On Monday, November 25, will mark worldwide International Day Against Violence Against Women, and on this occasion in Jumilla, the Department of Equality in collaboration with ALMA Association, organized a series of activities with an impact on the need for a social concept change, to eradicate this scourge still continues to affect hundreds of women.
Alicia Abellán, Councillor for Equality, was commissioned to publicize the activities begin on Monday, November 18, at 12.00, with space for reflection, "Say NO to violence against women" located at the entrance of the City Jumilla.
At 20.00 pm in Cajamurcia, will know the sketches submitted to mural painting competition "X equal" and then Josefa García Milanes psychologist offer the paper "Effect of gender violence in children".
On Tuesday the 19th, in the Market, will be held a day of awareness, with the distribution of information material, and purple ties.
During the Wednesday 20 and Friday 22, from 10.00 hours to 12.00 hours, will be free self-esteem workshop for which registration is required participation prior to November 18, in the General Register of the City.
Also on Wednesday at 19.00, Ana García Molina, laughter therapy workshop held at the Centro Sociocultural Roque Banos.
On Thursday 21 at 19.30 am at the Cultural Hall Cajamurcia, has scheduled the roundtable "The institutional intervention in gender violence", with the participation of the local police, Civil Guard, Social Services Center Health and the Court, in order to provide an institutional perspective of the treatment of cases of gender violence.
Already on Sunday, November 24, at 12.00 in the Paseo Poeta Lorenzo Guardiola, will be a rally against gender violence, and honor the victims.
Equality Councilwoman wanted in this sense, to send a message to all residents of the county, inviting them to participate in signal village of Jumilla revulsion against this social evil.
Moreover, that same Sunday, from 10.00 pm in the Liberty Avenue, next to the municipal building services, will take place the mural against Gender Violence sketch winner of the "X Equality" .
Monday, November 25, at the Center for Child Care, children perform a "Panel against gender violence", and at night, in the Full Council of November Jumilla, the councilors will observe a minute's silence as a sign of revulsion at the violence.
The activities will end on Friday November 29, with the radio program "Equal waves", this time dedicated to the fight against gender violence.
This will be issued from 11:00 to 12:00 hours in the Municipal Issuer, 107.7 FM.
Moreover, in parallel, and throughout the month, the City Council Equality agent, Paquita Ruiz, will be developing 14 prevention workshops toxic relationships with groups of 3 of the ESO, in the four secondary schools mandatory municipality.
The Councillor for Equality, moreover recalled that Jumilla has a Specialized Care Point women victims of violence, in which confidentially, is providing psychological support, and information about the process proportionate to follow in case of want to denounce this situation.
In addition, he also noted that the city also has the CAVI located in Yecla, which similarly provides legal advice to women who suffer this type of abuse.
On the other hand there are also reminded that 016 phones, which leaves no coal dialing on your phone bill, 112, in case of emergencies, and 901 101 332 for continued full assistance in any region cavis.
"It is an achievement of the company that in recent years the problem has gotten out of the home, and is seen as a social problem that affects everyone, not just women battered" said the mayor, Alicia Abellán
Meanwhile Suni Muñoz, president of ALMA, said that the work done by the association is "silent but steady", and more and more women who decide to terminate a situation of abuse.
He also recalled that "it is everyone's responsibility, reporting such abuses, since in many cases, victims are hesitant to take the plunge, and suffer this abuse in silence."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla