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The Councilor for Education and Equality, David Martinez, and the coordinator of the Department of Equality, María José Mercader, have appeared this Wednesday to present the 'Program for the promotion of equality and prevention of gender violence in Secondary School' Which drives the area that is within its competence.
The mayor explained the details of a program that will be applied in the educational centers of the municipality in which Secondary Education is taught.
This project consists of a package of actions divided into two parts: one that focuses on the promotion of equality and another that is dedicated to the prevention of gender-based violence.
This initiative is part of the actions planned in the field of gender equality that have been promoted from this Council to train young people in this area, especially after the presentation of the recent study 'Sociological analysis on gender violence: appreciations of young people Adolescents', in which the sociologist María Escudero showed some alarming data among this sector of the population.
The results of this investigation revealed that about a quarter of the adolescents showed a persistence of attitudes and behaviors that tended to lead to toxic relationships or that could lead to abuse, which showed that a policy was necessary to promote awareness Aimed at promoting equality and preventing gender-based violence among young people.
IMPROVED PROGRAM
The program gathers the witness of the one that was launched in February of last year, which according to David Martínez has had a "great reception" and had to be lengthened, and for that reason has advanced that this time is "much more complete" .
The mayor has indicated that thanks to this have corrected some issues.
"It allowed us to see those things that we had to influence, that we had to change and that were missing," he said.
"Education is the way to achieve equality," said the councilman, who set the challenge of avoiding "to continue reproducing macho stereotypes" that do not allow real equality in the street.
'YOUTUBER' INITIATIVE
With regard to the promotion of equality, the program includes a range of talks and workshops for education in values, which will be carried out by professionals from the Department of Culture, with the Popular University, and the Galáctyco Collective addressed to students Of first and second year of ESO.
Of particular note are the 'Emotionally Intelligent Youngsters' talk, a workshop on sexual diversity and what could be considered the star of the project: the 'Youtuber for Equality' program.
'Youtuber por la igual' is a pilot program that begins this year and will run experimentally in two institutes of the municipality: IES Isaac Peral, where students from the Bachillerato de Arte and ESO room, and IES Mediterráneo, in The one that will take part the students of room of ESO.
According to Cristina Martinez, who is responsible for this initiative, the response among young people has been "very good" at the beginning and it aims to "create an intercenter network" and "try to get the virality of the first video."
The person responsible for this activity has advanced that several 'youtubers' and 'influencers' - many of them gamers - that have between 100,000 and 1,000,000 million followers, and who are famous among the young, have already confirmed that they are going to Support this project.
"When I was offered to take this project to this project, I did not think twice because I really believe it is possible," he said.
"I think you should encourage critical thinking because there are manipulations that you are not aware of," he added, concluding that "the Internet should be the means, not the end."
David Martínez commented that he faces the beginning of this initiative "with great enthusiasm", since he believes that "it is the best way to reach young people" and train them in the field of equality and against gender violence.
"We have to talk to them on the channel they handle," he said.
The mayor explained that the idea is to "create a channel of 'YouTube' so that it is the same young people who sell that message of equality through mobiles and social networks."
With this, what is intended is "that there are young people involved who fight for that equality and send a message of equality. That young people have a critical thinking and that they know how to be sympathetic to these issues," he said in reference to the collective LGTB, the struggle Against bullying, etc.
In addition he has revealed that he will have a slogan in Esperanto that alludes to this question.
"We know that there are usually many messages that are totally contrary to equality, that are macho. In social networks and even in music many times, in the songs, messages are sent that young people receive and that are totally contrary to equality ", Lamented the councilman, thus justifying the reason for the birth of this novel program of 'youtubers'.
FIGHT AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE
On the other hand, in relation to the prevention of gender violence among teenage couples, it is worth highlighting the slogan 'If you feel drowned is not love', which is launched strategically taking advantage of the dates close to the celebration of the day of the In love
This part of the program includes talks and workshops on 'Egalitarian man', 'Healthy loves', 'The myths about romantic love', 'Prevention of gender violence between young couples' and the theatrical action through which will be represented The work 'Love me free', which was already held in November on the occasion of the poetic festival 'Deslinde', in the recesses of up to 15 institutes of the municipality.
The coordinator of the Department of Equality, María José Mercader, has pointed out that from this area will be held on this occasion "a much more intense work" than last year and has applauded the sensitivity of the area in this regard.
"There is a very clear commitment to gender equality on the part of our councilor and this is expressed daily," he stressed.
Likewise, it has praised the efforts made by the councils of Equality, Culture with the Popular University, Youth, the Galactyco Collective "and the mobilization and collaboration of all educational centers in the municipality.
Mercader has stated "the intention to advance the objective of advancing this proposal", which is "to make young people active agents and promoters of the process of social change."
The coordinator of the Department of Equality stated that she wants to "work on values" and "raise awareness and commitment of all citizens through their youth."
It also seeks to "rescue the male figure that strengthens the teenager", since in his opinion the young boys are at the crossroads of not knowing very well "how to follow the line of equality" and "at the same time" see it "as a threat".
But "at the same time he feels the need to disconnect from all the parameters and attitudes that are continually reinforcing the television ads and films," he added.
The coordinator concluded by emphasizing that this is a "very ambitious bet" and hoping that it gives good results.
"We are all very excited about this program and we hope it has the answer it deserves," he concluded.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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