A-Infos (en) Greece, APO land & freedom: PATRIARCHY RUSHES AND KILLS - ON THE WAY TO WORK NEVER ALONE - Gathering-microphone at Kalamaria Town Hall (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Once again we are witnessing a heinous femicide which is added to the 
dozens of murders of women in recent times. The 41-year-old pregnant 
woman, named Georgia, was found dead in a trunk in a forest area in 
Halkidiki. After she was murdered by her husband, he sought with the 
help of his friend to cover up his guilt by disposing of the woman's 
body. It should be noted that she had been missing for days, with her 
partner of course playing a fluent theater by declaring that he did not 
know where she was, a fact that reminds us of Caroline's murder by her 
husband and the corresponding tactic he had chosen to renounce the of 
his responsibilities and to hide. So, we observe a dangerous pattern of 
behavior on the part of the femicides and we wonder how many times we 
will find ourselves in the same play as spectators.

In the world of patriarchy, in the world of state and capital, femicides 
become just numbers of myriads of women who fall at the altar of male 
honor, rape and sexual harassment are a daily occurrence in schools, 
schools, workplaces, homes, while trafficking rings operate undisturbed 
under the patronage of the state. The blasphemy of patriarchy in its 
most heinous form permeates the social core at an alarming rate over 
time, normalizing its presence, as incidents of gender-based violence 
are now "commonplace", they are just "8 o'clock news". In a few words, 
they reflect the bitter everyday life, a fully normalized and imposed 
everyday life, which will remain as it is if we do not struggle to 
radically change the structure of the present system.

We know perfectly well what patriarchy is, we experience it on our skin 
when we hold the keys tightly in our hand when returning to our homes, 
we experience it when we are called, willingly or not, to consider who 
will be next, and if it will be someone we know, maybe our sister or 
mother, maybe even ourselves. We raise our heads and respond 
collectively to the terrorism that is being marketed to us. We have no 
illusions, we know well that patriarchy is a key pillar in the structure 
of the state-capitalist system. Power and patriarchy are directly 
related and interconnected concepts, as one is a condition for the 
existence of the other. Therefore, we will not be satisfied with 
institutional claims, while at the same time we are well aware of the 
role played by civil justice, acquitting pedophiles like Lignadis, 
covering up trafficking rings and handing out "punishments-caresses" to 
rapists and femicides. Under the cloak of gender equality and "justice" 
invoked by various kinds of institutional bodies hides the real monster 
of patriarchy, the attempts to disorient public opinion, the reassurance 
of society that there will be justice for the victims of gender-based 
violence, that the patriarchy will be eliminated through laws and final 
decisions pronounced by the respective judge. Persuasion, without a 
doubt, is their main tool to be able to continue undisturbed their 
burning work by arming the hand of the womanizer, the rapist and beyond.

Patriarchy, however, will not fall like this. The system that feeds this 
monster, not only cannot, but does not wish to eliminate it in the 
slightest, as patriarchy is a form of power, a necessary part that 
supports and perpetuates the state-capitalist system. Its tactics of 
"divide and conquer" have not ceased to exist in essence, we observe the 
state in an unprovoked strategy of disorientation, dividing people into 
warring camps. Let's not laugh. The enemy is common: state and 
capitalism. Therefore, in order to be essential, the anti-patriarchal 
struggle must be total, anti-state, anarchist. What we hate most in this 
world is collective and as such must be fought.

The struggle against patriarchy is a struggle for life, dignity and 
emancipation, a struggle against the state and capital. As staunch 
defenders of life, we will clench our fists and fight for it. Let's 
stand side by side, let's not leave any femicide unanswered, let's do 
what our faith dictates in an alien world.

For emancipation, equality, dignity, for anarchy.

Free Women/Collectivity for Social Anarchism "Black and Red", member of 
the Anarchist Political Organization - Federation of Collectivities

https://landandfreedom.gr/el/agones/1469-thes-niki-sygkentrosi-mikrofoniki-sto-dimarxeio-kalamarias
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