This Wednesday Women’s Day is celebrated, with numerous calls and marches. These are the main manifestations of 8M in Spain.
Two marches have been called in Madrid. One of them is the one organized by the 8M Commission, related to Podemos, which will travel the route between Atocha and Plaza de España. It will be from 7:00 p.m.
The other, convened by the Feminist Movement of Madrid, will also leave Atocha at 6:30 p.m. towards the Plaza de las Provincias.
The particularity of this march is that it will request the resignation of Irene Montero, Minister of Equality, and the disapproval of Pedro Sánchez, President of the Government.
They do it for “botch jobs” such as the ‘only yes is yes’ law and the Trans Law, which erases women.
For its part, the Student Union calls for a “feminist student strike”, with a demonstration in the capital at Puerta del Sol. It will be at 12:00.
Catalonia
In addition, in Catalonia there are seven 8M demonstrations called, at least one in each of the provincial capitals.
Thus, two mobilizations will take place in Barcelona, one of them, of the Student Union in the Plaza de la Universidad at 12:00.
Another, convened by the Assemblea 8M, at 18:30 that will also start from the Plaza de la Universidad.
Tarragona will also be the scene of two other mobilizations, that of the Student Union and that of the Camp 8M Platform. Both will be in Plaza Imperial Tarraco and at the same time, 12:00.
For its part, the Coordinadora de Feminismos anticapitalistas has called an act in Plaza 1 de Octubre in Girona at 6:00 p.m.
Meanwhile, in Lleida, the one of the Assemblea 8M at 18:00 in the Plaza Ricard Vinyes. In turn, the 8M Coordinator of Lleida has called a mobilization at 6:30 p.m. in Plaza 8 de Marzo.
8M demonstrations in Valencia
Likewise, the Student Union calls mobilizations in various points of the Valencian Community, all at 12:00.
Specifically, in Valencia, at the Faculty of History on the Blasco Ibáñez campus of the University of Valencia. Likewise, in Alicante, on the Jorge Juan stairs, while in Elche it will be in the Plaza de las Chimeneas. In Castellón, in the Plaza de la Independencia (La Farola).
While the Feminist Assembly of Valencia will demonstrate from 5:30 p.m. from the CIE de Zapadores to the Plaza de la Virgen in the Valencian capital.
On its side, the Plaza de la Aparadora from Elche will be the starting point of the concentration and demonstration called by the Assemblea 8M Elx.
Likewise, the Plaza de María Agustina from Castellón will be the scene of the mobilization called by the Assemblea 8M Castelló at 18:30.
Andalusia
The Student Union has also called events in Andalusia and, again, all at 12:00.
Specifically, at the Blas Infante de Jaén roundabout; Plaza Nueva in Seville; Plaza Asdrúbal in Cádiz; and Plaza de la Constitución in Malaga.
Likewise, in the Plaza del Carmen in Granada; Square of the Nuns of Huelva; Plaza de las Tendillas in Córdoba; and Puerta Purchena of Almería.
That said, the Seville capital will host two 8M demonstrations, the first being that of the Unitary Feminist Assembly at 6:30 p.m. in the Pelli Tower.
An hour later, the one called by the Feminist Movement of Seville, starting from Plaza Nueva.
In turn, in Jaén, the demonstration of the Feministas 8M collective and the Commission for Equality and Against Gender Violence.
It will leave the Government Sub-delegation in the capital of Jaén at 5:30 p.m.
Cádiz will also host a march called by the 8M Cádiz Commission at 6:00 p.m. in Plaza Asdrúbal.
At the same time, at 6:00 p.m., the demonstration called by the 8M/25M Unitary Feminism Platform of Graná will start in the Parque del Triunfo-Paseo del Salón.
To finish in Andalusia, the Huelva capital will be the scene of the march of the Feminist Movement of Huelva, starting from the old Colombino at 7:00 p.m.
Demonstrations of the 8M in Galicia
For its part, Galicia will host numerous demonstrations, from A Coruña, passing through Vigo, Ferrol, Pontevedra, Lugo, Ourense or Santiago de Compostela.
As in other points, the Student Union has called concentrations in the Coruña Obelisk and the Vigo Urzáiz Street Light. Also in the Xunta Building in Ferrol.
Apart from these mobilizations, the 8M demonstrations will take place at the Obelisk of A Coruña, convened by the Galician Feminist Platform and the Marcha Mundial das Mulleres.
