In the most typical gesture of phobia towards women, the first thing the mayor of Culiacán did yesterday morning was to double padlock the doors of the Municipal Palace.
Nothing, however, prevented a large group of women from gathering there, in front of City Hall, to begin their march through the streets of Culiacán.
Symbolic point for the demonstrations for International Women’s Day. If a characteristic is palpable in the words and deeds of Mayor Jesús Estrada Ferreiro, it is misogyny, that is, the rejection of women, which stems from an irrational fear of gender.
The numeral #8M and other symbols that alluded to the date that was commemorated yesterday, show on social networks the accumulation of offenses and disrespect that the female population has received from the president of the capital municipality.
The closure of doors is an exact reflection of the mayor’s closure to the unanimous cry for justice by women. On Monday the 6th, the locks were to contain the police widows, who demanded the payment of pending debts, but also to retract their most recent expressions against women.
Far from sending a conciliatory signal, Estrada Ferreiro returned yesterday to close the gates.
So that it is not forgotten, it must be remembered that in his previous period of municipal government, Jesús Estrada was formally accused of gender-based political violence by a councilor from his party (Morena), Yareli Sánchez, on whom the courts ordered precautionary measures. .
Sandra Martos, who was a solicitor in Ferreiro’s previous administration, also publicly and repeatedly accused him of blocking her work.
First as a deputy and today as a member of the state cabinet, the secretary of Sepyc, Graciela Domínguez, has been the target of the most ruthless political attacks by Estrada, who shows off her power to affect women’s rights.
Hence how significant it was that yesterday, feminist groups, police widows and other civil groups gathered outside the City Hall raised as the main cause “a life free of violence for women.”
Unfortunately, characters like Jesús Estrada Ferreiro can repeat their outbursts of misogyny as many times as they want and against anyone, with the certainty that this flagrant crime will remain unpunished.
Legislation on violence against women becomes a dead letter when it comes to political interests.
FAST-PACED. As soon as he raised his hand in the Senate of the Republic, once ratified by a majority, Quirino Ordaz Coppel changed his profile on Twitter and Instagram to present himself as Mexico’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain.
Quirino’s choice was forceful. He had 73 votes in favor from all the senators from Morena, PT, PVEM, PES and Movimiento Ciudadano.
20 voted against, who are from the PAN, three from the Plural Group and seven from the PRI: Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, Manuel Añorve, Mario Zamora, Verónica Martínez, Claudia Anaya, Ángel García and Nubia Mayorga.
There were 12 abstentions, and among them were PRI members Beatriz Paredes, Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Eruviel Ávila, Silvana Beltrones and Carlos Ramírez Marín, as well as PRD member Miguel Mancera.
The discussion lasted little more than an hour. No priista reasoned in the tribune the sense of his vote, as the rest of the benches did. Lack of arguments? Maybe.
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