Posted on November 25, 2022 by ELCOMUNISTA.NET in SPAIN, translation thefreeonline
The focus has been on the victims of sexist violence, which has already left 1,171 women murdered since 2003.
Thousands of people are demonstrating this 25-N through the streets of the main Spanish cities to raise their voices and denounce the “cruel sexist violence” suffered by women. Shouting “Not one more” and “Basta ya”, they have shown their condemnation of any type of aggression and have wanted to remember the 38 murdered at the hands of their partners so far this year.
In different parts of the country, various feminist platforms and movements have organized marches for the Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
«With or without clothes, my body must not be touched», «Enough of unanswered aggression», «Not an isolated incident, it is patriarchy» or «It is not an ‘outburst’, it is a murder», have been some of the slogans. Also messages like “It’s not no”, “I don’t want to be brave, I want to be free” or “If they attack one, they attack us all”.
The focus has also been placed on the victims of sexist violence, which has already left 1,171 women murdered since 2003, and on the risk situation of many of them.
Thus, in Albacete they have highlighted that a fifth of the victims had a disability, while in Valencia they have reminded Iranian and Afghan women and girls that “they are subjected by religious patriarchy”.
From Barcelona to Las Palmas: demonstrations flood Spanish cities
In Barcelona, 3,000 people, according to the Guàrdia Urbana, have demanded an end to aggression and the so-called rape culture. Following the call of the November Feminist collective, the demonstration started from Paseo de Gracia with Rosellón and moved to Gran Vía, where the reading of the manifesto took place and Batucada Escandalera (drummers) performed with the theme «The rapist is you».
Thousands of people have also demonstrated through the streets of Valencia, where the demo started at 7:30 p.m. from the Porta del Mar in the capital, behind a banner with the slogan “Dones vives i unides contra el masclisme”, and it concluded in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, where two women survivors of sexist violence read a manifesto.
In Alicante, dozens of red shoes and as many empty chairs have served to remember each of the 38 women murdered by their partners or ex-partners during this 2022 and who have symbolized the rejection of sexist violence in Alicante society, which has come out on the streets with three different demonstrations to protest against this «scourge».
The Cantabrians have also toured the streets of Santander this Friday. Purple has once again been the predominant color this 25N in the Cantabrian capital, in a march in which hundreds of people have filled Paseo Pereda, to cover the distance between Puertochico and the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
The demonstration, called by various feminist assemblies from municipalities such as Santander, Torrelavega or Cabezón de la Sal, has had the institutional support of the Government of Cantabria and was attended by the regional president, Miguel Ángel Revilla.
The main streets of the Canarian capitals have also been filled with protesters who have asked in a manifesto “not to deny indecency”, as well as more public policies and resources to fight against this scourge.
The 25N in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was bathed in violet and in a tide of more than half a thousand people. For its part, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the demonstration was led by a banner with the slogan “Sexist violence does not stop, transformative policies now”.
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Miles de personas claman en España contra la violencia de género: «Ni una más»
Se ha puesto el foco en las víctimas de la violencia machista, que ha dejado ya 1.171 mujeres asesinadas desde 2003.Miles de personas se están manifestando este 25-N por las calles de las principales ciudades españolas para alzar la voz y denunciar la «cruel violencia» machista que sufren las mujeres.
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