abortion Legal: follow it through

12/08/201804/12/2023 Flower Willow Carral legal abortion, argentina, together and left, green sea, church state separation

The Argentine Senate voted against the right of women. In Barcelona we were part of the global Green Tide.
And with the first rays of sun rising over the sea, We heard by cell the unfortunate result of the vote, 38 votes against and 31 in favor. Months of debate, mobilization and organization imposed a favorable vote in the Lower House, but it was reversed on Senators, the most retrograde country's parliamentary chamber. Dinosaurs decided to prioritize their links with the Church and continue to leave their fate left to the lives of thousands of women who have abortions illegal, of which hundreds of them die.

It was a reactionary and obscurantist decision to hold a law enacted a century ago. Although we knew it was difficult to win, We take the result with anger and, why not say, with tears. Nevertheless, the path and the Green Tide growing around the world will sooner rather than later abortion is law. Reactionaries and fascists do not know where they got, is the we will continue.
Heat the claim of our Argentine brothers born Marea Verde Barcelona. This is a group of women who fight for the legalization of abortion, also integrate the companions of Boards and left - Spanish State.

The first action was performed in the Consulate pañuelazo 13-J, Commission convened by Santiago Maldonado y Marea Verde Barcelona. Then we did a vigil, We saw the debate and the vote of the deputies in a bar. They were important actions, but limited in relation to the strength and breadth of the women's movement.
Later, openly and democratically debated among all what to do and how, increased participation and strengthened moved. It was filled with ideas and color of different expressions. Because, It took importance in the media and on social networks, counting on the solidarity of collective
Catalan feminist and different political expressions and social local.

1A (day that Senate committees voted projects that would lead to the enclosure 8A) We conducted a successful pañuelazo in La Rambla, an emblematic street in Barcelona. It was led by a huge scarf that did among all. The action was so combative and colorful motivated the support of residents and tourists, It was also reflected journalistically. Shouting Legal abortion in the Hospital hundreds of women and men who were adding, We ended the tour at the Columbus Monument, stating that neither the earth nor the bodies have owners. We prepare for the vote calling for a international twittazo with #UnGritoGlobal and #QueSeaLey, for which we edit a video.

8A we focus on the Consulate, We were many and did not go unnoticed by the location on Passeig de Gracia. with posters, bombos, chants and above all our green handkerchiefs and fans of the same color made by a companion, we feel our support. we knew, we perceived that looked for more. Because, among all we had planned more action: focus on the center of political power, in front of the Generalitat and the City, in Plaça Sant Jaume.

At dusk the emblematic Plaza de Catalunya, It was transformed into a green ocean. Thousands of women, Argentine, Catalan, Brazilian, Spanish we are to make it clear that we will not stop fighting until it is law. In particular we appreciate the support received from Arran L'Hospitalet and revolutionaries Feminisme, the pronouncement of the CUP and other social and political organizations. Also support independent feminist militant who joined us.

Not for a moment we forget two main enemies of the rights of women: Patriarchy and the Catholic Church. Because, We were marching to the Cathedral, to express to the retrograde institution that we want full freedom to decide about our bodies and that we are on the separation of Church and State.

Video demonstrations Plaça Sant Jaume.

With rage between the teeth and wanting the poroteo coming from Argentina could reverse, we went to continue the vigil L'Anonima. Early morning arrival we wanted to go all the way, so we ended up listening session on the beach, sheltered from the sun.

Regrettably, morning came while Vice President-dinosaur Gabriela Michetti confirmed that the reactionaries kept the country with a law 1921. It was a pyrrhic victory, because they have not defeated us, we are going to continue until the end, the abortion will no longer be a taboo subject, never more. They won a vote, but they lost to society and the consideration of international progressivism.

Society knows that this barbarity takes the lives of hundreds of women, mostly poor. Earlier than later, the right to decide about our bodies become law.
Undoubtedly the massiveness and combativeness of the new international feminist wave is ratified. With the world watching Argentina with actions to be conducted from Chile to Japan.

The Fourth World feminist wave came to sweep away the old structures. Because, now we redoubled the bet. from Juntas, we will join the international campaign offering our sisters in Argentina. foster a binding referendum for legal abortion and the separation of church and state. As stated by our colleague Vilma Ripoll: "The law of abortion can not reprocess to 2019 and the current parliamentary composition continues to 2020, so the referendum is the only concrete way to continue the struggle for legal abortion. The consultation must convene Deputies, It would be two to four months after the approval and vote for yes or no to abortion law. If approved, automatically it is law. "

From Juntas and the Left – Spanish state were an active part of this huge move in Barcelona. We are proud to have driven activities as part of the International Campaign by Anticapitalists Network - Fourth International and SOL (Socialism and Freedom). We feel enormous pride that our sister organizations in Argentina, Together and MST (Workers' Socialist Movement) They have been in the forefront of this fight. As it reflected in some of the Photos taken by the newspaper El País.

We invite you to know, get together and organize with nosotrxs and, primarily to continue giving the fight, until patriarchy and capitalism fall together.