With demonstrations throughout Latin America, International Women’s Day was commemorated, from Mexico to Argentina. Thousands took to the streets to demand an end to femicides, violence, in favor of equal rights and equal pay.
In Mexico City, some 3,000 people left the Angel of Independence, on Paseo de la Reforma, to head to the Zócalo.
Some of the hooded protesters climbed on city furniture throwing purple smoke bombs. Police said they seized Molotov cocktails, weapons such as bats and hammers, and fireworks from protesters.
Authorities erected a protective metal barrier around the National Palace, the seat of government, and other historic buildings ahead of the protests. The words “Mexico Femicide” were painted in large white letters on the metal cordon in front of the Palace.
While walking with white flags they chanted the phrase: “United women, they will never be defeated”, another group wore purple scarves as a symbol of the feminist movement while others wore green scarves in support of the right to abortion.
According to the student Frida Moreno, the abusive teachers marked her education and that, although she feels privileged because of the area where she lives, “no one can guarantee that one day she will not disappear… and appear in a vacant lot dead, raped.”
The president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, criticized for his ineffectiveness regarding the high number of femicides, says he disagrees with the criticism and assures that he has made progress in defending women’s rights.
A Government with a new hope for women
In Santiago they shouted slogans like “Long live we love each other!” or “Enough is enough!”, while they arrived at the famous Plaza Italia, center of the 2019 protests that ended up pressuring the Government of Sebastián Piñera to call the constituent, which brings hope to the feminist movement.
In Plaza Italia there were posters with photographs of the faces of women who have been murdered in recent years.
The student Mariela Ramos, who carried a banner that read “I am and will be the owner of my body,” said that “we must continue to go out into the streets, regardless of whoever may.”
Valentina Valdés, another protester in favor of the right to abortion, said she was very pessimistic “because we have been fighting for legalization for a long time, although sometimes I see the light and feel hope” and added, “I think that times have changed and that this new government , with their ministers, they are going to take us into account”
The new government with more women than men will arrive at the Mint on March 11, being the first in Latin America to have a cabinet of that order. Gabriel Boric has appointed a Minister of the Interior for the first time in the history of Chile.
March against Bolsonaro’s policies
In Brazil, with slogans such as “Bolsonaro will fall”, “Down with genocide” or “Enough of misogyny and patriarchy”, the demonstrators took to the streets of some 50 cities, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, to protest against what what they call the “machista and genocidal” policies of President Jair Bolsonaro.
From the São Paulo Museum of Art, on Avenida Paulista, they marched about three kilometers towards the center of the city. From there, Katia Camargo, one of the attendees, said that “in this 2022, as incredible as it may be, our main demand is respect for being women, black women, women with disabilities, trans women. We only want respect and equal rights.” .
Neide Pereira also said “there will always be a man who will disrespect us because we are women.”
Celebration for the decriminalization of abortion in Colombia
In Colombia, the commemoration was marked by a festive atmosphere due to the decision on February 21 by the Constitutional Court to allow the interruption of pregnancy until the 24th week of gestation.
The banners read “I was there when they eliminated the crime of abortion” or “Feminist Latin America.” The activist Natura High, a member of one of the organizing groups “We are a collective face” said “we demand, we march, we celebrate and we demand, but together”.
The demonstrators carried “the first abortion ambulance in Latin America and the Caribbean” which represents the free and safe abortion that Colombian women can now opt for.
This year, for the first time, there was a group of black women who came out to defend an “anti-hegemonic” and “anti-racist” feminism.
The march had three stops: Dignity, Justice and Memory. Dignity, recognized domestic work; Justice, demanded an end to impunity and an end to gender violence; and Memory, remembered all the murdered women.
“The debt is with us”
In the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina, thousands came out to march against the Government and the “debt” it has with women in a country where a femicide occurs every 32 hours.
They carried the slogan “The Debt is with us” in reference to the agreement between the Fernández Government and the International Monetary Fund, IMF. Victoria Aguirre, spokesperson for the Mumala organization called for “consistent, active, effective and sustained actions over time” to “stop” violence against women.
For the spokeswoman, the agreement reached with the IMF will bring cuts in the budget items dedicated to gender and diversity, an increase in rates and a subsequent impact on the well-being of the most vulnerable women.
“All this deepens what for a few years we have begun to call the feminization of poverty in Argentina… the female head of the household is the only contributor and in this context all this is intensified,” Aguirre denounced.
