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Demand equality between women and Roma men and the diversity within the Roma family is the overall objective of the Feminist Association for Diversity Gypsy this morning has been presented in San Javier within the day "Gypsy Woman" organized by the Department Women and Equality of the City of San Javier and CAVI Mar Menor, the Network of Specialized Care Centers for Women Victims of Domestic Violence, based in San Javier.
Councillor for Youth, Women and Equality, Estíbaliz Masegosa welcomed the Board of this association president Galician, María José Giménez, which consists of Murcia Carmen Fernández, and the Madrid Noelia Heredia, and Aurora Fernández, "amadrinadas" by Ana Giménez, professor of anthropology at the University Jaume I, Castellón, who also participated in the conference attended by hundreds of women, and young men and women, gypsies living in San Javier and the region of the Sea Minor.
Feminist Gypsy Diversity born a year ago after a group of Roma women professionals in various fields, US found that despite the existence of Roma associations, programs and other official resources, "not the sufficient progressed".
The president, Maria José Giménez, a young graduate in humanities and social worker, said he did not intend to become a more partnership, but also promote a civic movement in which they join efforts to change things.
The changes must come first from oneself within the Roma family.
"Women are equal to Roma men", defended Carmen Fernández in its initial performance "I'm a gypsy woman, I am free" which encouraged Roma women to share with men the weight of the backpack that Roma women shows to the back, and feel proud to be Roma without giving up their emotional, sexual and professional freedom.
Also promote social change.
"You must holder, you can not live on the margins of society," said José Giménez Marí them the young people present to all requested effort to reach all social, economic and power classes, where still no gypsy presence.
The association also raised promote changes that promote the integral development of the Roma, as the recent action against the Real Academia de la Lengua has led to propose changing the definition of the word gypsy, who has 26 editions of the dictionary was riddled with negative connotations, said the president of the association.
La Jornada, carrying the slogan "No fear of freedom" has continued during the morning, with performance and protest actions, a panel discussion with audience participation and a final flamenco ended with the interpretation of the anthem of Roma women , and "Sem Cali" with music and lyrics by feminists Roma in Romanó.
The Conference is part of the program drawn from the Department of Women and Equality and Equal Municipal Council to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
25N On Tuesday, the mayor of San Javier, Juan Martinez read the institutional manifesto against gender violence to be followed by a minute of silence in the square of Spain at 12: 00h.
The event will feature readings from particpantes women, a division of plants and an activity for younger at 18: 00h.
In San Javier billioteca reading the story "Marina, Javi and his friend Miguelito. Tale for coexistence" by Maria Teresa Carter and Maria Belen Sanchez, aimed at children aged 3-6 years.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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