🟣 “No és no” Campaign (It means No)

• Widely used across Comunitat Valenciana festivals and nightlife
• Targets sexual harassment and assault, especially in social settings
• Seen at:
  • Local fiestas
  • Bars, clubs, summer events

👉 Focus: consent, bystander awareness, immediate reporting

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🟪 Puntos Violeta (Purple Points)

• Set up in towns across Alicante Province and Valencia
• Safe spaces at events where women can:
  • Get help
  • Report harassment
  • Access support services

👉 Often present in:

• Summer festivals
• Night-time events
• Public celebrations

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🧡 “Espacios Seguros” (Safe Spaces Initiative)

• Local councils partner with:
  • Bars
  • Shops
  • Pharmacies

These places display signs showing they are safe points if someone feels threatened.

👉 Quiet but powerful—help is embedded in everyday places

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🏙️ Local Council Campaigns (Alicante & Marina Alta area)

💬 Awareness & Education Drives

Run by town halls like:

• Teulada
• Moraira
• Dénia
• Jávea

Common initiatives:

• School workshops on healthy relationships
• Campaigns around teen dating violence
• Posters and local media awareness

👉 Focus: early prevention (especially among young people)

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📞 24h Support Promotion (016 Hotline in Spain)

• Widely promoted across the region
• Free, confidential support line for victims of gender violence

👉 Important:

• Does not appear on phone bills
• Available in multiple languages

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🚓 Local Policing & Protection Measures

🛡️ VioGén System

• Spain’s national system used locally across Valencia/Alicante
• Assesses risk and monitors victims of gender-based violence

👉 Includes:

• Police follow-up
• Protection measures
• Risk-level tracking

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👮 Increased Night-Time Safety Measures

• Especially in tourist areas (Costa Blanca)
• Coordination with campaigns like:
  • “No és no”
  • Anti-spiking awareness

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🎓 Youth-Focused Campaigns (Growing Priority)

Across the region:

• Education on:
  • Emotional abuse
  • Coercive control
  • Digital behaviour (jealousy, monitoring, pressure online)

👉 This directly reflects the growing concern about teen relationship abuse

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⚠️ What You’ll Notice Locally

In places like Teulada / Moraira and surrounding areas:

• More visible messaging during summer + festivals
• Increased focus on tourist safety and nightlife behaviour
• Quiet but consistent school and community education work
• Strong integration with national systems (016, VioGén)

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🧠 Grounded Reality

A lot of the most important work locally is not loud or visible.

It’s happening in:

• Schools
• Local councils
• Police systems
• Community spaces

Which means:
👉 Prevention is happening—but often quietly
👉 Awareness spikes during events—but the issue is year-round

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