASA?
On the 5th of November, an intervention will take shape within the company, part of a process the company began voluntarily last year. Ours will therefore be another step in an awareness-raising effort that has a past but is projected into the future. Company employees will be invited to participate in a sharing session focused on topics such as gender-based violence, the various forms of violence, the context in which these arise, and the everyday microaggressions that are often committed without even realising it. As a corollary, we will also provide some data, always useful for understanding the "weight" of this patriarchal culture, which can then lead to dangerous consequences. Finally, we will also provide simple tools for change, using playful and engaging solutions.
Why would you suggest ASA personnel should participate in the meeting?
We are living in a dark moment in history where violence, hatred, and negativity are so common that they are perceived as inevitable. Breaking this cycle is possible, but everyone can and must do their part by understanding that change is the result of consistent personal actions. Even small ones, but attentive and respectful of others. ASA and its employees can therefore be triggers of this process: by deploying their energy and commitment, they can be a bridge to a future that speaks another language.
The collaboration between ASA and Women For Freedom also includes a second step...
That’s true! On the afternoon of 4th December, ASA will offer its employees the chance to leave the office during working hours to visit the exhibition organised during the Liberamenti Festival in Bassano. The 2025 theme will be Freedom, expressed as "Freedom from..." and "Freedom to..." through various art forms, both by events and performances and by exhibitions and installations. In addition to local artists and associations, nationally important guests will also be invited.
So much for today. But if “continuity” is the goal of the partnership between the two organisations, how do you imagine this mutual cross-fertilisation can continue?
I would like the thoughts on gender equality/balance to be extended to other areas within the company as well — by translating the methodologies acquired — to make the company increasingly inclusive and a promoter of human capital. This is a deeply felt topic, and we are committed to providing tools that not only allow a valuable coexistence, but also the simultaneous growth of colleagues with different backgrounds, cultures, and religions. The person who is “different” from me is not an enemy, but an element of enrichment.
