The Lurgatz Feminist Group has organised a powerful round table. French Freedom, Ainhoa Narbaiza and Marta Luxán from the Joxemi Zumalabe Foundation, Judge Garbiñe Biurrun, and EH lawyer and former parliamentarian Bildu Larraitz Ugarte will be present.

Questions arising from the prison study

In a press release sent to the media, Lurganate explained that this round table will be the continuation of the Women* surveillance round table held last October (chronicle of this ARGIA article): "The intention is to continue to reflect on the conclusions drawn at the time," he added. It became clear that prison violates the rights and dignity of persons. In addition, it reflects what we live on the street, which drives a hegemonic and aggressive machismo. It was also stressed that reintegration is nowhere to go and that if jails are not turned over we will not be free. At this round table, once the idea that prison has no place in the feminist movement has been concluded, we want to reflect on the alternatives of the justice system we live in. With the rapporteurs we will have, beyond analyzing the reality that we have at hand, we will talk about other models that we can find, knowing experiences from other places".

In addition to the justice system, Lurgan wants to analyze how to respond to cases of male violence: "Crime is often depoliticized and the system in which we live defines male violence as an act of individual responsibility. Our desire is to work at the community level and to empower ourselves collectively. (...) With the desire to achieve a guarantee of non-repetition through support and solidarity with the victim, we see the need to inform about the resources we can have in order to gain access to recognition and reparation".

Deconstruct the prison sentence discourse

Lurgan stressed that she sees feminist justice a long way: "In the face of the rage or vengeance felt in this heteropatriarchal, racist, capitalist and colonial system we live in, the penalty of imprisonment is imposed. Therefore, in order to be able to deconstruct the discourse that we have introduced to the bones and to construct other ways of resolving conflicts, it is necessary to reflect".