Benidorm joins the commemorations of the International Day against Gender Violence

Benidorm has today commemorated the International Day against Gender Violence with the opening, early in the morning, of a pancard on the balcony of the Town Hall with the motto 'Benidorm against gender violence'. The scheduled events have continued at noon with the reading of a manifesto against this social scourge and a minute of silence in memory of women who have lost their lives because of macho violence; The last one, yesterday, in the town of Fuenlabrada in Madrid. The events were attended by the mayor, Toni Pérez; The councilor for Equality, Angela Llorca; Members of all groups with municipal representation; The senator by Alicante, Agustín Almodóbar; And representatives of the local social, associative and neighborhood movement. The reading of the manifesto has been carried out by María Botella, president of the Self-help Group for Women with Breast Cancer, Anémona. Later, at 13.00 p.m., at El Tolls Administrative Extension, another tribute ceremony was held: 'Ha dejado el grupo', organized by the Neighborhood Association of the neighborhood. This afternoon the events will continue with the conference 'Conoce, detecta y escapa de la violencia de género', at 19.00 hours, in the Assembly Hall of the City Hall, by Marina Marroquí, president of Ilicitana Association Against Gender Violence , In this occasion the organization has corresponded to Club Leones.