The Transfeminist Coordinator calls for a demonstration on November 25th in Palma

PalmThe Transfeminist Coordinator of Mallorca will demonstrate on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, focusing on the "worrying increase" in sexist violence and hate speech.

This "global" phenomenon has been identified especially among young men, and they consider it a backlash against the advances of the feminist movement, which are facilitated by digital platforms and influencers "Reactionaries." This issue will be one of the topics of the demonstration, which, under the slogan "Fight sexist violence, be a feminist activist," will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Plaça d'Espanya and proceed through the streets of Palma to Plaça de Cort, where a manifesto will be read.

The Coordinating Committee, in a statement, pointed to the far right as "one of the main drivers" of the regression that women's rights are suffering because it is dedicated to "identifying enemies and dividing society with false arguments." This "offensive," the group maintained, seeks to "promote a return to traditional gender roles and reinforce a model of the white woman as submissive and relegated to domestic life." It also warned that sexist violence "is not only not decreasing, but is transforming and intensifying" in the form of sexual assault, vicarious violence, and digital control. The organization has also criticized the State for "the intensification of repression against social movements" through the application of the so-called gag law and the use of police force. For this reason, they have emphasized the need to strengthen collective organization as a tool to confront both gender-based violence and "institutional repression." The Coordinating Committee, in this vein, called for mobilization on November 25th and appealed for a collective response "to hatred, precariousness, and gender-based violence."