The women of Neuquén marched on the International Day to Fight Gender Violence

2023-11-25 22:02:00

Every November 25, millions of women take to the streets around the world to raise the cry in the fight once morest gender violence.. The international call also had its counterpart in Neuquén, where a large column took over the capital’s downtown on this Saturday followingnoon.

The march began at 5 p.m. and included the participation of different feminist groups and political organizations, in addition to neighbors, students and workers who came to the vicinity of the monument to San Martín to be part of the day.

On another day of oppressive heat, the mobilization He walked down Argentina Avenue. Among the crowd, posters were seen alluding to the victims of femicide in Neuquén, a province that It already accumulates 9 cases so far this year.

The 25N was felt in the streets of Neuquén. Photo: Matías Subat.

With an important framework, the mobilization occupied several blocks and had the presence of organizations in different sectors, both political, social and union. They all spoke out once morest sexist violence and the high rate of femicides.


The request for the appearance of Rosana, present at the mobilization


From the monument, a block of the march moved to the front of the Government House of Neuquén. There, social, union and political leaders spoke to those present and demanded, among other things, the appearance alive of Rosana Artigasthe Plottier municipal worker who has remained missing since Thursday.

The intense search operation To find his whereregardings, it spread to the city of Centenario today, Saturday.where, until this followingnoon, all investigations had been negative according to judicial sources.

Also, mention was made of the arrival of the new government, led by Javier Mileyunder the slogan of «not one right less«. Along these lines, the importance of defending social and gender policies applied by the State, as well as the continuity of public health and education, was reiterated.

The 25N was felt in the streets of Neuquén. Photo: Matías Subat.

25N and the 2024 agenda of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo of Neuquén


After the concentration in the streets, the activity He continued at the Provincial School of Music, for the presentation of the 2024 agenda of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo of Neuquén. Set for 7 p.m., the event will feature a show organized by teachers and students of the institution, and the exhibition of 40 works by Neuquén artists.

On the other hand, the local branch of the Mothers shared a model with the proposal to create a memory park in the town of Arroyito, near where teacher Carlos Fuentealba was murdered in 2007 by a member of the provincial police.

The model with the memory park. Photo: Courtesy.

In addition to the activities in the capital of Neuquén, rallies and marches were also held in other cities in the region, such as Cipolletti, Roca y Villa Regina.


25N in Neuquén: “Putting women’s needs back on the agenda”


One of the leaders who called for the march was the elected representative of the Left Front, Julieta Ocampoa reference in turn to the group “Isadora” women in Lucha.

The reference explained that every 25N is a day of struggle that serves to “putting women’s needs back on the agenda, they continue to kill us”. He also highlighted that Neuquén is the province with the highest rate of femicides in the country and held the national and provincial governments responsible. “They do not allocate the necessary budget and shelve the projects,” he said in a statement.

“We come from a gigantic rebellion of Iranian women who confronted the Ayatollahs. And today we are seeing a genocide on the Palestinian people and women. Israel takes 13,000 murders in Gaza alone, of which almost 5,000 are women, we cannot stand by and do nothing, “We clearly say Stop the Zionist genocide in Palestine!” said the left-wing leader.


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