The story of a fight for human rights - The Repubblica Article

The RED ROSE for Tamara has produced an unexpected quantity of gems so next saturday at 10 a.m., in Piazza Augusto Imperatore, Rome, it will take place one of the most original and romantic demonstration of the last years. No banners, no flags, no screamed slogan with loudspeakers. Just one motocycle (exactly a 650cc Transalp) and one red rose. The rose that Alessandro Arbitrio, 44 years old, manager of one consultant company, after one day, will give to his serbian girlfriend Tamara.

"Gli altri noi" has published the story of Alessandro and Tamara last 2. April on "Metropoli" and "Repubblica.it". A Love that since 4 years, when it started, is fighting to survive against the burocracy that doesn't recognizing the "pair de facto", expecially when they are involving italian and extracomunitarian citizens.

Everytime that Tamara wants to meet his boyfriend, she has to ask for a touristic visa, and all the times she is not sure to have it.

The result of all of that is a life of long waiting, economical expenses, visits to the European Union embassies and continuosly searching an "escamotage" sometimes humilianting.

The last one is the trial to employ the girlfriend as a maid. So, over the problems and expenses, there is also the risk that after few visas released by the embassies to be under investigation because "illegal immigration". Who would like to have more information can visit the site http://www.inviaggiopertamara.com that Alessandro Arbitrio made to explain the reason of his demonstration.

A trip using the motocycle till Serb, 1300 km, had to be a metaphor of a relationship "under the burocratic storms not less problematic than wind and rain". Under such situation around 20.000 italians that every year are having a sentimental relationship with an extracomunitarian partner and that they have to fight against the Schengen borders.

Alessandro Arbitrio was surprised when he started to received emails from people and various associations: The "Lega Italiana Famiglie Di Fatto" the Vice President is Adele Parrillo girlfriend of Stefano Rolla, one of the italian soldiers killed in Nassyria, because not married she didn't received and help as a widow; The ArciGay asking to officially recognize the omosexual pairs that as well as the "not married pairs" they are not legally supported.

Next saturday will be at the start also Franco Grillini, president and founder of the association.

The matter to recognize the "pair de facto" is the way to put togeter the the no-UE citizens human rights and the italians. Is a subject that offer the way to share the demonstrations between such actors. Alessandro Arbitrio was not able to imagine all of that and off course he is very satisfied.

Moreover also the Transalp Group Association will be present. They will be with him till the border of Rome together with other motocycle "freelance" drivers.

On himself Alessandro will have a pictures of Saint. George that is killing the dragon. The dragon of discrimination.

He will arrive in Serbia 7. May early afternoon. To wait for him he will find other 50 motocycles of a local group and after giving the rose to Tamara he will be guest of a National TV program. Monday morning, before to come back he will give a broken rose to the Italian embassy in Belgrade, symbol of broken hearts because burocracy.

(glialtrinoi@repubblica.it)