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With demonstrations throughout Latin America, International Women’s Day was commemorated, from Mexico to Argentina. Thousands took to the streets to demand an end to femicides, violence, in favor of equal rights and equal pay.
In Mexico City, some 3,000 people left the Angel of Independence, on Paseo de la Reforma, to head to the Zócalo.
Some of the hooded protesters climbed on city furniture throwing purple smoke bombs. Police said they seized Molotov cocktails, weapons such as bats and hammers, and fireworks from protesters.
Authorities erected a protective metal barrier around the National Palace, the seat of government, and other historic buildings ahead of the protests. The words “Mexico Femicide” were painted in large white letters on the metal cordon in front of the Palace.
While walking with white flags they chanted the phrase: “United women, they will never be defeated”, another group wore purple scarves as a symbol of the feminist movement while others wore green scarves in support of the right to abortion.
According to the student Frida Moreno, the abusive teachers marked her education and that, although she feels privileged because of the area where she lives, “no one can guarantee that one day she will not disappear… and appear in a vacant lot dead, raped.”
The president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, criticized for his ineffectiveness regarding the high number of femicides, says he disagrees with the criticism and assures that he has made progress in defending women’s rights.
A Government with a new hope for women
In Santiago they shouted slogans like “Long live we love each other!” or “Enough is enough!”, while they arrived at the famous Plaza Italia, center of the 2019 protests that ended up pressuring the Government of Sebastián Piñera to call the constituent, which brings hope to the feminist movement.
In Plaza Italia there were posters with photographs of the faces of women who have been murdered in recent years.
The student Mariela Ramos, who carried a banner that read “I am and will be the owner of my body,” said that “we must continue to go out into the streets, regardless of whoever may.”
Valentina Valdés, another protester in favor of the right to abortion, said she was very pessimistic “because we have been fighting for legalization for a long time, although sometimes I see the light and feel hope” and added, “I think that times have changed and that this new government , with their ministers, they are going to take us into account”
The new government with more women than men will arrive at the Mint on March 11, being the first in Latin America to have a cabinet of that order. Gabriel Boric has appointed a Minister of the Interior for the first time in the history of Chile.
March against Bolsonaro’s policies
In Brazil, with slogans such as “Bolsonaro will fall”, “Down with genocide” or “Enough of misogyny and patriarchy”, the demonstrators took to the streets of some 50 cities, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, to protest against what what they call the “machista and genocidal” policies of President Jair Bolsonaro.
From the São Paulo Museum of Art, on Avenida Paulista, they marched about three kilometers towards the center of the city. From there, Katia Camargo, one of the attendees, said that “in this 2022, as incredible as it may be, our main demand is respect for being women, black women, women with disabilities, trans women. We only want respect and equal rights.” .
Neide Pereira also said “there will always be a man who will disrespect us because we are women.”
Celebration for the decriminalization of abortion in Colombia
In Colombia, the commemoration was marked by a festive atmosphere due to the decision on February 21 by the Constitutional Court to allow the interruption of pregnancy until the 24th week of gestation.
The banners read “I was there when they eliminated the crime of abortion” or “Feminist Latin America.” The activist Natura High, a member of one of the organizing groups “We are a collective face” said “we demand, we march, we celebrate and we demand, but together”.
The demonstrators carried “the first abortion ambulance in Latin America and the Caribbean” which represents the free and safe abortion that Colombian women can now opt for.
This year, for the first time, there was a group of black women who came out to defend an “anti-hegemonic” and “anti-racist” feminism.
The march had three stops: Dignity, Justice and Memory. Dignity, recognized domestic work; Justice, demanded an end to impunity and an end to gender violence; and Memory, remembered all the murdered women.
“The debt is with us”
In the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina, thousands came out to march against the Government and the “debt” it has with women in a country where a femicide occurs every 32 hours.
They carried the slogan “The Debt is with us” in reference to the agreement between the Fernández Government and the International Monetary Fund, IMF. Victoria Aguirre, spokesperson for the Mumala organization called for “consistent, active, effective and sustained actions over time” to “stop” violence against women.
For the spokeswoman, the agreement reached with the IMF will bring cuts in the budget items dedicated to gender and diversity, an increase in rates and a subsequent impact on the well-being of the most vulnerable women.
