Cultural events starring women artists, a drawing contest aimed at students from the municipality's preschool and primary schools, the show 'Cyclic Woman, Courage Woman' and a mural made by students from the IES José Zerpa, are some of the scheduled activities. by the City Council of Santa Lucía de Tirajana to celebrate this year on March 8, International Women's Day.
“Unity makes equality” is this year's motto. The Councilor for Equality, Minerva Pérez, points out that “In order for young people to also get involved in this celebration, we asked the Liluva Women's Association to carry out some activity with students, which is why we contacted the Equality Commission of the IES José Zerpa, who were willing to create a mural on the walls of the institute.” The drawing of the mural is designed by the illustrator Irene León Guijarro, who has directed the students' work for several weeks.
To involve primary school students, a March 8 poster contest was held aimed at students in the municipality. On Monday, March 7, the exhibition 'Femenino Plural' opens, a multidisciplinary collective by Aurelia Alcántara, Chiqui Ordóñez, Guacimara Melián, Marga Marrero, Maria Novo, Megui Hernández, Rebeca Brendel, Rita Ramírez, Tina Alcántara, Yaiza Díaz and Yasmina Martínez . It will be in the Felo Monzón room of the Municipal Ateneo.
Next Tuesday, March 8 at 7 pm, the Institutional Event on the occasion of International Women's Day will be held at the Sardina Cinema. During the event, the dance show 'Cyclic Woman, Courage Woman' will be performed, by the Rocío Pozo Dance Company. In this work, five women pay tribute to women from the joy of living, singing a song to empowerment, freedom and sisterhood.
On Wednesday, March 9, the exhibition 'The Sea, a feminine look' will be inaugurated, it is a collective of photographs organized by Latitud Azul, an association for environmental conservation. The exhibition will be from March 9 to 31 in the A. Janina room of the Víctor Jara theater.
On Saturday, March 12, in the Plaza de Los Algodoneros from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m., the Neighborhood Meeting for Equality will be held, with exhibitions of work carried out at the Municipal Center for Equality, workshops to do as a family, and inflatables.
From last February 28 to March 6 in the A. Janina room of the Víctor Jara theater there is 'Be Feminist', a collective of feminist posters from the Collage Workshop of the Cabildo de GranCanaria.