The councilors for Equality, María Gisbert, and Citizen Security, Silvia Ibáñez, along with the Culture councilor, Iñaki Pérez, announced the activities organized transversally with the Sectorial Council of Women and various local entities. Gisbert emphasized the importance of co-education and awareness in schools to eradicate sexist violence, lamenting national figures of fatal victims and reiterating the council's commitment.
Silvia Ibáñez pointed out that gender violence is a transversal reality affecting all age groups, and highlighted the close collaboration with the Local Police's Gender Violence Unit and awareness campaigns on social media.
For his part, Iñaki Pérez stressed the transversal nature of municipal areas and called for the involvement of men, emphasizing the need for them to understand the seriousness of the situation and participate in activities.
The program includes workshops on gender equality and prevention of sexist violence for primary and secondary students (October-June). From November 2nd to 13th, the IDELSA Exhibition Hall will host the exhibition ‘Women of the World’, organized by Cruz Roja Elda.
Other planned activities include an open mic against gender violence on November 9th at Cafetería Cilantro, organized by the Feminist Assembly of Vinalopó Mitjà. On November 10th, the Fundación Paurides will host a talk on ‘Sexist Violence: A Public Health Problem’, by family doctor María José Muñoz Ballester.
From November 16th to 30th, the Civic and Youth Center will exhibit ‘Hysteria. Textile Art Against Violence’, by artist Victoria Chinchilla Arques. On November 18th, the Casino Eldense will host the conference ‘From Eve to Proserpina: Woman as Culprit, Victim, and Object in Art History’, by professor José Manuel Guardia.
On November 23rd, the Auditorium of the Civic Center will host the presentation of the report on labor violence in Spain, by Silvia Catalán Romero (CCOO). On November 25th, the main day, there will be a reading of the institutional manifesto in the Plaza de la Constitución (12:00 PM) and a concentration and participatory action in the Plaza Sagasta (7:00 PM).
Finally, on December 2nd, the Fundación Paurides will screen the film ‘Promising Young Woman’ as part of the ‘Wednesday Cinema’ series, organized by the University Headquarters of the UA in Elda.
