It has been a tribute to the 42 women and 5 children who were fatal victims of sexist violence in 2021
The mayor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Concepción Narváez, together with the councilors of the corporation, Local Police, Firefighters, City Hall workers and neighbors who wanted to participate in a minute of silence for the 42 women and 5 children who were fatal victims of the sexist violence in 2021, on the occasion of 25N which is celebrated today, International Day against Gender Violence.
Gender violence "constitutes the greatest violation of rights, basic freedoms, and is against the principles of equality, security, freedom, integrity and dignity that are inherent to all human beings," said the mayor, highlighting that since The City Council of San Bartolomé de Tirajana has a "firm institutional involvement against this scourge."
“Women are not alone in the face of abuse, we fight to have more means and more resources to assist them in an adequate and necessary way to guarantee the recovery of all victims of gender violence,” she said.
In total, during the year 2020 there have been 4.857 women and 583 minors who have needed the help of the services for Attention to Victims of Gender Violence in Gran Canaria and, as it has warned, "there are thousands of silenced cases, of high risk, of aggressors who believe they go unpunished.”
He also wanted to remember Anna and Olivia, victims of vicarious violence last summer.”
The mayor recalled that "yes, denial exists", the denialist discourse of sexist violence must be "identified and condemned" because "denying physical and psychological abuse kills; denying that you are being abused kills." She regretted that Sexist violence exists in all areas of development of women and girls, in all places, with different forms, which is why it has been considered "necessary for institutions to get involved in the prevention of gender violence", and to "fight for and so that the economic and professional resources of the network of victim care services are consolidated efficiently and quickly.”
San Bartolomé de Tirajana “is involved and aware of this fight” more especially this day 25N to be “a reminder that this scourge exists and we cannot look the other way.” The City Council is going to “continue working”, as it has guaranteed, to “recover services and follow up on each case” because everything that involves “accompanying and being by the side of these women is essential, so that they overcome fear and can give the step, which is fundamental,” said the mayor.
The monologist-comedian Omayra Cazorla has participated in the act of rejection of gender violence, putting herself in the shoes of an abused woman and making visible, with a simple gesture with her hand, the international symbol to denounce a situation of violence. This gesture is being reproduced as a distress signal so that, if you are in danger, other people can alert the police.
Since last November 15, the Department of Equality has been developing a program of events to mark this commemoration. Among the planned actions is the exhibition of the collage 'BE FEMINIST!, 21 Municipalities free of gender violence' and the latest monologue 'Don't shut up, you are not alone', by Omayra Cazorla.
The Councilor for Equality, Irasema Hernández, has highlighted that “there is an extensive program with open activities, in which key topics such as equality, self-care and female empowerment, the fight against gender violence, and tools are discussed. to identify it,” he said.
