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The city of Cartagena has celebrated International Women's Day on Wednesday, a date marked in the calendar for the claim of gender equality, a struggle that is necessary every day and that should never stop until completely eradicated any Form of inequality, but which reaches its peak every March 8th thanks to the multitude of festive acts, but also demand, for a more equitable world.
'Same from the roots' has been the motto that encompassed the events scheduled this year in the port city on the occasion of this day.
It is also the claim that the handkerchiefs that have been distributed to women and men who have approached the various events that have been held during the day were recited.
The activities have started in the morning in the Plaza San Francisco with the dance show 'Mueve-T, Mujer', inspired by the feminine divinity and the ancestral rites in which the woman was the center and boasted dominion and power Endowed with a sacred character.
The performance ended with a choreography full of rhythm accompanied by festive music that has filled the square with a good atmosphere to the point of filling the stage with the participation of the public gathered there, which has joined the final number invited by the dancers themselves.
This activity has been followed by a march that has reached the Plaza de España, where the Councilor for Equality, David Martinez, has read a manifesto focused on the empowerment of women and was betting on a new model of masculinity at the same time as Demanded more resources and education for the fight against gender violence as well as a state pact in the same terms, not forgetting the demand for labor equality between women and men.
Several representatives of the municipal government have been added to the acts, among them the Deputy Mayor, Ana Belén Castejón;
The councilman of Quality of Life, Francisco Calderón;
The delegate councilor of Social Services and Social Mediation, Carmen Martín del Amor;
And the councilor of Tourism, Obdulia Gómez.
Also, other members of the Corporation such as Francisco Espejo have been present.
The events of the morning have enjoyed a high participation and the women who have taken part in the initiative have carried during the march that has passed from the Plaza San Francisco to the square of Spain plants with flowers of lilac color - the pigment that represents The demand for gender equality - which have been planted by themselves at the end of the journey as a metaphor for the motto chosen for this action, 'Cultivate paths of equality', which seeks to root the awareness about gender equality between the population and That it continues to grow in this matter towards a more even society.
Regarding this initiative, the Councilor for Equality, David Martinez, explained that planting these flowers has a symbolic character that represents that, just as plants need care, so should gender equality.
"We believe that a road has already begun, but we must continue to advance," said the mayor in reference to the motto of this concrete activity.
Likewise, Martínez has opted for the awareness and involvement of the male sex in this claim.
"Man also has to compromise for this cause, it is important that there are also men who support and that we continue among all working on that path of equality," he requested.
The councilman has added to the denunciation for the machismo that still exists, the demand for equal employment of both sexes, recognition of the merits of women athletes and has placed special emphasis on solidarity with transgender women before Recent attacks.
"We have to remember all the women on this day and continue fighting to advance on that path for equality," he said.
The events have continued with a meal in La Dama de Oro and in the afternoon there will be a rally in the square of Icue under the motto 'Respect my existence or expect my resistance'.
The day will end with a concert by Paula Marengo and Saray Lelo in El Soldadito de Plomo.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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