March 8th saw two separate feminist demonstrations in Palma, but with overlapping demands: defending women's rights, combating the far right, and denouncing war and social insecurity. The second demonstration this Sunday in Palma for International Women's Day brought together 2,200 people, according to the National Police, and championed the feminist struggle against "setbacks in social rights and the rise of reactionary rhetoric" and against "a world being reshaped by war."

"They called me from the City Council, very alarmed, and told me: 'Esperanza, if we don't solve this, we'll have to close the school.'" This is the testimony of Esperança Nicolau, principal of CEIP Sa Torre in Manacor. Her school was on the brink of collapse during the 2015-2016 school year, the first in which the Balanced Schooling Agreement was in effect, aiming to redistribute vulnerable students between public and private schools. At that time, 21 families had lost their place in their first choice and were assigned to Sa Torre, a school widely stigmatized for having had nearly 90% of students of North African origin for years. None of these families wanted to attend.