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The City Council announces the program of activities for the Day Against Gender Violence

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Event Date: November 25th 2019
Event type: Other events
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Schedule: It is explained below
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The City Council of Dénia presents the program of events organized on the occasion of the International Day against gender violence, which is celebrated on November 25. The Department of Equality and Diversity has coordinated a program that stands out for cross-cutting, with the collaboration of other council departments such as Culture and Libraries, Sports, Education, Commerce, Citizen Protection, Youth and Parties, which provide variety in the offer of activities and the possibility of broadening awareness to very diverse sectors of the population.

The Councilor for Equality and Diversity, Javier Scotto, also highlights the participation of groups and entities of the city "Without which it would not be possible" Present such a complete program. They collaborate in the organization of activities Matria, Associación de Dones, la Baix la Mar fails, the Pessic cinema-club, Aqualia, the UNED Dénia and the Association of Autonomous Merchants of Dénia (ACADE).

Scotto has also highlighted the active involvement of the local sports world, a collaboration that began last year with the reading of the manifesto against gender violence during the women's regional league match that faced the CFS Dianense Dprint with CFS Ribeco Castalla and that this year extends to other sports clubs, whose teams will wear a distinctive purple in the games that play at home during the weekend of November 23 and 24. He Centro Deportivo Dénia - Aqualia has also organized a march against gender violence from its facilities to the Plaza del Consell, with activities and gifts for the participants, which will take place on Saturday 23 in the morning.

Acts the 25N

Finally, the councilor said that the November 25, at 12 hours, will be carried out a new action and full of symbolism: Victims of gender violence count. This is the implementation of the counters of murdered women who will be installed from that day on the facade of the town hall, after which, a minute of silence will be kept in memory of the victims.

That same afternoon, at 20 hours, a project of the Artemis group of the Local Police created as a tool to combat gender violence will be presented. During the course of this activity, which will be held at the Dénia Library, the institutional manifesto against gender violence agreed by the Consell de les Dones will be read.

The programming is completed with workshops, theater, storytelling, talks, film-forum sessions, documentaries, music and other street actions that aim “Call on citizens to combat gender violence, a fight that must go beyond an event to become a commitment every month and day of the year”, said Scotto, who has encouraged the population to participate in the scheduled events.

Finally, Javier Scotto makes a special mention to the design of the cover and back cover of the program of events, which has been carried out by women who are treated at the Dénia Women's Center and their sons and daughters and in which they have expressed the violence that They have suffered and the consequences they still suffer, creating a message of support and hope: "Don't be afraid to go through the door".

Check here the full program of the International Day Against Violence of Génere in Dénia

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