The subdelegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, approached this morning to the city of Val do Dubra where she participated in the reading of the manifesto of 25N against Gender Violence and to deliver “Mavi, the travelling suitcase”, which contains different books with feminist and equality themes.
This project, which began in the province of A Coruña last year, continues its journey for equality by the municipalities of the province that request it.
The objective of this suitcase, which will remain in Val do Dubra for up to three months, is to promote reflection, awareness and awareness among the neighborhood around gender violence.
With this initiative that today reached the Library of Val do Dubra, it is intended that the citizenship of the municipality can have the opportunity to access different readings on feminism, empowerment and self-esteem. At the same time, it aims to promote critical thinking in the face of stereotypes and gender roles that are socially perpetuated and promote gender violence.
The travelling suitcase contains 14 titles written by women including ‘Disarming Masculinity’ by Beatriz Ranea Treviño and ‘Land of Women. An intimate and familiar look at the rural world’ by María Sánchez and books aimed at children such as ‘Son una niña rebelde. A newspaper to start revolutions’ by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo or ‘Kike and the barbies’ by Pija Lindenbaum. It also incorporated children’s literature books for this type of audience, as well as a newspaper in which readers who wish to do so can reflect their experience and thus contribute to enriching this initiative that aims to be dynamic and improve their journey.
The travelling suitcase against gender violence began its journey in the town hall of Vimianzo and continued until Cedeira, from where it arrived at the town hall of Mañón. In these municipalities, MAVI also collaborated with children’s schools as well as primary and secondary schools in the municipalities in order to bring reflections on feminism and gender roles closer to young people. In addition, the travelling suitcase visited the Carmela Arias Díaz de Rábago Social Insertion Center in A Coruña.
Currently there are two other suitcases that are traveling through the province, one is in Vimianzo and the other in Santa Comba, which arrived more recently. This suitcase will reach municipal libraries and libraries of schools, shelters or associations of victims of gender violence.
The subdelegate of the Government wanted to highlight the municipal nature of this initiative given the fundamental role played by the municipalities so that this type of campaign reaches the majority of the population and especially the population of the more rural areas that have more difficulty in accessing materials of this nature.
In the reading of the manifesto was also present the students who are participating in the employment workshops of the city council, which will be trained and will work for a year in social health care for people at home or as a monitor of free time for children and young people.