The government subdelegate in Pontevedra, Maica Larriba, presented today in the City of Mondariz the awareness project “MAVI: the travelling suitcase against gender violence”, an initiative promoted by the Unit against Violence against Women of the Subdelegation. The event was also attended by the mayor of the municipality, Xosé Emilio Barros; the social services team of the town; and the head of the Unit against Violence against Women in the province of Pontevedra, Manuela Vilaboy. The deputy delegate insisted on the responsibility that public institutions must assume to offer safe places of complaint and attention for the victims of this violence “since the data reveal a harsh reality, and that is that male violence is still very present in the province, as unfortunately we saw this month with the repulsive murder of Beatriz Lijó, in Baiona”.
“MAVI: The Travelling Suitcase against Gender Violence” is an initiative that was born with the aim of bringing books on different topics related to feminism, equality, empowerment, self-esteem or male violence to the women and girls of the province. With four active travel bags, one of them now returns to Mondariz in its resort through the province of Pontevedra, after stopping at the town halls of A Lama, Moaña, Covelo, A Guarda, O Grove. MAVI contains texts that promote reflection, awareness and awareness on key issues to achieve a more egalitarian and violence-free society, favoring critical thinking against the stereotypes and gender roles that perpetuate these violence and inequalities.
Maica Larriba pointed out the importance of education in the fight against male violence and for gender equality and stressed that “much remains to be done, as shown by the 1,369 active cases registered in the province in the VioGen police protection system. These are 1,369 reasons to continue working in a coordinated way between institutions to end this social scourge.”
The MAVI project will remain in the Municipal Library of Mondariz for three months and will be integrated into its reading club.