Under the slogan “AI has no limits, it is also gender violence”, the Poio City Council will organize a series of workshops for primary and secondary school students. The campaign includes the reading of an institutional declaration on November 25th and the Andaina Violeta (Violet Walk), which will take place on Sunday the 22nd between Lourido and Combarro.
This year's initiative focuses on deepfakes, images or videos manipulated with artificial intelligence that can appear real and are used to humiliate, harass, or blackmail. The City Council aims for young people to recognize these aggressions, even when presented as a joke, and to have tools to act.
Mayor Ángel Moldes stated that prevention campaigns address current issues to help citizens recognize gender violence. He emphasized the public's role in stopping the spread of violent images and the responsibility to listen and support victims of aggression.
The director of the Women's Information Center (CIM), Raquel Morales, highlighted the importance of adapting prevention to the digital sphere, where gender stereotypes and violent situations are reproduced. She warned about discourses that discredit feminism and deny gender inequalities on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube.
According to a Save the Children report, approximately 98% of young people surveyed in Spain experienced some form of sexual violence in digital environments before the age of 18. The organization warns about the use of AI to create fake images and calls for greater protection and digital education.
The Councilor for Welfare and Equality, Natividad Torres, explained that the campaign seeks to raise awareness about digital violence and promote the appropriate and critical use of new technologies. Activities began in late September and will continue in the coming months with workshops in schools and for the Sustainable and Green Poio Employment Workshop.
For primary school students, there will be storytelling sessions on violence prevention and cybersecurity, and for sixth graders, the workshop “Preventing Violence, Breaking Stereotypes”. At the secondary school (IES), actions will be programmed on 'AI and gender violence prevention', 'Gender Violence and the new digital environment', and 'Sexual violence prevention'.
In addition to educational activities, there will be events open to the public. The self-protection and personal defense workshop for women, led by Lucía Soto, will take place on Saturdays, November 21st and 28th. The Violet Walk will depart on Sunday the 22nd at 10:00 AM from Costa Xiráldez Park to Combarro, where a manifesto will be read and a documentary video will be screened. The first 150 people registered at igualdade@concellopoio.org will receive a t-shirt.
On November 25th, at 12:00 PM, an event against gender violence will be held in front of the City Hall with the reading of the institutional declaration.
