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Councilor for Social Rights, Conchita Ruiz, will participate in the event, organized by the NGO A21, with the collaboration of the City Council, with the aim of raising awareness against trafficking in persons and promoting the abolition of modern slavery step by step
On Saturday 20, at 5:00 p.m., thousands of people around the world will join a movement of awareness and awareness in the fight against human trafficking, the new modern slavery and whose people 98% are women .
In Murcia, the City of Murcia, adds for the third consecutive year to this awareness action called "Walking for Freedom", organized by the International Association A-21.
This activity is proposed in the II Plan for Equality of Opportunities between Women and Men of the City of Murcia, and responds to the objective of raising awareness and inform the public about violence against women and trafficking in persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation .
This was explained this morning by the Councilor for Social Rights and Development Cooperation, Conchita Ruiz, accompanied by the president of A21, Andrea Gutiérrez, and the member of its board of directors, Marian Serrano.
The initiative consists of a silent walk, step by step, with the motto: "Walking for Freedom" that takes place annually with the aim of raising awareness about the injustice of trafficking in persons and continue to rescue, restore and rebuild lives.
It is not posed as a protest, but as a silent and simple line of people walking through the millions of men, women and children who remain trapped in slavery today.
Its objective is to "sensitize much more, provoke a change in the fight against human trafficking and promote this movement to abolish modern slavery step by step," says Conchita Ruiz who, as in previous years, will be one of the participants in the March.
The tour will start at 5:00 pm from the Plaza Circular, advancing along Constitución Avenue towards Gran Vía Escultor Salzillo, Glorieta de España, Plaza Cardenal Belluga, Calle Trapería, Plaza Santo Domingo, to culminate in Plaza Constitución, where it will be held a cultural activity with the Carmen Romero Dance Academy.
Last year there were more than 600 walks in 50 countries.
In Spain, 14 cities participated, while this year 22 will participate, including Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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