Her first victory is similar to one of the major revelations of her activist life. After years of advocating using traditional communication channels and tools, she came to realize that the most effective way to raise awareness is to scale down the audience and to focus on direct interactions and discussions. And the community center that she co-founded is the perfect setting for addressing sensitive topics about migrants and minorities in a safe space.

Occasionally she feels down because she doesn’t feel that her family really understands and supports her work. Although she has been trying to outreach to a lot of people with her positive message, her family seems quite resistant and supports very different and conflicting ideas. But she realized that even though they are related, she has to have the same expectations as for anyone else and to deal with them as if they were people with radical ideas, the same as everyone else. And if she cannot persuade them, she should not take it as a personal defeat.

Alessandra got to the point where she thinks that extremism should be explained in a similar manner both for children and adults. Abstract reasoning is not the winning ticket. But all these negative realities could be explained and redressed if we manage to get people with radical views in touch with their own emotions.
Alessandra argues that disrespect and violence are always emerging out of fear. This is why the direct and personal approach are more likely to succeed, because it is the only way to outreach the preexisting emotional conditions.

She tries to do countering activities simply by doing her job well and by letting skeptical people approach her organization. She tries to be informative in an informal manner. Also because in this way it does not seem that she is trying to teach anything.

Alessandra strongly believes that each and every one of us can contribute to a better society.
The idea of advocacy can be expanded, including any form of advocacy, where people can feel they have power. And she can bring evidence especially from the community center where she noticed dramatic changes of hearts and behaviours within people that seemed irreversibly stuck in their own prejudices and fears.

The road to the police station is paved with good intentions. Alessandra insists that there should be a balance between the emotional aspect and your rational side of activism.
Everyone should be aware and honest about their limits, including when it comes to serve a good cause. If a situation becomes too stressful or potentially harmful it is compulsory to avoid any incidents and to document the situation from a safe distance, either virtually or physically.

Find your own dimension; know your own limits, your strengths and weaknesses.
You need to tailor your strategy and your actions to your life. Try to set very realistic and feasible activities, that should not interfere excessively on your personal or professional life and you own comfort zone.