La Xarxa of Gifts of the Marina Alta has announced the names of the winners this year at the 8 awards from Març, which are delivered annually from 2002 "in order to recognize the effort of women who are opening paths of freedom and equality from different areas", while making visible the tireless work of women in history.
This year, the Xarxa de Dones will recognize the work of the sisters Nieves and Elena Simón, renowned feminists, and of Antígona, Associació de Dones de Valencia. All of them will collect their prizes at the event to be held next March 4, within the programming of International Women's Day.
The sisters Nieves and Elena Simón have worked together in the dissemination and extension of feminism since the end of the 70 years. They are founders of various feminist action groups, among which the Feminario de Alicante, founded in 1980; the Feminist Platform of Alicante, constituted in 2005; and the great organization project of the Musel of Women's Rights and Acts initiated at 2014. From the Xarxa de Dones recognize that "They are two women referents in Valencian feminism"and that "their long feminist trajectory, their example and work, makes them more than worthy deserving of this recognition".
For its part, Antígona, Associació de Dones, is a group of feminist women from Valencia created in 1993 with the aim of organizing as women to share knowledge and the problems they suffered from being women. Antigone is made up of very diverse women who spend time getting information, training, dealing with personal or social problems and providing themselves with resources to overcome them. His presence both in Valencia and in surrounding towns has been a reference for other women. That is why the Xarxa de Dones de la Marina Alta wants to give you this recognition as a tribute.
