International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Upcoming events scheduled as part of the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

On the one hand, the Documentary “Cholitas” that will be made on Wednesday, November 20, at 7 p.m. in the Plenary Hall of the County Council. It is an activity organized by the CEAR, within the events of the II Mountain Fair (https://www.instagram.com/firademuntanya_aribagorca/).

The documentary film directed by Jaime Murciego, narrates the expedition of Dora, Liita, Lidia, Cecilia and Elena to Mount Aconcagua (6,962 meters). Five Bolivian indigenous women who, as a symbol of liberation and empowerment, set out to climb the highest mountain in Latin America. An act to break stereotypes, relate to nature through the mountains and claim respect for different cultures by valuing their own indigenous identity.

On the other hand, the show “Violence, Civil War and post-war in Pallars”, on Friday, November 22, at 6:30 p.m., in the Sala de la Confraria Nova del Pont de Suert. It is an action organized by the Territorial Services of the Department of Culture of the High Pyrenees and Aran and the SIAD.

The action Violence, Civil War and post-war in Pallars is based on the 69 civilian murders (of men, women, young people and the elderly) in Pallars Sobirà between May and November 1938. These people were shot without trial and buried in mass graves. It also focuses on the lives of women who survived executions (widows, sisters, mothers) and women who participated in the war from the front. From a gender perspective, the project aims to recognize, learn about and create memory around the violence that happened during the Civil War in Pallars.

Both activities have a free babysitting service, which you can book through Animation in Action (605 634 075).