Benidorm presents a complete programme of activities to commemorate Women's Day

The Department of Equality of Benidorm City Council has scheduled an extensive and varied programme of events to commemorate International Women's Day, which is celebrated in most of the world on 8 March. The programme was presented this Friday at a press conference by the Councillor for Equality, Ángela Zaragozí inviting citizens to participate in these activities and thanked all the people and entities that will collaborate in them for their involvement.

Zaragozí explained that the programme "will run from 3 to 9 March and, in addition, every day there will be activities with very diverse content, to reach the largest possible audience and making this celebration as broad and representative of Benidorm society as possible."

The first of the events will take place next Monday, March 3, at 10 a.m., with the workshop "Emotional Empowerment for Women" led by psychologist Jessica Sanchis Buades, promoted by Anémona-Marina Baixa at "Jelena" Social Center. To participate, you must register at the Equality Department.

On Tuesday, March 4, at 11 a.m., a painting exhibition by the Benidorm Housewives Association at the Marítim Cultural Center, an exhibition that will be open to the public and can be visited until the 7th.

A day later, on Wednesday, March 5, the program will be doubled. At 11 am, Al Amal Esperanza Benidorm Association has organised an activity called “Creativity and Traditions of Moroccan Women”, in which a tasting of Moroccan pastries and tea will be offered, a henna workshop will be held, and a talk will be held about Moroccan women who have stood out in different fields, with the aim of “making their culture and the cases of empowered women known”. The activity will take place at Jelena Social Centre.

That same day, at 6 pm at Casa del Fester, the Canfali Choir of Benidorm Housewives Association will host a Singing Concert.

On Thursday, March 6, at 8 pm in the Town Hall's Assembly Hall, there will be a Concert-Conference organised jointly by the councillors Jaime Jesús Pérez and Ángela Zaragozí. In this case, it is called ‘Identities’ by Gema Martínez and Rosario Tur as speakers and by Marisa Blanes and María Eugenia Palomares who will play the piano four hands. Zaragozí has ​​explained that its protagonists will reveal “the legacy of great women of music, science and society and how they managed to stand out in their respective disciplines despite the difficulties of being a woman in the time in which they lived, in an example of resilience and female talent”.

On Friday, March 7, there will also be a double program. In the morning, at noon, the commemorative banner for International Women's Day will be placed at Benidorm City Hall. In the afternoon there will be a bus to attend the XXIV Meeting of Women of the Marina Baixa, which this year is in Polop. The councillor has said that the organisation “has reserved 50 places for Benidorm so that women interested in participating must register at ‘Jelena’ Social Centre”.

On Saturday 8 March, Anémona will once again organise the traditional Women’s Luncheon, which will take place at Club Náutico restaurant. Tickets must be purchased at Anémona headquarters.

Finally, on Sunday 9th at 7 pm, the play ‘Las couchers. Charlas de azucarillo’ will be performed, within the Culture for Equality programme.

The play will take place in the auditorium of the Cultural Centre and to attend it is necessary to pick up the invitations at ‘Jelena’ Social Centre on the 6th and 7th.

“We are going to dedicate an entire week to this anniversary, with all kinds of activities and a complete programme”, said the Councillor for Equality during the presentation of these events. Ángela Zaragozí stressed that the programme “has taken a lot of time and coordination”, but she clarified that it has gone ahead “because we work together with the rest of the councillors and we are open to all the proposals that they want to make us”, after which she invited citizens to “participate and enjoy” all these activities.