In recent years, in Argentina, the 8M It had a strong meaning in gender proclamations and in the establishment of rights for women and sexual minorities. From the labor, civil and criminal aspects to the educational and health situation; Feminist groups, political groups and leaders of the LGBTQ+ movement adhered to the different demands in different parts of the country.
In the Milei era, claims and protests concerning the date were projected more widely. In the previous weeks, assemblies were held in which various sectors of society participated: social organizations, unions, feminist groups and political parties, among others. In this framework, the group Not one less called for the concentration in the Congress Square last Friday.
The elimination of Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity of the Nationalong with the closure of the INADI, the prohibition of inclusive language and the gender perspective within the National State, They were among the first points of the protests. A fact that is discursively linked to the president’s statements in the Davos Forumwhere he talked about the “abortion agenda.”
Secondly, and linked to the previous point, the mobilization had as its axis the rejection of the mega DNU 231/2024 and the protection of acquired rights such as legal abortion and the Comprehensive Sexual Education. Something that the president reiterated last Wednesday during a visit to the school Cardinal Copello, where he stated that abortion is a “murder aggravated by the bond.” This added to the verbal attacks and disqualifications that Javier Milei himself fired against celebrities committed to these causes, such as the singer Lali Esposito.
“The attack against feminisms is a fundamental point from the Davos speech to now, it is something that was already done in the campaign. She has targeted feminist movements because she identifies them with social justice and that is a correct reading. A characteristic of the global extreme right is to try to place feminisms as a scapegoat for the frustrations that neoliberalism has been generating, the lack of security in daily life, and to attribute blame to feminisms for this situation of collective insecurity,” he stated. Veronica Gago, referent of Not one less, in an interview with Diario AR.
Another of the many complaints is the lack of food in community kitchens. The shortage of products in these spaces, focused on popular neighborhoods, conditions their operation and, in some cases, leads to their definitive closure. The distribution policies of Ministry of Human Capitalin charge of Sandra Pettovelloadded to the program cut Enhance Work prevents these communal places from being sustained over time.
In addition to these points, social groups also highlighted the emptying of policies dedicated to addressing gender violence, the adjustment to the cost of living and the deregulation of food prices. And different union blocks added their participation in the mobilization. The CGT, the Autonomous CTA, the Workers’ CTA and the UTEP, They accompanied the 8M march.
On the same day, but from the opposite side, the national government, through its main spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, announced that the name was being changed Women’s Hall of Pink House and to be called Hall of Heroes. The government statement was described, by the organizations involved with the march, as a provocation.
by RN
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