On the wall and door of the headquarters of the Barakaldo feminist association they have written the messages 'Just take care of children, save the children'. As Argitu has pointed out, these graffiti may have to do with the case that happened on Sunday in Barakaldo: a woman from the town has tried to kill her sons and daughters and subsequently attempted suicide. Zabaleta recalls that there is no relationship between the collective and the case. "We believe that someone has taken advantage of the situation to attack the work of the feminist movement, the negationist discourses that deny the inequalities suffered by women, who use all kinds of excuses to overturn the fight against male violence, are increasing. If it annoys our work it is a sign that we have done something right," said Mireia Saiz on Popular Radio. They appreciate their support and solidarity through social networks.
The members of the feminist collective have denounced Ertzaintza on Tuesday for the crime of hatred of women painted. Rather than clarifying who has painted them, they have called for it to go beyond raising awareness of the structural differences suffered by women in everyday life. The City Hall has already removed the painted ones.
27 years working
Barakaldo’s Argitan Women’s Advisory Center is the best known reference of Barakaldo’s feminist movement. Founded in 1996, she has since worked for the rights of women, focusing on the most vulnerable women, including those who have suffered machist violence. It offers legal advice and individualized psychological care, organizes self-esteem groups and performs 11 activities from the feminist point of view (workshops, courses, conferences, debates, public complaints, demands...).
The case of Mazan is mentioned in the French media: a woman drowned with sleeping pills by her husband to put her between the legs of other men to be raped. That for ten years and three numbers: 92 violations (at least), 72 men and 51 trial violators. Gisèle Pélicot, 72, did... [+]
Ehun bat pertsona bildu ziren larunbatean Luhusoko plazan Itaia emazte antolakundeak eta Luhusoko besta komiteak jakinarazi duten bortxaketa salatzeko.