“All this deepens what for a few years we have begun to call the feminization of poverty in Argentina… the female head of the household is the only contributor and in this context all this is intensified,” Aguirre denounced.
with EFE
With demonstrations throughout Latin America, International Women’s Day was commemorated, from Mexico to Argentina. Thousands took to the streets to demand an end to femicides, violence, in favor of equal rights and equal pay.
In Mexico City, some 3,000 people left the Angel of Independence, on Paseo de la Reforma, to head to the Zócalo.
Some of the hooded protesters climbed on city furniture throwing purple smoke bombs. Police said they seized Molotov cocktails, weapons such as bats and hammers, and fireworks from protesters.
Authorities erected a protective metal barrier around the National Palace, the seat of government, and other historic buildings ahead of the protests. The words “Mexico Femicide” were painted in large white letters on the metal cordon in front of the Palace.
While walking with white flags they chanted the phrase: “United women, they will never be defeated”, another group wore purple scarves as a symbol of the feminist movement while others wore green scarves in support of the right to abortion.
According to the student Frida Moreno, the abusive teachers marked her education and that, although she feels privileged because of the area where she lives, “no one can guarantee that one day she will not disappear… and appear in a vacant lot dead, raped.”
The president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, criticized for his ineffectiveness regarding the high number of femicides, says he disagrees with the criticism and assures that he has made progress in defending women’s rights.
A Government with a new hope for women
In Santiago they shouted slogans like “Long live we love each other!” or “Enough is enough!”, while they arrived at the famous Plaza Italia, center of the 2019 protests that ended up pressuring the Government of Sebastián Piñera to call the constituent, which brings hope to the feminist movement.
In Plaza Italia there were posters with photographs of the faces of women who have been murdered in recent years.
The student Mariela Ramos, who carried a banner that read “I am and will be the owner of my body,” said that “we must continue to go out into the streets, regardless of whoever may.”
Valentina Valdés, another protester in favor of the right to abortion, said she was very pessimistic “because we have been fighting for legalization for a long time, although sometimes I see the light and feel hope” and added, “I think that times have changed and that this new government , with their ministers, they are going to take us into account”
The new government with more women than men will arrive at the Mint on March 11, being the first in Latin America to have a cabinet of that order. Gabriel Boric has appointed a Minister of the Interior for the first time in the history of Chile.
March against Bolsonaro’s policies
In Brazil, with slogans such as “Bolsonaro will fall”, “Down with genocide” or “Enough of misogyny and patriarchy”, the demonstrators took to the streets of some 50 cities, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, to protest against what what they call the “machista and genocidal” policies of President Jair Bolsonaro.
From the São Paulo Museum of Art, on Avenida Paulista, they marched about three kilometers towards the center of the city. From there, Katia Camargo, one of the attendees, said that “in this 2022, as incredible as it may be, our main demand is respect for being women, black women, women with disabilities, trans women. We only want respect and equal rights.” .
Neide Pereira also said “there will always be a man who will disrespect us because we are women.”
Celebration for the decriminalization of abortion in Colombia
In Colombia, the commemoration was marked by a festive atmosphere due to the decision on February 21 by the Constitutional Court to allow the interruption of pregnancy until the 24th week of gestation.
The banners read “I was there when they eliminated the crime of abortion” or “Feminist Latin America.” The activist Natura High, a member of one of the organizing groups “We are a collective face” said “we demand, we march, we celebrate and we demand, but together”.
The demonstrators carried “the first abortion ambulance in Latin America and the Caribbean” which represents the free and safe abortion that Colombian women can now opt for.
This year, for the first time, there was a group of black women who came out to defend an “anti-hegemonic” and “anti-racist” feminism.
The march had three stops: Dignity, Justice and Memory. Dignity, recognized domestic work; Justice, demanded an end to impunity and an end to gender violence; and Memory, remembered all the murdered women.
“The debt is with us”
In the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina, thousands came out to march against the Government and the “debt” it has with women in a country where a femicide occurs every 32 hours.
They carried the slogan “The Debt is with us” in reference to the agreement between the Fernández Government and the International Monetary Fund, IMF. Victoria Aguirre, spokesperson for the Mumala organization called for “consistent, active, effective and sustained actions over time” to “stop” violence against women.
For the spokeswoman, the agreement reached with the IMF will bring cuts in the budget items dedicated to gender and diversity, an increase in rates and a subsequent impact on the well-being of the most vulnerable women.
