<![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - Rights]]> 10 <![CDATA[MÉS per Mallorca denounces the "setback" of LGTBI rights and displays flags in the Parliament and the Council]]>

MÉS per Mallorca has denounced this Saturday, coinciding with International LGTBI Pride Day, what it considers a "worrying and sustained setback" in public policies for the defense of the collective's rights in the Balearic Islands. The eco-sovereignist party has unfurled LGTBI flags on the facades of the Palma City Council, the Consell de Mallorca, and the Balearic Parliament as a symbolic act of protest against the management of the People's Party governments with the support of Vox.

]]> <![CDATA[Family unit 'of destination in the universal']]> The Vox parliamentary group presented a non-legislative proposal a few days ago so that "the unborn" counts as a member of the family unit. The proposal was rejected with the votes against from the left-wing parties and the abstention of the PP, even though the Government had initially shown itself "open" to studying the idea. Specifically, the Minister of Families, Social Welfare and Dependency Care, Sandra Fernández, was "willing" to consider this measure, currently driven by the government of the Community of Madrid, for its possible implementation in these fortunate Islands.Someone might ask what this "unborn conceived" is all about. Grammatically it is an absurd construction, but it is more or less what it seems: it refers to the creature that is gestating inside the mother's womb and that, therefore, has not yet been born. The fetus, in a word, but since the right/far-right finds that 'fetus' sounds ugly, they have looked for a name that they must find more elegant and that, as often happens in these cases, is monstrous. The unborn conceived, here you have it. The idea bears the stamp of the Ayuso stable, where our "peperam" always has its eyes fixed. Prohens was a bit of an ayuser in his time in Madrid politics, which as everyone knows is the good one, politics in capital letters. From time to time they import things of his: now a cut in immigrants' rights here, now racist statements there, all in good taste and typical of knowledgeable people. The unborn conceived, why not, is part of the family unit. The family unit is the complicated way of naming the family, which as is also known today can be in many ways, like ice cream, but in its strict sense, for our right-thinking right, it continues to be made up of dad, mom, sons and daughters. And the unborn conceived, as many as there are. It is an excellent idea that hopefully will one day prosper and be applied to the last consequences: by the same logic, deceased godfathers and godmothers should also be considered members of "the family unit". The unborn and the already buried: in this way we will achieve a very complete family unit. The initiative is no joke, but a direct attack on women's rights, and particularly on rights, reproductive ones, that the new right – the new right – has identified as targets to be eliminated. It is about carrying out the great regression, cutting as many rights as possible – for women, immigrants, the LGTBI collective, workers, linguistic and cultural minorities. Abortion, which had apparently become an established right in the legal systems of Western democracies, is once again faltering under the pressure of the global far-right onslaught, which has moved the pieces of what is called the political board many squares to the right. In this way, formations of recognized liberal tradition have shifted in Europe towards hard right positions. Now let's imagine what a formation of recognized Francoist tradition will do, and moreover, governing in minority with the support of an openly fascist party.We must not tire of saying it: what the PP and Vox are doing together is a journey to nowhere in which we are risking much more than we think. Even if they do not move forward (for the moment), when certain proposals are put on the table and poison public discourse, we have all already lost a little. Imagining delirious family units, taking steps backward in women's rights, or prohibiting non-residents from using public transport are first steps not towards the imaginary dictatorships that Ayuso claims Spaniards suffer from, but towards a very real and very dire authoritarianism.

]]> <![CDATA[Experts warn of rights violations in cases against captains of migrant boats in Balearics]]>

The Observatory on Migrations in the Mediterranean (OMIMED) has initiated a collaboration with the Proyecto Patrones, an initiative driven by lawyers and activists specializing in the defense of individuals accused of captaining vessels in the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands. The objective is to analyze and improve the legal guarantees for alleged captains prosecuted in Spanish courts, especially in territories like the Balearic Islands, where these types of cases have increased in recent years.

]]> <![CDATA["Sex workers need an employment agreement and early retirement."]]>

The Drac Màgic bookstore hosts the book presentation this Thursday the 16th In their own numbers. Practicing sex work with rights with the participation of sex workers and members of the Otras union, such as its Secretary of International Relations, Miquel Biblioni. The book compiles much of the collective's work and is practically a transcript of the proposed law they drafted: a historical overview, a diagnosis of the current situation, and specific proposals for fair legislation for sex workers. It was published by Traficantes de Sueños (Traffickers of Dreams), with the collaboration of sociologist Paloma Martín, who will also be present at the presentation this Thursday. The event, also supported by the Transfeminist Coordinator of Mallorca, will take place at 6:30 p.m.

]]> <![CDATA[A century of struggle for workers' rights]]>

These weren't the best of times: it was the era of Primo de Rivera's dictatorship. Even so, it was then that Llorenç Bisbal, a shoemaker who would later become mayor of Palma, insisted on uniting the various workers' associations of Mallorca under a common acronym: the General Union of Workers (UGT). That was in the now-defunct Casa del Pueblo (People's House) in Palma on October 4, 1925, one hundred years ago.

]]> <![CDATA[Night conversations with people in uniform]]> Using exact phrases, the heading of this article could be 'starting with the roof' or 'don't let reality spoil a good headline'. The roof and the headline are from above. Not for a moment do I intend to talk about rearmament, or about the high temperature of the rentrée This fall's politics, which foreshadow a bleak future. We'll also cover this summer's weather and other social issues, to see if we can scratch a snag.

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