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Millions of women gain the streets. Let us continue together and organized. Struggle and reflection are inseparable. The women 8M Spanish State returned to be at the forefront of Europe. We did labor strike, student, care and consumption, pickets, posters, lectures and cultural activities; society was tinged with lilac. It was an awesome day, the successful completion of multiple preparatory actions. We are happy to have shared experiences with colleagues, Meeting friends and supporters and to the left in Murcia, Barcelona and Madrid, we have a long road ahead of united struggle against patriarchal sexism. As we walk, We invite you to exchange views on some reflections.
They poke their heads. Patriarchal machismo showed unambiguously, as usually does the Catholic Church; first, VOX. Grouping extreme right emboldened from Andalusia and raised delete rights won. Become a coach Oir with Hitler's face crossed Spanish cities. PP leader Pablo Casado rejected participation in the mobilization, Reiterating its intention to cancel the legal abortion and other rights. Agnes liberal feminism was also expressed Arrimadas, citizens, the other component of right trident. The PSOE government only makes promises and take limited measures. Have you reflected on what the patriarchal sexism implies that holds the exclusivity of politics and decide in your name? Have you raised actively involved in party politics?
Protagonists of the new. Have you ever wondered what the relationship is between your individual will to fight and millions of women? From the global crisis 2008 capitalism has aggravated violence. Applies an offensive against the rights of women: more feminization of poverty, plans job insecurity or raise the retirement age, cuts right to abortion and sex education, lack of protection against gender violence and femicide, among others. Feminism has responded by making something new. Each and every, protagonizamos a new political and social phenomenon: the Fourth World feminist wave that has different characteristics to the three previous waves.
Massiveness and combativeness. With greater or lesser intensity, more repression or freedom, there are millions of women who protest, regardless of age or social status. They do it in an organized or individual, with friends or family, with her companions / os work, study or neighborhood. Whatever, Giant involved and tenacious actions. And they are making headway even where they did not reach this stage of massive struggle.
Internationalism. In this global capitalist and patriarchal system, claims do not differ much: Enough of femicide and violence, legal abortion, Stop trafficking and sexual exploitation, equal pay, recognition and valuation of domestic work, parity at all levels. There is a feeling that is embodied: "If they touch a, play all ", They are on the continent that are.
Each made starring women's groups somewhere in the world feeds back the movements that unfold in other, sometimes very distant. Social networks and mass media contribute to the spread, mutual influence and reproduction of initiatives. The new feminist wave feeds, grow and mature in an interaction that is internationalist.
Relations. Feminist struggle interrelates with the demands of other social sectors, as the working class employed or unemployed, lxs migrants and refugiadxs, sexual diversity, those working in the field or environmental movements, democratic and human rights. This openness and sensitivity of the women's movement is linked to two factors confluent. the same enemy He faces: successive governments, the regime's institutions and ultimately the State. Y, on the other hand, there are better conditions for the realization that such problems will have an effective exit long as structural transformations are achieved, systemic.
Dynamic and consciousness. Demands become visible in symbolic and institutional spaces. The action moves consciousness, both individually and collectively. This was expressed the Mexican anthropologist Marcela Lagarde: "The change in consciousness that results from having different explanations -of gender or feminist- It constitutes a true conversion of women, and it is defined by a break in their world and themselves that marks a milestone in their lives. This is because a conversion, after this shake consciousness and self-identity, it is impossible to look at life as before and remain the same. It is a conversion, because it happens around outdated and new beliefs about each, the others, the men, and the meaning of life. "
The dynamics against institutional sexism acquires a revolutionary and anti-democratic character. For the same reason, an extended edge-especially among youth- It is growing awareness that for 99% Women's enemy fund confront and defeat the capitalist and patriarchal system. The fourth wave sets a doubly radical feminist empowerment: in their actions and in their political directionality.
8Mx365D: enough reasons to keep fighting. "All my days are 8M, because our rights, desires and demands exist 365 days of the year." The phrase expresses a need: think how to follow the organized fight and exchange views to achieve. So we invite you to participate in our meetings, lectures and write your views.
All left the International Women's Day Worker's open to debate, with more vigor and enthusiasm. We are convinced that it is crucial to leverage the positive to channel it in everyday organization Juntas and the Left, which is part of SOL Y Anticapitalist Network.
