The streets of Castilla-La Mancha are dyed violet to cry out against sexist violence and denialism

TOLEDO.- The streets of Castilla-La Mancha were dyed violet again this Monday to cry out against gender violence and condemn denialism.

In Toledothe demonstration called by the 8M Toledo Platform walked through the streets of the city to reject sexist violence on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Shortly after 6:00 p.m. the march left Paseo de la Vega with a banner that read ‘For those who are; those that are not there; those in danger’, and others in defense of Palestinian women or who prayed ‘Toledo against gender violence’.

Among slogans such as “We are not all here, the murdered women are missing” or “Complaint filed, murdered woman”, around 400 people have gone up to the Plaza de Zocodover, where a manifesto has been read and the march has concluded, after a tour of the that there has been no lack of allusions to the municipal government and the applause when the demonstration negotiated the first sections of construction from Real del Arrabal street.

And, it is worth remembering, the Toledo City Council justified its decision not to call the demonstration that the Local Women’s Council had been promoting for 30 years due to the works being carried out on the Bisagra-Zocodover axis which, according to a report Technically, they discouraged crowds. In its place, another event was called, at the same time as the demonstration organized by the 8M Toledo Platform, to pay tribute to the victims.

In statements to the media before starting the march, Ana Miranda, a member of the platform, described as “barbaric” the number of femicides and minors murdered this year “in a country that is supposedly civilized.”

For this reason, it is necessary to continue going out into the streets, “despite the deniers who have tried to prevent this demonstration with war of confusion and wanting to boycott us“, not only counterprogramming the macha, but also with a platform to read the manifesto smaller than in other years, because “the municipal government is not going to rise.”

He also criticized the City Council government team for “ignoring” the Local Women’s Counciland has asked if “women are not first-class citizens in this Toledo.”

For her part, the Government delegate in Castilla-La Mancha, Milagros Tolón, insisted on rejecting the denial of sexist violence, and highlighted that this day is “very special” for citizens who believe in freedom, equality and They reject violence.

MEMORY, PAIN AND HOPE

For its part, in Guadalajara A demonstration was also held that ran through the center of the city, from the Concordia Park pavilion to the Town Hall Square, which was planned in three different parts.

The first took place in the Concordia Park temple, where the 40 women who were murdered this year in Spain were remembered, while the second part took place in the Plaza de El Jardinillo through a performance to transmit pain and rage against this violence, sisterhood and the ability to transform the world.

Finally, in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, another performance It addressed murders in the home, a “hard” scene but also hopeful for all victims.

The march ran with messages and slogans such as “Women do not die, women are murdered”, “Women are not shameful, women are ashamed”, “They are not deaths, they are murders” or “Enough of patriarchal justice “.

Women from various municipalities, ages, contexts and nationalities of the province participated in the demonstration, among them the Guadalajara-based actress Malgosia Szkanderala, the singing teacher, choral director, soloist singer and chorus girl Lola López, the performer La Santa Mari and the Minister of Equality, Sara Simón.

MORE NECESSARY THAN EVER

For his part in Basin Dozens of people gathered under the slogan ‘Against sexist terrorism, feminist defense’, called by the groups Comando Violeta and 13 Rosas, to denounce the violence imposed by the “patriarchal, racist, capitalist, consumerist and predatory system on women.” .

A mobilization that sought to vindicate the need for feminism “now more than ever” and highlight the importance of taking measures both individually and collectively to eliminate violence against women in all its types.

An act in which the victims, women and children, were reminded that sexist violence has taken its toll throughout 2024 in Spain.

SATIETY

For his part in Royal Cityaround 200 people gathered to remember the victims of gender violence, the murdered women and their sons and daughters from whom their right to live has been taken away.

Convened by the Assembly of Feminist Women of Ciudad Real, with candles – one for each murdered woman and another for each son and daughter killed by vicarious violence – and demanding an end to violence, tribute has been paid to those who no longer have a voice.

Thank you all for joining us today.

We have been the voice of the murdered women and their sons and daughters, from whom their sexist murderers have wanted to take away their right to live.

We will not stop until the number is 0. For each and every one who suffers violence.#25N pic.twitter.com/2XYIyazHAB

— Feminist Women Ciudad Real (@AMFeministasCR) November 25, 2024

A concentration in which the “fatigue” produced by this unbearable situation and denialism as an objective to beat has been expressed.