Where Is Culture in Rome? - Global Rome: Changing Faces of the Eternal City - page 233

ladyfest in two social centers: strike and forte prenestino . Websites of the individual social
centers.
ters were either young students or proletarians. a study carried out in 1994 in
Rome showed that 72 percent of people visiting social centers were between 18
and 26 years old (senzamedia 1996). today, though, the fact that several social
centers have existed for a long time has made them very diverse in terms of gen-
erations participating in activities. at least until a few years ago, in Rome, there
was a marked gender imbalance among supporters, with males accounting for 67
percent of the total versus a 33 percent share of females (senzamedia 1996). but
recently, feminist and queer events, for example, the ones organized by the lady-
fest network, are regularly scheduled, making social centers much more mixed
places than before.
squatters and people attending meetings; organizing activities; or just going
to listen to music, discussions, and events form various small and large networks.
Networks must be conceptualized on at least four different levels: (1) the indi-