The subdelegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, visited today the municipality of La Baña to deliver the “Travelling Suitcase against Gender Violence” (MAVI). This initiative, which has already visited 9 municipalities in the province of A Coruña, aims to promote equality and raise awareness of the need to continue advancing in the fight against male violence.
The subdelegate highlighted the municipalist nature of this initiative, highlighting the fundamental role played by municipalities in the dissemination of campaigns such as the MAVI, especially in rural areas, where access to materials of this nature can be more complicated. These actions contribute to building a more egalitarian, just and free society from male violence.
Combating gender violence through reading is a valuable initiative. In this context, they propose to work through reading on how to recognize and address all types of violence. The literature not only entertains, but also educates and sensitizes. It is a powerful way to contribute to the fight against gender-based violence and to build a more just and equitable society.
The objective of this suitcase, which will remain in A Baña for up to three months, is to promote reflection, awareness and awareness among the neighborhood about gender violence through activities that can be carried out using the books that the suitcase provides. In this way, the suitcase will reach municipal libraries and libraries of schools, foster homes or associations victims of gender violence.
With this initiative that today arrived at the Baña Library, it is intended that the citizens of the municipality can have the opportunity to access different readings on feminism, empowerment, male violence and self-esteem, promoting in the same way reading between the neighborhood. 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 provides the opportunity to train the neighbors of this city council in equality and thus ensure that they do not continue to exercise and tolerate male chauvinistic behaviors,” said Rivas. In this regard, the subdelegate shared that currently in the province of A Coruña there are 2,194 active cases in the VioGén system of protection of victims of gender violence, so MAVI is “an essential tool to achieve a more egalitarian, fairer society and free of male violence”.
The travelling suitcase contains 14 titles written by women including ‘Lies to Be a Real Woman’. Manual for beginners’ by Rocío Salazar and ‘Those days when I was bad’ by Inma López Silva; as well as books aimed at children such as ‘There is something more boring than being a pink princess?’ by Raquel Díaz Reguera or ‘Good night tales for rebellious girls’ by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo. It also includes a newspaper in which readers who wish to do so can reflect their experience through comments or suggestions with the aim of contributing to enrich this initiative that aims to be dynamic and improve their journey.
Travel
Since its beginnings in October 2022, the suitcase traveled against gender violence to several municipalities in the province of A Coruña, visiting its municipal libraries and school centers, shelters or associations victims of gender violence with the aim of promoting reflection on equality in the majority of citizens.
Specifically, MAVI began its journey for equality in the city of Vimianzo. From there he continued to Cedeira and the town hall of Mañón, passing through the town hall of Melide.
In 2023, the travelling suitcase added six more destinations to its route, its first stop being the Carmela Arias Díaz de Rábago Social Insertion Center in A Coruña to provide inmates with material that brings them reflections on topics of interest, as well as to encourage reading in the center. MAVI also visited the town hall of Cee.
Currently there are three other suitcases that are traveling through the province, apart from the one that today arrived at the library of A Baña: one is in the town hall of Val do Dubra, another in Santa Comba, and the last one in Carballo, which arrived more recently.
The Travelling Suitcase will continue its journey for equality by the municipalities of the province that request it.