More than a thousand people have demonstrated this Saturday, March 22, in Badajoz to reject the murder of educator Belén Cortés in a protected floor in the Pacense capital, and demand that decent and “physical and emotional” security conditions be guaranteed for professionals for the social sector.
Thus, convened by various professional associations and unions under the motto ‘Belén we are all. Enough now! ‘, The protesters have started at 12.00 a.m. A Silence Tour that has started and finished in the Plaza de España de la Ciudad.
There, a manifesto has been read in which, after ensuring that the “unfortunate tragedy” occurred “could have been avoided”, the Board of Extremadura has been claimed Human, technical and financing resources “sufficient”as well as the recognition of professionals as “authority figures” and “dangerous situations” in which, they have underlined, they are immersed.
Similarly, protesters They have claimed the paralysis of the “outsourcing” of public servicesthe reinforcement of the Infant-Under Mental Health Area providing it with the necessary multidisciplinary team, and the strengthening of the network of the Family Care Programs for being “essential” for the prevention and resolution of conflicts that affect the most vulnerable people.
On the other hand, in the manifesto the importance of a “mandatory and continuous” training in conflict managementcrisis situations and de -escalation of violence; In addition to the need to create specialized units for young people with addiction problems and the opening of the Zagal Recovery Center (CE.RE.ZA) as a public resource for minors with behavioral problems.
“We cannot allow another tragedy like this to happen again”have cried out the various professional associations and convening unions, warning that they will remain “united”, “coordinated” and “in struggle” so that the public administration guarantees that professionals in the sector do their work “in conditions of dignity and security.”
Specifically, the demonstration has been convened by the Professional College of Educators and Social Educators of Extremadura; the Official Social Work Colleges of Cáceres and Badajoz; the Official College of Psychology of Extremadura; the Professional College of Occupational Therapists of Extremadura; the official procolegio of pedagogues and psychopedagogues of Extremadura; the Association of Children’s Educators Extremadura, or the Professional Association of Social Educators of IES de Extremadura.
The Association of Social Integration of Extremadura has also convened; The Platform for the Defense of Family Attention Programs, and CCOO, UGT, CSIF, SGTEX, USE, SIP and CNT unions.
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