Coinciding with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, today Tuesday, November 25, local authorities and residents of Eagles gathered in the Plaza of Spain, opposite the Town Hall, to observe a minute of silence in memory of the women murdered by their partners or former partners and in solidarity with those who suffer abuse.
Among those attending the mayor of Eagle, Bartolome Hernandez, accompanied by the mayor of Women aquiline Consistory, Maria Patrocinio Martinez, and other members of the municipal corporation was.
After visiting the information table set up by the Department of Women, the local chief executive expressed his revulsion toward any kind of violence and elaborated on the importance of involving the whole society in the fight against abuse, emphasizing early ages.
Hernndez encouraged women to suffer the slightest sign of violence to denounce their stalkers, while he reminded them that the City of Eagle offers a Center for Care of Victims of Violence (CAVI), located in the center Municipal Women, staffed by professionals magnificent that surely will answer your questions and help them in any action that need to perform, said the mayor.
Commemorative events will continue this afternoon at the Casa de Cultura Francisco Rabal, with a meeting for reflection on gender violence and the reading of an institutional manifesto involved women from different groups in the municipality.
Source: Ayuntamiento de guilas