Mexican activists demand national strike to protest femicide

Executive Summary

The El Universal draws our attention to notable activism occurring in Mexico that aims to eliminate femicide and gender-based violence. The article discusses how feminist activists in Mexico are organizing a national strike on March 9th, 2020 where women and allies will refuse to work, go to school, take their daughters to school, or purchase anything. The goal of this national strike is to bring awareness to the role women have in Mexico and to demand equality, justice, and the elimination of gender-based violence, specifically femicide. The article highlights images of various forms of online activism wherein individuals from all around the world have shown their solidarity in the fight against femicide and gender-based violence.

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El Universal

National Strike

In response to alarming rates of femicide and impunity in Mexico, along with more recent cases such as Ingrid Escamilla and Fátima Cecilia Aldrighetti, feminist activists have called for a national strike on March 9th, 2020. People from around the world are showing support for the strike through using the hashtags: #ParoNacionaldeMujeres (National Women’s Strike), #UnDíaSinNosotras (A Day Without Us), and #UnDiaSinMujeres (A Day Without Women). The strike has received support from around the world including from NGOs, activists, feminist groups, universities, Mexico’s government, and political parties. Feminist activists in Mexico are calling on all feminists worldwide to show their support in eradicating gender-based violence.

"In Mexico, at least 10 women are murdered every day, four children go missing, and authorities rarely solve the cases or punish the criminals. "

 

 


 

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