Around the world women take to the streets to defend their rights
Around the world women take to the streets to raise their voices against worldwide oppressions. teleSUR
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00:00 In other regions of the world, women also take to the streets to rise their voices against worldwide oppressions.
00:07 In Spain, for example, social organizations are commemorating this March 8th in the streets of Barcelona.
00:13 Feminist associations and collectives organized a series of events to vindicate equality between gender
00:19 and denounce the different types of violence against women.
00:22 The Assembly 8M called to march from 6pm local time through the gardens of Gracia
00:28 and walking along Gracia Passage, passing by Ronda de Sant Pere, to reach the Triumph Arc,
00:34 where the mobilization will end.
00:36 The Assembly also called for a walk under the slogan "From our misery we make the struggle grow"
00:42 to show the rejection of femicide and gender violence.
00:52 We are here because 8 March is not only commemorated on this day but every day
00:58 and we go out to vindicate it today and we have to shout not to keep quiet,
01:04 to say everything that happens, to talk about rape, xenophobia,
01:08 about everything that happens because we are not as advanced as we think.
01:13 We usually think that we have progress but that progress is not completely done.
01:18 There are still a lot of things to change and that's why we are here today
01:23 and every day since we suffered then, we are.
01:26 Also in Italy, locals crowded the streets of Rome to speak out against gender-based violence
01:34 and to commemorate the International Women's Day.
01:37 Likewise, the attendees took advantage of the demonstration to express their support
01:41 for the women of the Gaza Strip who are suffering the violation of their rights
01:46 by the Israeli occupation forces.
01:49 For their part, feminist groups called for a national strike to take stand
01:52 against the government's measures regarding temporary hires.
01:56 In France, the right to abortion is enshrined in the Constitution
02:07 while in Italy we have 63% of consensual subjectors, gynecologists in particular,
02:14 40.5% of anesthetics and 32% of non-medical personnel.
02:20 We do not have the freedom to have an abortion.
02:23 Today we do not go to work, we went on strike.
02:28 We gave up a day's work to emphasize once again that women exist in this country,
02:34 that they must be heard despite what the Malony government continues to do.
02:41 Meanwhile, in France, thousands of women demand gender equality
02:45 and demonstrate against gender-based violence in the streets of Paris.
02:49 In this way, feminist activists seek greater visibility
02:52 and the constitutional warranty of their rights.
02:55 In the meantime, the country's administration announced that on March 8th
02:58 would be the date for the country to incorporate the right to abortion into the Constitution.
03:04 Precisely on Friday, the French President announced a plan to include
03:08 the right to abortion in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
03:13 a step that would constitute a win for the women's movement in face of advancing far-right wing.
03:19 We are doubly satisfied today, since not only did we see this gesture
03:29 in sealing the right to abortion in the Constitution,
03:32 but Emmanuel Macron in his speech said that he was in favor of a proposal
03:38 that we tabled at the beginning of the week to ensure the right to abortion
03:43 in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
03:47 which would again be a spectacular step forward at a time when in many countries in Europe,
03:54 women are continuing to fight for the right to abortion.
04:00 Indonesia also joined the mobilizations in the world for the fight and respect
04:04 of women's rights on International Women's Day.
04:07 The attendees expressed their dissatisfaction with labor policies
04:11 and pointed out the lack of job security as well as the short duration of contracts and low wages.
04:18 Activists from feminist and labor groups demanded that the government take measures to warranty their rights.
04:29 In addition, hundreds of Philippine women rallied in Manila City
04:32 for the commemoration of International Women's Day.
04:35 The attendees denounced sexual harassment and demanded the government to do more
04:40 to defend and enforce women's rights and protested against the 1987 amendment
04:45 to the 1987 Constitution that protects against authoritarian governments.
04:51 Unionists and activists raised their voices to commemorate the date,
04:55 demanded the rights and end to the gender-based violence.
04:59 silence.
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