A concert, an awareness campaign and the demonstration focus the events of the Day Against Gender Violence

The Santander City Council will focus the events on the occasion of the International Day against Gender Violence in a concert-conference, an awareness campaign and the traditional demonstration. This was agreed this Friday by the Santander Equality Council that has held a meeting to approve the agenda planned for the celebration of 25-N, as reported by the Consistory in a press release.

The meeting, which was chaired by the area councillor, Zulema Gancedo, was attended by representatives of the municipal Corporation and sector associations. “At the City Council we consider that it is essential to raise awareness about the importance of eradicating violence against women in society, a social scourge that continues to be very present in the 21st century“Gancedo noted.

ACTS

Thus, it will develop awareness campaign ‘The thermometer of violence’which seeks to “make you reflect and help detect those attitudes or behaviors that should not be tolerated in any relationship.”

Among the events scheduled and organized by the City Council, on Thursday the 21st the concert-conference ‘The music of the silenced’ in which pieces by composers whose works “have great musical quality and do not enjoy all the recognition they deserve” will be performed with flute and piano. As explained by the Consistory, these women found themselves overshadowed by the great composers of their time and that is why they signed their works with pseudonyms, avoiding being judged for the simple fact of being women who carried out a profession traditionally reserved for men. That is why this action aims to “disseminate and value these works as they deserve”. It will be at 7:00 p.m., at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Santander and Cantabria (MAS) and admission will be free until capacity is reached.

MANIFESTATION

Already on Monday the 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, there will be a awareness day in the Town Hall Square and at 12:00 p.m., a minute of silence for all the victims of gender violence this year 2024, which so far amounts to a total of 40.

In the afternoon, at 7:00 p.m., the traditional demonstration against Gender Violencefrom Puertochico to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

As usual every year, different associations that work against gender violence have organized awareness-raising activities. Among them, the March 8 Commission, in collaboration with the University of Cantabria, will present this Saturday, starting at 12:00 p.m., at the Ciriego cemetery, a tribute to the 11 roses of Cantabriawomen who were murdered in the postwar period.

On November 21, 22, 23, the National Psychology Conference against Gender Violencewhich will take place at the Exhibition Palace, starting at 3:30 p.m. and organized by the College of Psychology of Cantabria.

JOIN

Meanwhile, on Friday the 22nd, organized by UNATE, the International Meeting ‘Gender violence against older women: naming what is invisible’which aims to focus on the fact that gender violence against older women is invisible. It will be at 6:00 p.m. at the UNATE facilities, the Permanent University (Magallanes Street, 6). The broadcast can also be followed live at the following link

Also on Friday the 22nd, the March 8 Commission organized the representation of the play ‘We want them alive’ from the stage group ‘Ni una menos’, by Marina de Cudeyo. It will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Santander Central Library.

FESCAN

And on Saturday the 23rd, starting at 12:00 p.m., FESCAN, in collaboration with the Association of the Deaf of Santander and Cantabria, will hold the meeting ‘The deaf woman in the associative network’ with the participation of Lucía González, general secretary of FESCAN and communication mediator; Cristina Brandariz, president of FESCAN and specialist professor in LSE and Dulce Rubio, secretary of the Deaf Youth Commission of the CNSE.

On Wednesday the 27th the CIPSA center will offer the conference ‘Love is not enough. Keys to a healthy relationship which will be taught by Carlos San Martín. It will be at 8:30 p.m. in the Laredo Room of the Bahía Hotel. Admission is free, after collecting invitations at CIPSA. (c/ Emilio Pino, 6 – 7º left, Santander).

VICARIOUS VIOLENCE

This week, in addition, other initiatives related to this topic have been held. Yesterday the ‘Vicarious Violence, past, present and future’ event took place, a day to raise awareness about this type of violence, which directly affects sons and daughters and harms mothers. The event aimed to raise awareness and delve into a problem that needs visibility, understanding and urgent action to protect those who suffer from it.

Finally, this morning the conference ‘Women and war: challenges for women in the construction of peace and justice’ was held in the Interfaculty building of the UC by Lola Bañón Castellón, professor of journalism at the University of Valencia.