Culture and Film Academy open the Prevention and Attention Unit against Sexist Violence in the sector

This Thursday, the Ministry of Culture and the Film Academy launched the Prevention and Attention Unit against Sexist Violence in the sector to “advance in the defense of gender equality in the cultural field.”

As reported by the department headed by Ernest Urtasun, this is a confidential and free first aid service for cases of sexist violence in the workplace and training of the audiovisual and cultural sector throughout the Spanish territory.

In addition, it will assist workers in the audiovisual and cultural field, in any of its departments or professions, who require information on the subject, who are experiencing or have experienced a situation of sexual violence, harassment or abuse, or discrimination based on gender. People who have witnessed or are aware of a situation of sexist violence in the development of their work in the audiovisual and cultural field can also turn to the Unit to receive information on how to act in these cases.

The care offered consists of information, guidance and initial psychological and legal attention, according to the need of each case. The service does not require prior reporting and people go directly to qualified professionals and the Ministry of Culture and the Film Academy will never access their data.

As part of the prevention and action measures against sexist violence, the Unit will provide an awareness and information session to detect situations of violence and learn about how this new service works. During the month of October, a pilot test will be carried out at the Film Academy and, subsequently, different sessions will be held both in person and online in different entities throughout Spain.

To access the service, it is necessary to request an appointment by calling +34 651 684 584 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For this purpose, the email [email protected] has also been enabled.

The service is managed by the ASPACIA Foundation, a feminist non-governmental organization, whose purposes are to prevent and eradicate all forms of gender violence against women, especially sexual violence, from a feminist perspective and with a focus on gender, rights human and intersectional.