The City of Hendaye, alongside its institutional and associative partners, is mobilizing for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, celebrated on November 25. An entire week is dedicated to awareness and prevention through various events.
The program includes distribution of information materials, dance and theater performances, film debates, film screenings, exhibitions, an escape game, self-defense classes, a solidarity triathlon, and a rally. These initiatives aim to inform, raise awareness, and mobilize the public on the different forms of violence (psychological, verbal, physical, sexual, economic, or administrative) and to recall that their prevention and fight are everyone's business.
The events begin on November 21 with the distribution of bread and pharmacy bags featuring a "violentometer." On November 22, a 100% women's solidarity triathlon is organized by Hendaia Uretan (departing from the nautical center, registration on kirolprobak.com). In the evening, the Hendaye judo club offers a free self-defense workshop at the dojo, joining the free Friday evening classes throughout November.
On November 23, Les Variétés cinema hosts a film debate on the film "La frappe" at 6:00 PM, in the presence of high school students from Aizpurdi and Ms. Marie Dupuis, a marital and family counselor. At 8:30 PM, the film "L’affaire Marie Claire" will be screened. The "MUGITU" Matrimoine Day, organized by Emezteen Etxea, includes a body expression workshop (10:30 AM-12:30 PM), a creation workshop and performance on violence at the Maison des Femmes (Urrugne) (2:00 PM-4:00 PM), and a performance "Nébuleuse – derrière les mots, la violence" at 8:00 PM. An awareness stand on domestic violence will be run by the association Bagera-nous sommes.
On November 25, the international day, an Escape Game on domestic violence is dedicated to middle school students, ambassadors of the Dispositif Angela, at the Halles de Gaztelu. At 5:00 PM, a rally/performance is organized by the collective M8 Asanblada Feminista Bidasoa at the Hendaye train station forecourt.
The week continues on November 28 with the dance performance "Istorias" by the cie Kintsugi-Emazteen Etxea at the Halles de Gaztelu (8:30 PM). On November 29, the cie Batcharte Dantza presents the theater and puppet show "Pour ton coeur" at Mendi Zolan at 11:00 AM.
