Women and feminism

The “We won’t keep quiet” protocol was established by Barcelona City Council in 2018 to tackle gender violence, specifically sexual and LGBTI-phobic violence in nightlife spots.

Night-time leisure venues, discos, concert halls, bars, music bars, festivals and so on are spaces for meeting and interacting which, like many other such places, sometimes become a backdrop for forms of behaviour that prevent everyone from having an equally good time.

Sexual violence, or the threat of it, is one of the main factors in limiting equal access to public spaces.

By adhering to a collaboration agreement, nightlife venues commit to the application of the “We won’t keep quiet” protocol, which enables them to have trained staff who are aware of the issue and how to act in cases of sexual harassment or aggression.