Torrevieja City Council has scheduled workshops, theater performances and awareness days against violence towards women to mark November 25th.

The Torrevieja City Council, through its Department of Equality and its Equality Unit, has organized a series of activities to commemorate November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women . The program, which runs from November 6th to 26th , includes science outreach, a participatory workshop, a family storytelling session, a literary presentation, theater performances, a training day, and the reading of the Institutional Declaration.

The aim of these initiatives is to raise public awareness about the different forms of violence against women, facilitate its identification, and promote relationships based on equality, respect, and positive treatment. The activities are geared towards diverse audiences, from children and families to the general public and healthcare professionals.

The program will begin on November 6, 7, and 8 with the 18th Science Week , organized by Ars Creatio in collaboration with the Torrevieja City Council's Equality Unit. Activities will take place in the main hall of the Torrevieja Casino and at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Center.

On November 16th , the Multipurpose Building on Avenida de las Habaneras will host the workshop "What Do You See? Detective of Good Treatment," from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Organized by PANGEA and the Equality Unit, the initiative will offer the public a space for meeting, reflection, and learning about equality between women and men, respectful relationships, and the prevention of violence against women.

Through a dynamic, practical, and participatory methodology, participants will work with everyday stories and situations to identify behaviors linked to inequality, control, jealousy, discrimination, or violence. The workshop will enable participants to recognize attitudes that can become normalized in personal, family, social, or work relationships, and to reflect on the importance of building relationships based on respectful treatment.

The Carmen Jalón Municipal Public Library will host "Bones: Storytelling Against Gender Violence" on November 18th at 5:00 PM . This activity, aimed at families, will use storytelling as a tool to raise awareness of different types of gender violence and educate both children and the adults accompanying them.

On November 20th , at 7:00 PM , the San Pascual Senior Center will host the presentation of "Silence Is Not Gold" by Anna Chaikoska . This practical guide is aimed at women who are victims of gender-based violence and is designed to help them escape this situation. The book will also be available for purchase during the event.

On November 25 , coinciding with the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Institutional Declaration will be read at the entrance of the Torrevieja Town Hall .

That same day, at 7:00 p.m. , the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Center will present, with free admission , the play "This Is Me" by Ana Belén Ríos . The performance explores the different phases a victim of gender violence goes through, from the beginning of the relationship until she manages to escape it.

The play focuses on the resilience and strength of women survivors and shows that it is possible to break free from the cycle of violence. Through theater, the activity aims to make this reality visible and combat the prejudices that portray victims as weak or incapable of overcoming their situation.

The program will conclude on November 26 with the event "The Violence You Don't See: Misogyny, Social Media, and Sexual Exploitation," which will take place from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Torrevieja University Hospital . Speakers will include Elisa García, Lydia Delicado, and María Jesús Navarro .

The event is aimed at both the general public and healthcare staff at Torrevieja Hospital and will feature presentations by university researchers in the fields of prostitution, pornography, trafficking for sexual exploitation, violence and sexism in the digital environment.

Its objectives are to raise awareness of forms of violence that are still normalized or naturalized in society, such as sexism on social media, human trafficking for sexual exploitation, pornography, prostitution, and digital gender-based violence. It will also provide a theoretical framework for understanding these manifestations of male chauvinist violence, with particular attention to the digital sphere.

The training will also allow the dissemination of the Protocol for action against Trafficking in the health field and promote the detection of victims of different types of gender violence by health personnel , as well as raise awareness among citizens.

A program for November 25th that aims to help citizens recognize the different forms of violence against women and get involved in building equal and violence-free relationships.