The Association of Housewives, Consumers and Users of Cartagena has organized a course on prevention of domestic violence to be held on Thursday, November 20, at the Cultural Centre of Caja Murcia, Pedreño Palace, entitled Violence Gender in Social Networks. The event will be held at 17.30 hours and will be open to the general public, with the collaboration of the Department of Women City of Cartagena.
They explain their organizers, if previously only domestic violence was related to physical aggression suffering a woman when he was struck by the couple, now we must extend the framework in which you can generate aggressive behavior and harassment also are classified as domestic violence.
The rise of new technologies has led to new violence hits especially teenage girls underage generated.
It is based primarily on sexual harassment from strangers via Facebook and Whatsapp or control exercised reaching these young couples on their mobile phone or your contacts in the network.
If it controls you, do not want, it's the message.
In the panel discussion that will address this issue involve Clara Mercader Heredia, Executive Councillor for Women's Hall of Cartagena Felix Lopez Canovas, Cape 1st dela Guardia Civil.
Head of the Technological Crimes Section of Criminal Investigation of the Organic Unit of the Judicial Police, Maria Dolores Soler Celdran, Member of the Regional Assembly.
Member of the Special Commission for equal opportunities and rights for women; Juana Perez Martinez, president of the Murcia Federation of Housewives, Consumers and Users Thaderconsumo.
The discussion will be moderated Carmen García Aznar, president of the Association of Housewives, Consumers and Users.
There will also be a representation of scenes by the group La Puebla Women.
With initiatives like this, open to all cartagenera society, is to report on the reality of abuse and its serious consequences;
involve the whole society in the fight against gender violence;
foster a caring and committed attitude to these terrible situations;
help break the silence that still accompanies these situations;
and facilitate access of victims to existing social resources.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena