Days of action against violence against women
To mark the international day on November 25, the University of Montpellier is renewing its commitment to combating violence against women with a number of initiatives. On the program: self-defense workshops to acquire techniques and know how to react, an awareness-raising webinar to better understand and prevent violence, and an autobiographical theatrical performance entitled "Imperméable", a landmark event not to be missed.
"In my childhood books, little girls sometimes had bad encounters. A menacing individual would emerge from a dark alley. So how could I have been suspicious when a family friend invited me to dance, all smiles, on a wedding night?".
This quote, taken from the play Imperméable by the company Le Cri Dévot, highlights the prejudices and impacts of sexist and sexual violence. This violence, multiple and diverse, can occur anywhere, even where we think we're safe. Whether in the street, at work or in the private sphere, women can be confronted with it.
The UM invites you to get away from stereotypes by offering a range of awareness-raising activities, giving UM students and staff the chance to find out more and reflect on these essential issues.
The university has a duty to be a safe, caring and respectful place, a place where each and every one of us can take action, at our own level, to reduce this violence, from the most serious to the most ordinary.
On the program:
Imperméable - By the company Le Cri Dévot
Thursday, November 27
20h > 21h
Montpellier - Campus Richter - Maison des Étudiants Aimé Schoenig
Webinar to raise awareness of gender-based and sexual violence
Reserved for UM teaching staff
Friday, November 28
12:15 pm > 1:30 pm
By videoconference
Mental, emotional, verbal and physical self-defence workshops
Reserved for female UM staff (cis and trans women)
Mondays - November 24 to January 12
12:15 pm > 1:30 pm
Montpellier - Campus Triolet - Bât. 3, Salle des ateliers
Mental, emotional, verbal and physical self-defence workshop
Reserved for UM students (cis and trans women)
Saturday, November 29
9am > 5pm
Montpellier - Campus Triolet - bât. 3, salle des ateliers
Useful contacts :
At the University of Montpellier :
- To report acts of violence, discrimination, sexual harassment or gender-based harassment, and to obtain guidance, please contact the UM gender equality officer and the head of the Quality of Life at Work department.
- The preventive medicine service is at your disposal to help you, even in the case of violence in the private sphere.
- Find out more about how to report acts of violence, discrimination, harassment and gender-based violence, and who to contact at the UM.
Outside the University of Montpellier :
- Violences femmes infos: 39 19 (free, anonymous call). 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Stop the violence: here.
- Portail de signalement des violences sexistes et sexuelles : here.
- Police alert by sms: 114.
National toll-free number for deaf, hard-of-hearing, aphasic and dysphasic people. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. - Pharmacies: where victims of violence can raise the alarm.
- Center d'information sur les droits des femmes et des familles (CIDFF):
Listening sessions with a psychologist and legal advisor.
Contact your local CIDFF. - Montpellier police headquarters social worker:
Mme Fatiha Bounoua, 06 74 94 49 73.
Victim support and police/medical services interface.
This event is organized by the Quality of Life at Work Department - Campus Life Division.