Mural against sex violence at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
The Assembly of Representatives (ADR) of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the Universitat de València has unfolded a mural against violence against women in the hall of the same faculty on the occasion of 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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The mural allows anyone to write and give their contribution in order to fight this social scourge. The initiative of the ADR of Medicine and Dentistry is to make the university community aware of this problem, “a problem that we must combat so that all of us look for solutions to a situation that unfortunately does not decrease every year,” said the representative of the ADR of Medicine and Dentistry, Jorge Llau.
The Principal of the Universitat de València, Maria Vicenta Mestre was able to visit this space accompanied by the Vice-Principal for Equality, Diversity and Sustainability, Elena Martínez, and left her mark on the mural. The Principal highlighted that these kind of initiatives are “very much necessary to raise awareness on the university community against this situations, specifically among students, a collective in which is crucial to educate on equality and respect values to avoid future situations of violence”.
November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the Universitat de València has convened the entire university community on Monday 25th at 12 p.m. at the doors of the Rectorat building. On Monday 21st November began the institutional events with a reading by the Principal Maria Vicenta Mestre of the institutional manifesto and the inauguration of the Violet Spaces of the Universitat by the vice-Principal Elena Martínez.