Tens of Demonstrations and rallies in the seven cities and in many other Galician towns are called this WednesdayMarch 8, within the framework of International Women’s Day, with the aim of demanding equality between men and women in different areas.
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In this way, although there will be mobilizations in multiple parts of Galicia, This year there will not be a large unitary call that brings together protesters from all over the Communityjust as it used to be done before the pandemic.
Citizens are called to take to the streets and demonstrate at 8:00 p.m. on the platform World March of Women (MMM) in cities like Ferrol (Amada García Square), Pontevedra (Praza de Ourense), Lugo (Government Building) and Ourense (Government Subdelegation).
In Vigo the mobilization, called by Unitary Feminism of Vigo, is also scheduled at 8:00 p.m. and will depart from Praza dos Cabalos. Meanwhile, in A Coruña The feminists will leave the Obelisk at the same time in a demonstration organized by the Galician Feminist Platform y MMM.
On the other hand, Santiago is the only point where there will be two demonstrations with the same starting point, on March 8th. It organized by Feminist Assembly of Compostela and supported by the Galician Feminist Platform It begins at 7:00 p.m. and ends at Workshop Square; the one headed by MMM at 8:00 p.m. is destined for Praza do Toural.
Furthermore, despite the fact that feminism will jointly take to the streets, in several locations – Vigo, Santiago, Redondela, Ourense, Lugo and A Coruña – The Radical Feminism Platform of Galicia urges to seek green flags — symbol of the abolitionist bloc — and has announced that he will read his own manifesto at the end of the tour.
OTHER MOBILIZATIONS
In addition, more groups have called for demonstrations in other parts of Galicia, such as Bridge (A Coruña), where ‘Feminismo en pé’ has pointed out that the route will start from IES Eduardo Pondal at 8:00 p.m. Thus, in Ames (A Coruña) there will be a rally at 6:00 p.m. in Praza do Concello.
The City Council of Guitiriz (Lugo) will commemorate the 8M with a mobilization starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Campo da Feira de Guitiriz, while in Cangas (Pontevedra) the demonstration will depart at 8:00 p.m. from Praza do Condello itself and in Laracha (A Coruña) at 7:00 p.m. in Plaza 8M.
In addition, MMM has also called for a demonstration at 8:00 p.m. in town halls such as The Porriñoin Pontevedra, (in front of the Town Hall) and a rally at the same time in the A Coruña municipality of Cee (Square March 8).
Other points of the Community such as Vilanova de Arousa (Pontevedra) will also host rallies, in this case at 7:00 p.m. in Praza do Parque.
UNIONS
Thus, the Secretariat of the Women of the CIG has called rallies in 12 cities and towns, in a day in which it will denounce the “job insecurity suffered by women in a context of economic crisis and rising prices that “are now unsustainable.”
At 11:00 a.m. the concentration is called The Navy (Ayuntamiento de Burela) at 11.30 am in A Coruña (Government Subdelegation) and Vigo (Cruce da Dobrada).
The rest will be at 12:00 p.m. Lugo (Government Building), Santiago (Plaza Roja), Ferrol (Avenida de Esteiro), The Bridges (Hospital Plaza), Pontevedra (Union Building), Vilagarcía (Auditorium), Cangas (Bus station), The Guard (Plazas As de Copas) and Ourense (Government Building).
For their part, CC.OO and UGT do not plan to call a strike, although both unions have told Europa Press that they will support the demonstrations or rallies that take place in each location.
STUDENT MOBILIZATIONS
On the other hand, several student organizations have called for strikes and work stoppages throughout Galicia on Women’s Day.
In this way, the Student Union – a state-level organization -, together with ‘Libres y combativas’, has organized a strike in various parts of Spain. In a manifesto, they have emphasized that “capitalism is systemic violence against women, against workers and youth”, but that “they are not going to allow this system to crush them.”
Thus, in Galicia Students are called to mobilize at 12:00 on the 8th at the Obelisk of A Coruñathe Urzáiz lamppost of Vigo and the building Meeting in Ferrol.
‘Lift. Students from Galicia have called for a couple of hours, between 11.00 and 13.00with the aim of “enabling students to mobilize for feminist and non-patriarchal teaching.”
The organization has stated in a statement that “it is essential that students take to the streets to defend an education that does not continue to systematically perpetuate sexist violence.”
OTHER ACTIVITIES OF 8M
The protest day will be complemented with activities organized in parallel, by social groups, entities or institutions around this issue, with proposals such as workshops or conferences, and which, in some cases, will last throughout March.
Other events are added to the rallies and demonstrations, such as the Fundamar and Funopromar foundations with the UNED of Pontevedra who will pay tribute to the women of the sea next March 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Monte Porreiro headquarters in Pontevedra.
Thus, in Santiago the ‘Artellando Feminismo’ programming, as indicated by the City Council, will begin on the 6th with the ‘Mulleres de Compostela’ gala and will end on April 26.
There’s also cultural programming related to 8M in the Lugo City Council that hosts it, between March 2 and 12a film week to vindicate the creative work of women in the Galician-Portuguese audiovisual industry.
The Provincial Council of Pontevedra will have a multitude of activities until the end of the month, among them, the meeting ‘Women who have opinions are dangerous’next weekend, or the ‘Science in Feminine’ podcast cycle, on the 22nd.
In addition, on 8M several institutions that have made institutional declarations on this date such as the Provincial Council of Lugo, the City Council of A Coruña or that of Ferrol.
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