Thousands of people attended the march for the commemoration of International Women’s Day, organized by the Feminist Coordinator March 8. The coordinator’s spokespersons assured that it was the largest demonstration since the beginning of the pandemic.
As part of the commemoration of the International Women’s Day This March 8, thousands of people gathered in the vicinity of different cities throughout Chile.
According to the 8M Coordinator, this day more than 40 marches were registered in different parts of the country, highlighting that it was the largest mobilization since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
Although most of the day the mobilization was calm, at regarding 7:00 p.m. there were violent incidents in the center of Santiago, where even hooded men clashed with women and made traffic cuts, in addition to erecting barricades.
Metropolitan region
In the case of the Metropolitan region, the call was in Plaza Baquedano, where a large group of women marched with banners and symbols of feminist struggle.
(17:30) Due to the closure of Alameda between Manuel Rodríguez and Plaza Baquedano, a high vehicular flow is recorded in:
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What’s more, Radio Bio Bio indicated that the conventional feminist constituents They joined the march, where the president of the instance, María Elisa Quinteros, led the walk to the Alameda.
Around 4:00 p.m., a man was registered at the scene. group of hooded who threw incendiary objects to start a barricade at the intersection of Vicuña Mackenna and Alameda.
The action caused a large column of black smoke to emanate in the area, however, those attending the march scheduled for 5:30 p.m., confronted them.
Antofagasta Region
Hundreds of women held a commemorative act in the so-called Plaza de la Revolución in the Antofagasta Municipal Market sector. The walk was made from the center of the city along Avenida Balmaceda.
Valparaiso Region
Meanwhile, early in the morning in the Valparaíso region, hundreds of women marched through the main arteries of the city.
Attention ???? from 18:00 p.m. transit through ave. Marina to the north in #ViñadelMar will be suspended to protect the safety of the people who will gather to commemorate International Women’s Day. Prefer alternative routes and plan your trip. pic.twitter.com/BAt5RCHrFW
– Valparaíso Region Police (@CarabValparaiso) March 8, 2022
Bio bio region
In the city of Concepción, in the Bío Bío region, the demonstrations began in Plaza de René Schneider and spread from O’Higgins street to Arturo Prat avenue.
River region
In Plaza Simón Bolívar de Valdivia, hundreds of women gathered with banners, canvases and handkerchiefs with which they walked through various streets. At 9:00 p.m. a “Feminist Guitar” was performed.
Lakes Region
Despite the moderate wind and occasional rains in Osorno, more than a hundred people marched down Eleuterio Ramírez street following leaving the Plaza de Armas in Commemoration of International Women’s Day.
in conversation with Radio Bio Biothe president of the 21st Century Corporation in Osorno, Olga Barrios, indicated that it is a cultural day where they even made the symbolic change of names of some streets in the commune, to make Chilean women visible.
Araucania region
Under intense rain, carrying umbrellas and canvas, a large number of women marched through the center of Temuco.
