Young people must help shape the policies intended for them, Ana Padrón told a forum at the ULPGC. The director of the Instituto Canario de Igualdad (ICI) said prevention should begin early and address violence in digital spaces and everyday relationships.
The discussion took place at the Faculty of Legal Sciences of the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, under the title «Políticas públicas de juventud para la prevención de las violencias machistas». The Dirección General de Juventud del Gobierno de Canarias and the ICI took part, with the university’s Cátedra de Estudios Interdisciplinares de Igualdad y Prevención de la Violencia collaborating.
Padrón argued that effective prevention needs sustained public policies responsive to young people’s lives; awareness campaigns alone are insufficient. She said the forum offered a chance to exchange experience and consider how public action could have a practical effect. The programme Aliadas has been run by the Dirección General de Juventud since 2019 and is financed through the Fondos del Pacto de Estado contra la Violencia de Género.
Daniel Morales, director general of Youth, described Aliadas as a prevention effort built around education and cooperation. He also stressed that research and resources must support trained professionals, saying that good intentions must lead to actions that reach young people’s daily lives. Morales pointed to closer cooperation between his directorate and the ICI as a way to respond more effectively to young people’s needs.
The forum included projects from Las Palmas province. Idaira Alemán Afonso presented Por-No Hablar, while Idaira Martín Martínez introduced Acuerpar(nos). Estrategias de autodefensa frente a las violencias machistas. Asiria Álvarez Marrero presented Sin Filtros, and Anabel Calderín Castro spoke about Harimaguadas.
A second session covered initiatives and resources. Emilia Santana Ramos presented the III Congreso. Nadia Martín García introduced the documentary «Lo Estructural». Mónica Pulido Martín presented Brújula. Herramientas para una planificación de políticas y actuaciones de prevención de la violencia contra las mujeres en los espacios universitarios.
RUSSPAIN has separately covered another social-affairs issue in its housing strike report. At the ULPGC event, participants ended with an exchange on how to improve youth policy and address remaining challenges in preventing gender-based violence.
