Massa, 27 November 2008 – “Creating networks of services to support and accompany women victims of violence”.
And ‘what was approved unanimously by the council open overtime, held this morning the propri.
A special session convened specifically to celebrate the Feast of Tuscany dedicated this year to the theme of “women and work”.
At present the agenda violence against women was the majority of municipal councilor, Laura Mignani that wanted in this way, drawing the attention of all advisers to the date of November 25, or the International Day for ‘ elimination of violence against women.
“On the threshold of 2009 – said Mignani – many women of all ages, anywhere in the world are still victims of violence and abuse, or made subject to exploitation and enslavement”.
Data provided by the Ministry for Equal Opportunities , Circulated widely in recent days are clear: the violence is rooted in our country.
Not only, in most cases happens between the home.
The figure provides a disturbing reading because, often, the news media and us tell the tragic end of stories in which the absence of a report that respects the boundaries of the other, arrives to cause the murder of a woman.
“The work, study, the assertion in the various fields of knowledge, arts, science, politics, which are now many women protagonists, unfortunately, likely to be offset by gains a newspaper attack on their dignity and, often, their lives. “
Precisely in view of this, the council voted unanimously the agenda with which each was sentenced attitude of prevarication, abuse and violence against women and, simultaneously, proposed sharing of intent and projects to encourage ‘information, prevention and respect between human beings hope, as we said, networking services aimed at supporting and accompanying women victims of violence.
At the special session of the council, dubbed “In Council – stories of everyday women”, attended the regional chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Chiara Grassi.
Have been among others, workers, entrepreneurs and students who have brought their testimony regarding the reconciliation of their time of life that never as in this case, means being able to combine family commitments with work.
The session ended with the surrender of a certificate by the mayor, Roberto Pucci to some former workers of Filanda of Kiln, living symbols of the history of the factory.
