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The City Council, FOM Lorca and the Youth Council call for participation in the demonstration against gender violence (21/11/2019)

The mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, insists that "in the fight against this social scourge we must be together all public administrations, citizenship, but also organizations and oenegés."

The mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, has encouraged this morning to participate in the events planned for next Monday, November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The mayor has regretted that "in the 21st century and in a developed country like ours we have this issue remain news, because we still have a long way to go."

He has insisted that "much progress has been made in the fight against this type of violence, but in what we still have to face, we must be together with all public administrations, all citizens, but also organizations and NGOs that have made the flag of the main reason for its existence and its objectives ".

Mateos thanked the involvement and work carried out in Lorca by the Federation of Women's Organizations (FOM Lorca) and also the Lorca Youth Council, because violence against women does not understand age, social status and not Know about territories.

It is a cross-cutting issue that affects all of us in all social spheres. "

The First Edil has insisted that "we must make visible and educate and within that visibility and education is this comprehensive program that has been worked from the Department of Equality by the hand of different groups, such as FOMLorca and the Youth Council and that has its most important date this next Monday, November 25, with the reading of the manifesto and the tribute to the victims of gender violence. "

Mateos Molina has reiterated that "the involvement of the City of Lorca is going to be total and we will continue advancing in the fight against this social scourge and in the next ordinary plenary session that will be held this next Monday, November 25, membership will be approved of the City Council of Lorca to the 'Pact against Gender Violence', which was forged within the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces and which will be signed with the Central State Administration for full coordination and communication flows and activities that allow the Local Police and other municipal services to work with the State Security Forces and Corps to provide a rapid, proportionate and adequate response to cases of gender violence that could occur in our municipality. "

Finally, the mayor has invited all citizens to participate in the events that are still pending within the program organized on the occasion of the 25N and has highlighted the demonstration scheduled for 19:30 hours next Monday with departure from the Plaza de Calderón, where at 17:45 the floral offering is planned in the monolith tribute to the victims of gender violence.

"That we be able to demonstrate an image of unity and strength, which will be very important for victims to feel the support of the whole society and for the aggressors to feel the weight and supervision of the Security Forces and Bodies, but also of all citizens in general. "

For its part, from the Federation of Women's Organizations (FOM Lorca), its president, Pilar Fernández has detailed the route of the demonstration that they have called together with the Youth Council of Lorca and that "will depart at 7:30 p.m. from Calderón Square, to run through Lope Gisbert, Prince Alfonso, Santa Paula oval, Juan Carlos I Avenue, Musso Valiente, Alamo street to finish in Plaza de España, where a manifesto will be read and the different activities carried out by local youth. "

Fernández has referred to the data that gender violence leaves in what we have been doing in 2019, where "to date the number of 52 murdered women to which three minors have joined has been reached".

And he added that since 2003 to date, 1,026 women have lost their lives at the hands of their partners or ex-partners. "

And from the Youth Council, Juan Pedro Rodríguez, has detailed the activities that have been prepared from this youth group on the occasion of this commemoration against gender violence.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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