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Since this year, a new service through CAVAX has been provided to women victims of sexual harassment and abuse
One more year, coinciding with the celebration of the Day against Gender Violence that is commemorated internationally on November 25, the City of Mazarrón with the collaboration of the Red Cross and schools are involved in a program of activities that seeks to raise awareness population on the need to pay attention to this social problem, as well as the actions that must be carried out to fight against it.
The mayor of Mazarrón, Alicia Jiménez and the councilor for Social Policy, Laura Ortiz, presented their content together with the director of the municipal CAVI, Rosa Jorquera and the lawyer, Ana.
The events will begin on Tuesday November 20 with a storytelling workshop by Feli Mateo at the Day Center for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
On Friday, November 23, the main events will be held.
At 11:00 o'clock in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, the mayor of Mazarrón will read the Manifesto against Gender Violence and at 11:30 am there will be different activities and samples of work carried out by students of the Secondary Education Institutes of the municipality and users of the Day Center for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
At 12:00 hours, 'Zumba por la Igualdad' by Juan Antonio Iglesias.
In the afternoon, at 7:00 p.m. at the Cultural Center, the theater group of IES Domingo Valdivieso will perform the play 'La historia se repetite'.
On Saturday, November 24, during the weekly market of Mazarrón, a sensitization workshop will be conducted by the Red Cross Youth of Mazarrón.
Already by November 28, the Local Coordination Table against Gender Violence is convened at City Hall
Throughout this year, 55 new cases of gender violence have been registered in the CAVI de Mazarrón office.
Of these, 31 cases have been reported to have suffered physical abuse and in 21 complaints have been filed, with 11 cases of protection orders.
36 of the new cases correspond to women of Spanish nationality, being the rest of other nationalities diverse.
Currently, there are 63 women in Mazarrón with a protection order.
Its follow-up is coordinated with the Civil Guard.
Five children have been referred to the Psychological Care Service for Minors (SAPMEX) and another 5 mothers for psychological counseling.
New service for victims of sexual harassment
Through the General Directorate of Women, the City of Mazarrón offers a new service that is provided from the Center for Attention to Women Victims of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (CAVAX).
This new service is provided from 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with the telephone number 968221900, in addition to the 112.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón
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