Next Friday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a date that claims the rights, equality, justice and equity of women. In Sant Feliu, various entities and the City Council have organized a wide program of events to commemorate this day, with the motto “Neither subdued nor silent, diverse and empowered”. The activities start today and will last until March 28.
Talks, gatherings and book presentations
Today, at 6 p.m., the Casal de Joves is offering the talk “The menstrual cup”, aimed at people over the age of 12, who can register through Jovapp or infojoveantfeliu.cat. Tomorrow, Tuesday, at 7 p.m., the Montserrat Roig Library will host the gathering-dialogue “Opening Paths”, where women from Sant Feliu who hold positions of responsibility in different areas will participate. This is Francesca Prats, professor and researcher with a PhD in physics from the UPC; Vanesa Ribas, cultural manager at Sala Els Pagesos; Judit Espert, president of Fet in Sant Feliu; and Mireia Ramos, president of CH Sant Llorenç. On Wednesday 6, at 6 p.m., the Tovalloles Civic Center will be the setting for the presentation of Marisol Rojas’s book Sustainable Love: overcoming romantic myths and gender stereotypes.
Manifesto, music and dance
On the 8th, at 12 p.m., Plaça de la Vila will host the Reading of the International Women’s Day Manifesto, organized by the Women’s Council, with the collaboration of the Music School and educational centers and with the revitalization of Ràdio Sant Feliu. In the same square, at 5 p.m., the Reading of the Manifesto will be repeated and there will be singing and dancing activities, with the participation of Dones 21, A viva veu, the ADansa group, the Flashmob zumba group, the Escola d ‘Adults Mestre Esteve, the gang of “les banyeteres” of Banyetes and the Rebanyuda and the Platform of gangs of AMPES and AFES, with the collaboration of the Volunteers of Sant Feliu and under the dynamism of Ràdio Sant Feliu. At 6 p.m., the Sant Feliu Feminista platform has called a demonstration in Plaça de la Salut. At the same time, the Casal de Joves has organized a veneer workshop. In addition, Casal de la Dona presents the charity show T’estimo! Me neither! Poti-Poti of songs of love and heartbreak, with the voices of Magda Torre and Isabel Castillo, and Óscar Ferrer on the piano, which will take place at the Ateneu Santfeliuenc and the Casal de la Dona.
Conferences, exhibitions and more
On Saturday 9, Plaça 8 de Març will be the setting for the Conference: “What do the women of Sant Feliu need”, as the central event from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. At the same time, there will be physical exercise activities such as yoga and zumba, as well as a participative assembly open at 11:30 a.m. The day will end with a face painting activity and the feminist mural and the concert by Sant Feliuen artists Lil Barby and Esther Luna at 12:30 p.m. On the 10th, FETS organizes the Days: “Women and popular culture” from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., where there will be children’s activities and a photo exhibition in Plaça 8 de Març. In addition, during the morning the gangs of the city will perform, there will be the play “Mitja i Mitjoneta”, a round table and the Reading of the Manifesto. Later, on Wednesday the 13th, at 7 p.m., Mari Luz Retuerta and Carme Sanmartí will give the conference “Women and the history of the Parish of Sant Llorenç de Sant Feliu” at Palau Falguera. Friday 22nd, at 6:30 p.m., Raül Clemente will present the video “Voices of migrant women in Sant Feliu de Llobregat” at the Ateneu Santfeliuenc. As usual, exhibitions have been scheduled during the month of March to commemorate International Women’s Day. Until March 12, the Culture Room of Ateneu Santfeliuenc will host the exhibition “(In)visibles and (O)cultures. Women erased from history and science” from Monday to Friday from 5 pm to 9 pm. Amparo Poch: “The commitment of the free woman” can be seen from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Casal de la Gent Gran until March 28. Finally, the Montserrat Roig Library hosts the exhibition organized by the Cercle de Belles Arts, the 15th Sant Feliu Women’s Collective Exhibition “With a woman’s eyes” visible until March 28.
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