- The subdelegate of the Government brought twelve books on feminism, equality, self-esteem and male violence to the City Council
- The MAVI project, promoted by the Government Subdelegation in Lugo in 2022, travels the municipalities of the province to promote reflection on stereotypes and gender roles
- The initiative has three suitcases that are distributed among municipalities, women’s information centers, social entities and other agencies
Olimpia López, deputy delegate of the Government in Lugo, visited the City of Samos to deliver a Travelling Suitcase against Gender Violence (MAVI), an initiative promoted by the Subdelegation of the Government to promote equality and the prevention of male violence through reading.
The deputy delegate, accompanied by Rosa María Rivas, head of the Violence against Women Unit of the Government Subdelegation in Lugo, highlighted the importance of bringing this type of resources closer to the citizens, especially rural municipalities. “Reading allows them to reflect on behaviors and stereotypes that we continue to assume normally and that contribute to perpetuating inequalities between women and men,” he said.
The MAVI project started in 2022 in the municipalities of Viveiro and Sarria. Since then, the suitcases traveled through municipalities of the province, as well as the penitentiary centers of Bonxe and Monterroso. Each one contains twelve books, reading cards and a diary in which participants can collect their impressions.
Olimpia López thanked the collaboration of the City of Samos and stressed that “the prevention of gender violence also requires education, awareness and tools that help us identify and question discriminatory behaviors.”
The three suitcases of the program continue their tour of the municipalities, women’s information centers and social services of the province, where they stay for periods of four or five months to facilitate individual reading and group activities.
Catalogue of books
The suitcase delivered in Samos includes twelve works directed at the different ages. For children and young people, it includes “Is there anything more boring than being a pink princess?”, by Raquel Díaz Reguera, and “Secret heroines of wool history of Spain”, by El Fisgón Historico.
The adult catalog consists of “Lana cenicienta que en lo quiero comer perdices”, by Nunila López Salamero and Myriam Cameros Sierra; “All I should be feminists”, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; “Lanas chicas are warriors: 26 rebels who changed the world”, by Irene Cívico and Sergio Parra; “My husband beats me the normal”, by Miguel Lorente Acosta; “Infamia”, by Ledicia Costas; “Amelia. History of a struggle, by Amelia Tiganus, Alicia Palmer and Roberto García; Tired, by Nuria Varela; Those days when we were bad, by Inma López Silva; Rosalía feminista, by Helena González Fernández; and My daughters gave me back the life, by Inés Fernández Lamela.