Last Friday, November 20, meeting of the House of Culture Alguazas has hosted two conferences and a short play related to gender violence.
The first conference, 'The Prevention of Domestic Violence' was given by Joseph Garcia, chief of Family and Child Service of the Directorate General, who explained that domestic violence is that which occurs in the home and affects both women, children, elderly, ect.
On the other hand, Maria Dolores Andreu, advises the Department of Gender Violence Institute of Women of the Region of Murcia has based his speech, which was entitled 'In the Violence Against Women, a Comprehensive', in disseminating the various mechanisms that have battered women, support both when they decide to report, how aid once they have dared to take this step.
Finally, the group Maticate of Bullas, represented a fragment of the play "Woman", which premieres next 27 in your area.
These activities fall within the II and Awareness Raising Campaign Against Gender Violence Against Gender Violence launched by the Department of Equality and Social Services City of Alguazas.
The purpose of these initiatives is to raise awareness on this issue alguaceña society, which unfortunately affects women.
Furthermore, since equality have organized various activities such as workshops, theaters or projections aimed at the younger of the municipality to also be aware of this problem.
During his speech, the mayor of the town, José Antonio Fernández Lladó, has encouraged women who suffer from this situation report and invited the authorities to intensify the protection mechanisms.
For his part, responsible for Equality, Dori Bermudez, stressed that since the councils who hold it is working because more and more aware this society on this issue, and the various actions being performed.
According to Laura Muñoz, Director General of Family and Minors of the Ministry of Social Policy, Women and Immigration, are carrying out various policies and programs whose main objective is to protect children from abuse, just one day which commemorated the International Day for the Rights of the Child.
Among the events scheduled to commemorate the International Day Against Violence Against Women on Wednesday, November 25, included the reading of a manifesto, to be held at 12:00 noon at City Hall Plaza Alguazas.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alguazas