(en) France, Anti-patriarchy, Coordination Clermont-Ferrand -
of Anarchist Groups - For March 8 feminist defense and conquest of
women's rights (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
The March 8 is the international day of struggle for women's rights. This is not the day
of "the" woman, as the media hammering. There is not a woman, but women, all different,
struggling day after day, year after year. These struggles have helped conquer rights.
But today this equality is far from being effective in a society dominated by the
patriarchal system and some rights are even challenged. ---- There are 40 years the right
to abortion ... ---- 2015 is a special year because there are 40 years France finally
adopted the law on abortion. This progress was made possible by the fierce women battle
for their right to control their own bodies. The continuation of this struggle has yielded
free in 1981. This fight is still on! The rise of the extreme right, religious fanaticism,
austerity policies have a direct impact on the rights of women to control their own bodies
(closing nearly 150 abortion center in 15 years, questioning free , etc.). In Europe and
in the world abortion is still banned or restricted. Every 9 minutes a woman dies from an
illegal abortion.
Unacceptable daily violence
Women are victims of multiple forms of specific violence: rape (86,000 / year in France),
assault, domestic violence (spousal murders about 180 / year), racist attacks immigrant
women, sexist attacks, LGBTphobia, prostitution system, harassment, ...
We reject the extent of such persecution. We refuse to forget that in France every 2.5
days a woman dies under the blows of his (ex) spouse. And in total indifference! This is
illustrated by the fact unacceptable that the Puy-de-Dôme proposes no specific
accommodations for women victims of violence. We can no longer accept living in a desert
in the fight against violence against women!
Unacceptable austerity policies that weaken even more women
These policies undermine the welfare system, public health, public services and contribute
to increasing inequalities between women and men. The cuts in social benefits directly
impact the 10 million people living on less than EUR 977 per month, 33% of single women
raising children.
The sustained wage inequality (27% difference on average) and their over-representation in
part-time jobs (80% held by women) generate persistent differences in retirement pensions
(42% difference between men and women) . It is intolerable to see small incomes and
pensions reduced by increases in compulsory levies or health expenses!
Declining health budgets and hospital reforms closing of maternity and abortion centers,
concentrate care services in urban areas and prevent free access to abortion, regular
monitoring of pregnancy and effective medical care any part of the population!
Macron Act, increased economic violence against women
The Macron law is a social regression whose first victims are women.
With work on Sundays and evenings, women will be the first impacted because they represent
70 to 80% of employee-es trade. It also requires finding ways to guard for single parents:
Mother in 9 cases out of 10.
This bill provides for medical visits and fewer bypass occupational medicine that will
make invisible the negative effects of job insecurity. Occupational Medicine is one of the
latest health guarantees of access for the most vulnerable workers.
The struggle against patriarchy is not limited to March 8!
More than ever it must be part of a dynamic mobilizations, struggles and demands of women
here and around the world. It is crucial to reducing the patriarchal system and achieve
equality. both in the private sphere into the public sphere.
Internationally, we salute the determination of the women who fight daily for equal rights
a reality, such as those in Kobané, weapons in hand, pushed the jihadists Daesh.
The feminist struggle is waged daily:
o against inequality within the family (domestic work, support for education, care for
children and relatives, ..)
o for solidarity actions with all women victims of gender violence, lesbophobic violence
biphobic and transphobic.
o interventions for solidarity with women around the world, for the rights of all and
access to equality
o to end impunity for mass rape as "weapon of war"
o for visible street actions to show that our struggles are aimed at changing the whole
society
o for strikes at work, where the context permits, against insecurity, inequality in wages
and employment and the glass ceiling.
Rally Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:30 Jaude square in Clermont-Ferrand
The rally March 8 in Clermont is called by:
Raw concrete, CGA, CGT, collective struggle against the extreme right, Men and Women of
the Future, Partners for Women, Ensemble 63, LDH, NPA, Dare feminism 63 Family Planning
63, UNEF, Union Syndicale Solidaires
http://www.c-g-a.org/content/pour-un-8-mars-feministe-de-defense-et-de-conquete-des-droits-des-femmes
