On the occasion of 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Coordination Unit against Violence against Women of the Government Delegation in Melilla organizes, once again, various awareness-raising and training activities on gender violence, aimed at both students and the general public.
On November 6, the city will be attended by Marina Marroquí, Social Educator, specialist in gender violence and author of the books “That is not love: 30 challenges to work on equality”, “That’s not sex: another sex education is urgent” and “Fly high”.
Monologue
At 11.30 a.m., the Assembly Hall of the IES Leopoldo Queipo will host the monologue workshop “That is not love”, an activity aimed at students of 4th ESO and organized in collaboration with the Provincial Directorate of the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports.
In this workshop the rapporteur will combine humour, reflection and her own personal experience to work with young people, critical thinking in the face of toxic romantic love, cultural models of relationship and early detection of gender violence.
In the words of Segura, “these types of activities allow adolescents to open their eyes, offer them tools to identify warning signs and help them build healthy and egalitarian relationships.”
Conference
That same day, at 18:00 hours, the IES Virgen de la Victoria will host the conference “How to build an afftive-sexual education beyond porn”, aimed at the general public: families, teachers, professionals and interested citizens.
In this talk, Marina Marroquí will address the influence of pornography on the normalization of sexual violence, the construction of desire based on violence and the need for affective and sexual education adapted to current challenges.
“We need to offer our young people healthy referents and real tools to identify and combat sexual violence, both in the digital environment and in everyday life,” said Segura, who has encouraged all citizens to participate.
In the words of the Head of Unit, “eradicating gender violence is a collective task. From the Government Delegation we continue to bet on training, prevention and awareness as fundamental pillars to achieve this.”
Segura has expressed that “prevention begins from the classrooms and from education on equality. Education and awareness-raising are the most powerful tools to eradicate gender-based violence.”
Finally, it has invited all Melillense citizens to participate in these activities, which are part of the institutional program of events on the occasion of the 25N, and which aim to continue moving towards a more egalitarian society, free of violence and with conscious and committed young people.