“Stop! Open up and report”: from Anela to Mores, the anti-violence campaign reaches 8 municipalities
To combat the phenomenon of discrimination and gender stereotypes
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The campaign promoted by the Cav, Anti-Violence Center "Spazio Donna" of the Plus Health District of Ozieri, "Stop! Open and report" is back. Between April and May 2025 , eight "awareness signs" will be installed in the Municipalities of Anela, Ardara, Bono, Bultei, Burgos, Esporlatu, Mores and Pattada. The initiative was born with the aim of combating the phenomenon of violence, stereotypes and gender discrimination, using two tangible signals: the "painted door" and the "awareness signs" that each Municipality of the District shares and strongly requests in order to always keep this serious violation of human rights in mind.
From June 2025, the operation relating to the installation of awareness signs in each of the municipalities of the District can be considered concluded and completed. The team, since 2022, the year the campaign started, has had the opportunity to collaborate with several professionals who have taken care of the illustrations and graphics: Nicola Marras, Simona Comida, Claudio Mannu. The graphic design of the last signs that will be installed soon has been entrusted to a very young and emerging talent from the Municipality of Tula: Leonardo Meloni, graphic designer , who describes his experience as follows:
"This project combines the strength of Sardinian tradition with awareness of gender violence, celebrating resilience and the decisive role of women. A role that in situations of physical and verbal abuse can be reduced or even eliminated." It aims to be an encouragement to future representations of women, remembering that women, in addition to being delicate, graceful and carefree, are by nature and tradition, strong and courageous. "The images wanted to look at tradition, as a stimulus to rediscover strength, and perhaps, self-respect: more aware of their own value," explains Meloni. "In addition to transmitting strength, agility and determination through the characters, in other tables, such as those dedicated to carpets, the hot air balloon and the hula-hoop, further values emerge such as courage and audacity, aroused by the sensations of vertigo and falling evoked by the images. The way in which we represent the world contributes to building our vision of reality." Leonardo Meloni told the medical team how this project had strongly “sensitized” him.