Similarly, Unitary Feminism of Vigo has called a concentration in the Plaza de los Caballos at 20:00.
For its part, the Marcha Mundial das Mulleres platform will leave from Amada García Square also at 20:00.
Meanwhile, the same platform and at the same time will demonstrate in the Plaza de Ourense in the capital of Pontevedra.
Also, in the Xunta de Lugo Building (same time) and in the Government Sub-delegation in Orense.
To put an end to the Galician 8M demonstrations, in the capital of Galicia two demonstrations coincide in the Praza 8 de marzo.
At 7:00 p.m., the one called by the Galician Feminist Platform and an hour later, the one of the Marcha Mundial das Mulleres. Both will end in the Praza del Obradoiro.
Ceuta, Melilla, Asturias, Murcia, Cantabria and Extremadura
In the Autonomous Cities there are two mobilizations called. The 8M Ceuta Commission / Feminist Platform of Ceuta at 7:30 p.m. in the Plaza de la Constitución of Ceuta.
Meanwhile, Melilla Feminista, at 5:30 p.m. in the Plaza Comandante Benitez.
In the same way as in other cities, the Student Union will be concentrated in the Plaza del Pachís in Gijón and in the Plaza de la Escandalera in Oviedo.
Likewise, Asturies Feminista 8M convenes an act in Mieres at 7:00 p.m., while at that time a march will start from the Plaza de Fuensanta in Murcia.
Also, the demonstration of the Cantabria feminist open Assemblies from the Puertochico de Santander roundabout.
In turn, the Plasencia Feminist Platform convenes at 8:00 p.m. in the Plaza Mayor of this city of Extremadura.
Marches in Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y León
The Student Union will mobilize in the Sub-delegation of the Government of Guadalajara. Already in the afternoon (7:30 p.m.), the Guadalajara Feminist Platform has convened in the Plaza de Santo Domingo.
Meanwhile, at 6:00 p.m. the 8M Albacete Coordinator will demonstrate in the Plaza Gabriel Lodares. At that time is the call for the Vileta Cuenca Command in the Cuenca Bullring.
Toledo will see the demonstration called by the 8M Toledo Platform, starting from La Vega towards Zocodover.
For its part, the call for the Feminist Critical Bloc is at 8:00 p.m. at the Fuente Dorada.
Likewise, the 8M Commission summons the protesters at 7:00 p.m. in the Plaza de Guzmán. Half an hour before, the Feminist Movement will gather attendees on Ordoño Avenue.
Salamanca, on her side, will concentrate mobilizations in the Plaza de a Concordia at 8:00 p.m. called by the Feminist Movement of Salamanca.
To end this chapter, the 8M Segovia calls for a demonstration starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Rotonda del Pastor in Segovia.
Demonstrations of the 8M in the Basque Country, Aragon, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands
The Student Union rallies will take place in the Plaza de Arriaga in Bilbao, the Boulevard in San Sebastián and in the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca in Álava. Also, in the Plaza de San Francisco in Zaragoza.
As for the rest of the mobilizations in the Basque Country, at 7:30 p.m. Euskal Herriko Mugimendu Feminista convokes it in the Plaza Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Bilbao.
This same organization has convened in the Old Donostia Tunnel at 6:30 p.m. and in the Plaza de San Antón, at 7:00 p.m., in Alava.
In turn, the Plaza de Zaragoza in Huesca is the place chosen at 7:00 p.m. by the 8M Huesca Assembly. Meanwhile, 8M Teruel and Coordinator of Teruel Feminist Organizations at the same time in Plaza del Torico.
8M Zaragoza, likewise, has summoned its mobilization at the same time in Zaragoza’s Plaza Aragón.
Regarding the Canary Islands, the March 8 Lanzarote Feminist Platform has convened at 7:00 p.m. in Plazuela, Arrecife.
Likewise, at the same time, the Feminist Network of Gran Canaria has done it in the San Telmo Park in Las Palmas.
In turn, the 8M Tenerife Feminist Platform convenes at 7:00 p.m. in Plaza Weyler in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Finally, the Feminist Movement of Mallorca calls demonstrations at 7:00 p.m. in the Parque de las Estaciones. The 8M Transfeminist Coordinator has convened other alternatives at 6:00 p.m. in Plaza de España in Mallorca.
