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Alguaceños of all ages took part in the varied cast of initiatives, scheduled by the Department of Equality of the local council, have been aimed mainly commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
From 24 to 26 this past November, the town has turned alguaceño against this social evil with a series of proposals for leisure and sporting character and awareness to the young.
In this sense, the Parish Church of San Onofre alguaceña the resort hosted on the night of Saturday, November 24, the performance of the Municipal Polyphonic Choir "Maenad" of Cotillas Towers.
Also the central time these events commemorating the International Day of fight against gender violence focused on the morning of Sunday, November 25th, a march hiker that, starting from the Plaza Enrique Tierno Galvan, and discoursing population by various places and routes the municipality, was organized jointly by the Councils of the Consistory Equality and Sports in collaboration with the Local Hikers Club "Despacico, that I can not," Revitalisation Programme and Youth Participation "Sum and Follow" and the Association of Women Alguaceñas.
The culmination of this awareness campaign put the talk, entitled "Youth and Gender Violence" and aimed at high school students of the municipality, delivered in the hall of the House of Culture in the morning This last Monday, November 26, the staff of the Legal Assistance Centre for Victims of Domestic Violence (CAVI) of Cotillas Towers, an organization he created in 2007 under the auspices of the Institute for Women's the region of Murcia and has been ascribed to the town alguaceña.
At this meeting the young illustrated, among other things, on a problem that starts at the beginning of relationships.
In the words of Councillor of the City of Alguazas Equality, María Dolores Hernández García, "with the development of these activities we pursue the goal of sensitizing the population alguaceña that achieving equality between men and women is the best way to prevent gender violence. "
Hernandez Garcia stressed his commitment to "continue to work in preventing such situations of domestic violence and the responsibility to be closer to these women to listen to their needs and solutions."
Constant work.
Initiatives for this cause, as the mayor pointed responsible Alguazas Equal area, not limited to the commemoration of the International Day.
Thus, from the Local Consistory, attention to women as both standard-risk or vulnerability is mainly through the Social Services Unit, in addition with the free services of that CAVI Cotillas Towers whose object care and counseling to any woman victim of domestic violence through prevention programs management-violent intervention in dating relationships with minors, coordination with law enforcement authorities, and to improve the detection and care gender violence in health primary care.
Similarly, at the initiative of the City Council Area Alguazas competent, are offered throughout the year briefings aimed both at students of schools of the locality and to the members of the different groups that make up the network of associations in the municipality.
In 1999, the General Assembly of the United Nations designated November 25 as "International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women".
During 2012, 41 people have been killed in Spain because of the violence.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alguazas
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