A-Infos (en) Greece, libertasalonica: March 8: Day of Resistance and Struggle | Feminist march: Thursday 8/3, 18:00, Kamara (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

"Our place in humanity as women is not to be won by pleading but by 
struggle." - Louise Michel ---- March 8, historically speaking, was 
established in 1910 after a series of women's collective and radical 
struggles. The demands of women workers, local and immigrant, who 
received land in the USA, mainly in the textile mills and factories of 
New York, led to unprecedented mobilizations and strikes. Those 
uncompromising women organized, claimed, clashed. They fought to be 
freed from the inhuman working conditions, grueling hours and meager 
wages they received. They fought for liberation from the oppressions and 
traditional roles assigned to them. All these struggles were not lost, 
since this day is a turning point for the active participation of women 
in class and social struggles.

What has been established, however, to be the 8th of March today? The 
capitalist system has indulged in the monetization of social movements 
and uprisings. It is a common practice that aims to assimilate all forms 
of resistance and opposition to power, until they end up essentially 
harmless to its rule. Therefore, we are not at all surprised by the fact 
that this day was established simply as a "woman's holiday". It is a 
despicable attempt to attribute an institutional dimension to women's 
struggles and to demystify any of their class and radical characteristics.

So no, March 8th is not for us the women's day, that is, a day in which 
the woman is rewarded for her role as a good wife, mother and housewife. 
It is not a celebration to highlight capitalist standards of beauty. Not 
another celebration of consumerism and commercialization where bouquets 
and cards are sent to all the "ladies".

March 8 is a historical achievement of the women of our class, a day of 
resistance and struggle that was, is and will continue to be an 
inspiration for all victims of gender violence, for all abused 
femininities who found the courage to speak, for every worker who while 
she is annihilated every day at work, she also has to face a mental 
annihilation, that of constant underestimation by her male colleagues or 
bosses, for every imprisoned fighter who is punished for her ideals and 
socio-political action, for every immigrant and incarcerated in 
concentration camps, for those who struggle to get rid of all forms of 
oppression. It is an inspiration for all those who struggle against the 
monster of patriarchy, but also of any other power.

The role of the state in shaping social relations is wrongly 
underestimated, because in the case of gender-based violence, the 
problem presented as an isolated form of oppression, a "symptom of the 
times", is shifted between the male-female/ruler-ruled subjects and is 
not treated as a resulting phenomenon of the state-capital partnership. 
In other words, it is hidden, once again, that as long as capitalism 
exists, every power relationship will be mobilized with the decisive 
contribution of the state, for the benefit of capital. However, we know 
very well that patriarchal violence has always been used as a tool to 
fragment the social base, with the ultimate goal of enslaving it.

No one, therefore, can dispute the existence of patriarchy in every 
aspect of women's lives.

Sexual harassment in public space and speech has become a daily routine 
for all women: on the street, on the bus, in the squares, with whistles 
and gestures, with rhetoric that explains that the victim "wanted it and 
got it", because she was dressed provocatively and with "tips" on how to 
be careful about where and how women move around.

Therefore, the struggle against patriarchy, gender violence, sexism and 
homophobia is directly intertwined with the struggle against the state 
and capitalism. Women's emancipation can only come through the 
organization and collectivization of oppressed subjects. All the hells 
of this earth must join forces, stand in solidarity with each other and 
raise their stature against gender discrimination and the system that 
breeds it. We as anarchists must support these struggles and fight our 
own battle for the abolition of all forms of power. To continue our 
struggle, so that on the ruins of the rotten capitalist system we can 
build a world of real equality, freedom and mutual aid.

AGAINST RAPE CULTURE AND FEMICIDES

AGAINST PATRIARCHY, CAPITALISM AND THE STATE

FEMINIST MARCH: THURSDAY 8/3, 6:00 PM CHAMBER

*We support the joint feminist bloc of Rabbia Viola Libertarian Feminism 
Collective and Witches Fight back

Freedom Initiative of Thessaloniki

blog: libertasalonica.wordpress.com
mail: lib_thess@hotmail.com

https://libertasalonica.wordpress.com/2024/03/07/8-
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