“All this deepens what for a few years we have begun to call the feminization of poverty in Argentina… the female head of the household is the only contributor and in this context all this is intensified,” Aguirre denounced.
with EFE
With demonstrations throughout Latin America, International Women’s Day was commemorated, from Mexico to Argentina. Thousands took to the streets to demand an end to femicides, violence, in favor of equal rights and equal pay.
In Mexico City, some 3,000 people left the Angel of Independence, on Paseo de la Reforma, to head to the Zócalo.
Some of the hooded protesters climbed on city furniture throwing purple smoke bombs. Police said they seized Molotov cocktails, weapons such as bats and hammers, and fireworks from protesters.
Authorities erected a protective metal barrier around the National Palace, the seat of government, and other historic buildings ahead of the protests. The words “Mexico Femicide” were painted in large white letters on the metal cordon in front of the Palace.
While walking with white flags they chanted the phrase: “United women, they will never be defeated”, another group wore purple scarves as a symbol of the feminist movement while others wore green scarves in support of the right to abortion.
According to the student Frida Moreno, the abusive teachers marked her education and that, although she feels privileged because of the area where she lives, “no one can guarantee that one day she will not disappear… and appear in a vacant lot dead, raped.”
The president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, criticized for his ineffectiveness regarding the high number of femicides, says he disagrees with the criticism and assures that he has made progress in defending women’s rights.
A Government with a new hope for women
In Santiago they shouted slogans like “Long live we love each other!” or “Enough is enough!”, while they arrived at the famous Plaza Italia, center of the 2019 protests that ended up pressuring the Government of Sebastián Piñera to call the constituent, which brings hope to the feminist movement.
In Plaza Italia there were posters with photographs of the faces of women who have been murdered in recent years.
The student Mariela Ramos, who carried a banner that read “I am and will be the owner of my body,” said that “we must continue to go out into the streets, regardless of whoever may.”
Valentina Valdés, another protester in favor of the right to abortion, said she was very pessimistic “because we have been fighting for legalization for a long time, although sometimes I see the light and feel hope” and added, “I think that times have changed and that this new government , with their ministers, they are going to take us into account”
The new government with more women than men will arrive at the Mint on March 11, being the first in Latin America to have a cabinet of that order. Gabriel Boric has appointed a Minister of the Interior for the first time in the history of Chile.
March against Bolsonaro’s policies
In Brazil, with slogans such as “Bolsonaro will fall”, “Down with genocide” or “Enough of misogyny and patriarchy”, the demonstrators took to the streets of some 50 cities, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, to protest against what what they call the “machista and genocidal” policies of President Jair Bolsonaro.
From the São Paulo Museum of Art, on Avenida Paulista, they marched about three kilometers towards the center of the city. From there, Katia Camargo, one of the attendees, said that “in this 2022, as incredible as it may be, our main demand is respect for being women, black women, women with disabilities, trans women. We only want respect and equal rights.” .
Neide Pereira also said “there will always be a man who will disrespect us because we are women.”
Celebration for the decriminalization of abortion in Colombia
In Colombia, the commemoration was marked by a festive atmosphere due to the decision on February 21 by the Constitutional Court to allow the interruption of pregnancy until the 24th week of gestation.
The banners read “I was there when they eliminated the crime of abortion” or “Feminist Latin America.” The activist Natura High, a member of one of the organizing groups “We are a collective face” said “we demand, we march, we celebrate and we demand, but together”.
The demonstrators carried “the first abortion ambulance in Latin America and the Caribbean” which represents the free and safe abortion that Colombian women can now opt for.
This year, for the first time, there was a group of black women who came out to defend an “anti-hegemonic” and “anti-racist” feminism.
The march had three stops: Dignity, Justice and Memory. Dignity, recognized domestic work; Justice, demanded an end to impunity and an end to gender violence; and Memory, remembered all the murdered women.
“The debt is with us”
In the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina, thousands came out to march against the Government and the “debt” it has with women in a country where a femicide occurs every 32 hours.
They carried the slogan “The Debt is with us” in reference to the agreement between the Fernández Government and the International Monetary Fund, IMF. Victoria Aguirre, spokesperson for the Mumala organization called for “consistent, active, effective and sustained actions over time” to “stop” violence against women.
For the spokeswoman, the agreement reached with the IMF will bring cuts in the budget items dedicated to gender and diversity, an increase in rates and a subsequent impact on the well-being of the most vulnerable women.
“All this deepens what for a few years we have begun to call the feminization of poverty in Argentina… the female head of the household is the only contributor and in this context all this is intensified,” Aguirre denounced.
with EFE