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Opening evening - Incest: from awareness to collective action
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Open in the appThe November 25 – Geneva campaign reminds us each year that eliminating sexist, sexual and gender-based violence (SSGBV) is a collective responsibility. These forms of violence are not isolated acts, but part of a continuum ranging from devaluation to harassment, from sexist… The November 25 – Geneva campaign reminds us each year that eliminating sexist, sexual and gender-based violence (SSGBV) is a collective responsibility. These forms of violence are not isolated acts, but part of a continuum ranging from devaluation to harassment, from sexist stereotypes to rape. Recognizing and making visible the fundamental connection between all these forms of violence is essential to enable an appropriate response. This opening evening highlights an angle of this continuum that receives too little attention: violence against children, and more specifically incest. The panel discussion will explore essential critical perspectives on the issue of incest without which understanding the continuum of SSGBV and power dynamics is incomplete – and will thus shed light on the issues that violence against children raises in terms of equality and democracy. With: Géraldine Morel (she): Dr. in human sciences and anthropologist, former cantonal coordinator for combating domestic violence (FR) for 10 years, she participated in developing public policies concerning children exposed to domestic violence with critical expertise on the concept of "parental alienation". In 2025, she is founding the Stop Inceste association with colleagues, with the aim of addressing incest as a structural form of gender-based violence and making it a political priority in the field of child protection. Cécile Cée (she): Comics author and illustrator, fine art photographer and trained philosopher. Since 2021, she has been publishing illustrated stories on Instagram that examine violence linked to systems of domination, particularly incest and violence against children. Her graphic novel, Ce que Cécile sait — Journal de sortie d'inceste (ed. Marabout), combines autobiographical narrative, intellectual investigation and…