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Nico Perdomo. Marketing director of the shopping center details the program of events to celebrate the Canary Islands. Go to download The Las Arenas Shopping Center wants to celebrate Canary Islands Day in a special way by giving a voice to those people who, without having been born on the islands, feel as Canarian as those here. The idea, says the marketing director, Nico Perdomo, is to do it in the most inclusive way possible through different video pieces, distributed on social networks, in which these people tell what makes the Canary Islands so special. Nacho González exhibition The Canary Islands Day events are completed with the photographic exhibition by Nacho González, made up of thirty pieces that will finally be raffled off among those who participate in a contest. It is completed with folklore and musical activities with established artists but also with young timplistas. All activities are with free tickets. Added to this are children's activities with clowns, mimes and puppets whose schedules can be consulted Let's talk about pussy Ma Minister of Equality. Irene Montero Ma Minister of Equality. Irene Montero Journalists Francisco Javier Chavanel and Javier Moreno debate the Government's proposal to consider painful menstruation as a reason for sick leave. Go to download Journalists Francisco Javier Chavanel and Javier Moreno “venture” to talk about women's menstrual problems following the central government's proposal to consider sick leave in the event that they are painful.



For Moreno, regardless of what one thinks about the matter, the important thing is that an issue that only affects women occupies such a main role in the media, to the point of having become the issue of the day. He understands that this is something very important, because even if it were a “smokescreen”, the usual thing, says Moreno, is that a “masculine” theme is used to hide another “masculine” one, but this has not been the case. case.Pueblos Remotos launches a 21-day campaign in Fuencaliente Residence in Los Melindros, where the WhatsApp Number List initiative is developed Residence in Los Melindros, where the initiative is developed Carlos Suárez, co-founder of the project, details this idea of ​​relating foreign teleworkers with local Canarian actors. Go to download The Remote Towns project has launched a campaign for next June in the La Palma town of Fuencaliente, in which eleven teleworkers will participate between June 4 and 25. They have the collaboration and economic participation of the Island Council and the local City Council. Teleworkers and local actors Remote Villages is an initiative that promotes connection experiences between remote workers and local actors, to generate socio-economic impact in the rural environment. The experiences they generate, says one of its founders, Carlos Suárez, consist of attracting a group of remote workers to a rural municipality, where they can connect with local actors through activities and challenges. The Fuencaliente experience is a continuation of those already carried out in the Tenerife municipality of Icod de Los Vinos and in the majorero of Antigua.







The Anar Foundation attended to 251,000 requests for help from children in 2021 The Anar Foundation receives a call every two minutes The Anar Foundation receives a call every two minutes The director of helplines, Diana Díaz, points out that consultations about suicidal thoughts have seen significant growth in recent years. Go to download The Anar Foundation attended to more than 251,118 consultations from minors in 2021, which represents a significant increase compared to the previous year, according to the director of this organization's helplines, Diana Díaz. Of the 251,118 requests, 16,461 correspond to very serious cases, and 2,961 arrived from the Canary Islands Community. Among other indicators, cases of violence increased by 36.8 percent and mental health problems by 54.6 percent. Likewise, there have gone from 717 cases of sexual violence in 2020 to more than 1,297 in 2021, taboo topics “that when they are brought to light, social awareness develops to report them.” Girls communicate their emotions better The young people who contact the Foundation directly range from 12 to 17 years old and it is usually women who ask for more help, something that is explained, says Díaz, because women communicate their emotions and problems more easily, “but when men call As adults, we observe that both boys and girls are affected by problems in the same way.” Increase in suicide cases Likewise, Díaz emphasizes the spectacular increase in recent years in calls whose topic is suicide, whether due to ideations, attempts or self-harm, figures "of enormous concern." The expert points out that these reports are not intended to create alarmism, but rather to serve as a thermometer of what is happening in society. We must know this because adults have a legal obligation to help children and the Anar Foundation provides anonymity and confidentiality to be able to do so.