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The City of Murcia launches the campaign "Yes to Murcia without macho violence" in order to draw attention to the need to collaborate in eradicating these behaviors and violence against women and positions the municipality as a territory that Progress towards real and effective equality of women and men.
This initiative entails the creation of a brand whose image will be inserted in the information of the program of the Fair of September, next to the emergency numbers 112 and 092 of the Local Police.
It has also organized a tour that highlights the role of women in the September Fair, within the Plural Women program.
Calling attention to the responsibility shared by all people to collaborate in the eradication of behaviors and attitudes macho and violence against women is the object that has led the City of Murcia to design the campaign "Yes to Murcia without macho violence" , Presented today by the Councilor for Social Rights, Conchita Ruiz.
As explained by the mayor, through this initiative 'we want to highlight the commitment of the City Council to prevent any act of violence against women, whatever the type, at all times and areas of people's lives And of the community '.
For this, Ruiz explains that from the Department 'remember that in the face of any sexist behavior, abuse, harassment or sexist violence that may occur during the Fair and parties in districts, Murcia and Murcia have emergency services where they can go To denounce ".
"Speaking of macho violence should not be taboo or an issue for adults only;
On the contrary, to be able to identify at an early age what attitudes and behaviors are macho and aggressive against women, is the way to move towards a society that is intransigent with gender violence and advances towards real and effective equality of women and mens".
The campaign "Yes to Murcia without macho violence" entails the creation of a brand through which the positioning of the city of Murcia against gender violence is identified.
The logo represents both sexes as a proposal for coexistence and tolerance, with a resounding YES to the equality of both and respect.
Yes it is the affirmation, the positive, the duality of the sexes with a discourse of equality.
This image will be inserted in the information and publicity of the program of the Fair of September of the City of Murcia, next to the emergency numbers 112 and 092 of the Local Police, in order that they are accessible to all the citizenship before a situation of Harassment, abuse or gender-based violence.
This campaign has also been reported to all Municipal Boards, to include information in the programs of their parties.
On the other hand, the Councilor for Social Rights has advanced the celebration of the itinerary "Women in the Fair", within the Plural Women's Guided Tour, which will address the role of women within the traditional festivals of Murcia, within the framework Of the next Fair of September 2017.
An activity to be held on Saturday 9 September, which seeks to continue promoting equal opportunities between genders and recognition of the role women have played throughout the history of the city of Murcia, two of the principles That guide the performance of the City of Murcia.
This guided tour will present part of the city's heritage and will visit public spaces and buildings, such as the Bullring, Cathedral and Garden Malecón, making an account of the history of Murcia in religious celebrations and traditional festivals.
Within the civil and religious celebrations, the women have been present in a secondary plane or directly invisibilizadas.
With this tour "Women at the Fair" will be given prominence to women who from areas as diverse as gastronomy, handicrafts or bullfighting have participated in the creation of the city and have enriched and continue to enrich their cultural heritage.
The tour will start at the bullring to finish in the Garden of the Malecón, one of the emblematic points of the festivities.
It will start at 11 in the morning and will last approximately 2 hours.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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