Thousands of people cry out for ‘shame to change sides’ and an end to ‘all sexist violence’

Tens of thousands of people have braved the cold of late November and taken to the streets this 25N for him International Day against Violence against Women. A endless scourge in 2024 and that has filled the main cities with demands, purple color and a common message, let ‘shame change sides’with the Gisèle Pelicot case in France as a focus.

Madrid has once again been the main stage. and how it comes happening for yearsboth the 25N and the 8M, the feminist movement has returned to manifest divideddue to the differences around the trans law, prostitution and the unwanted effects of law of only yes is yes.

The Minister of Equality, Ana Redondoalong with her cabinet colleagues Pilar Alegría y Elma Sizehas participated in the march called by El Foro de Madrid and the Madrid Feminist Movementwhich started from Cibeles, where slogans such as “Against sexism, more feminism”, “We are the voice of those who are not there”, and criticism of surrogacy or the platform Only Fans.

In statements to the press, Redondo has committed to continue seeking consensus in the renewal of the State Pact against Gender Violence and has warned of the new forms of violence and, most especially, of denialism: “The denialism that kills and denies the evidence,” lamented the head of Equality.

“We are a international referenceand all advances have occurred with great consensus. Consensus is an essential key, and we are going to continue seeking it in the renewal of the State Pact against sexist violence, because there are new challenges on the horizon, new, truly terrible dangers that stalk us as a society,” said the minister.

Meanwhile, the march of the Commission 8Mwhose participants have kept a minute of silence for the women and minor victims of gender violence murdered this year, whose names they have read one by one.

In this march has participated the MEP and former minister Irene Monterowho has been asked about the complaint of assault against former deputy Íñigo Errejón and has warned that the aggressors have always been protected and the victims questioned, but that is what feminism has changed.

“Women are no longer silent and we no longer tolerate this impunity for aggressors,” he indicated.

About the 25N division In the streets, Amaya Ugarte and Ana Martínez, from the 8M Movement, have demonstrated that their call is an “inclusive, open march in which they will always walk hand in hand with the people who seek to expand our rights.” , in relation to the trans collective.

Another of the great focuses was on Barcelonawhere they have concentrated around 2,000 peopleaccording to figures from the Urban Guardy 20,000 according to the organizersthe Novembre Feminista platform. This time yes, unitarily.

The event was headed ‘Shame and fear for the aggressors’. It included different groups of women, people from the LGTBI community, as well as unions and political parties (all except PP and Vox).

There has also been popular mobilization in Valenciawhere the effects of DANA have also affected the course of the march, organized by the Feminist Movement of Valencia.

With a cry against all forms of sexist violence and “fed up with impunity”, as the motto stated, calls have been repeated to protect women. most vulnerable women in the areas affected by DANA.

The demonstrations have also exceeded a thousand in provincial capitals and large cities such as Seville, Valladolid, Vigo, Santander, Pamplona or Coruña, Cáceres among many others. In all these and so many other marches, headlines with different slogans have been seen, but identical message of unity around the victims and the claim for end of “all” sexist violence.