Retake Roma

We were involved with the organization which worked on cleaning out the streets in the city of Rome. We met Rebecca, who originally was from the USA and now lives in Italy. She started out cleaning the walls in her neighborhood from graffiti, and then found more people who also wanted to live in a clean city. The organization grew around the city, and today there are several cleanups per week. During our involvement we removed the ads from poles and walls, washed out the graffiti, painted poles, and cleaned the metro stairs. Rebecca was a passionate woman, who truly believed in what she was doing. I liked the day spent with a purpose and learned more of an Italian culture.