25th November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Moviment Graffitti, together with Young Progressive Beings, is organising a protest march and action as a form of resistance to the culture of violence that characterises our patriarchal society.
A culture of violence is one which normalises, justifies and therefore creates a context where violence can flourish in all its forms. Violence against women can be domestic, physical, sexual, social, moral, psychological, economic, political, religious, financial you name it, women have been subjected to it. We live in a society where violence against women is often concealed behind jokes, unwanted comments full of sexual connotations (often disguised as compliments), and other stereotyped behaviour.