Bilboko Konpartsak has stated that they will not tolerate "sexist, racist or LGBTBIphobic aggression" or "police violence"
Bilboko Konpartsak has assured that they will not "tolerate sexist, racist or LGBTBIphobic attacks" during the Big Week and that they will not "remain silent" and will have a "collective response", while warning that they will not "look the other way at unjustified police violence".
The Bilbao Federation of Comparisons presented at a press conference this Friday the "anti-aggression dynamics"that will be launched during the Big Week that starts on Saturday.
Bilboko Konpartsak has claimed that Aste Nagusia is "a spaceof respect, freedom and equality ", so in the streets and festive areas of the capital city" there is no room for such attacks ".
"It's not" things that happen. "It's not" misunderstandings. "It's violence that hurts, removes and breaks what we're building together. That violence is fueled by every complicit look, every silence that's not reported, every hand that we don't offer. And we're not going to accept it!"
In order to "combat it", protocols will be used that are the result of collaborative and networking work by various associations and actors, such as the feminist movement, SOS Racismo or EHGAM, and that aim to "make the assaulted person feel heard and protected".
Txosnas as a reference point
The txosnas of Bilboko Konpartsak will be "reference points" where "any person who has suffered or witnessed an attack may approach to receive support and support ", where" a safe space will be provided where their account will not be judged or questioned "and where they will contact the resources of the institutions or agents" if the assaulted person so wishes ".
In the event of an attack, Bilboko Konpartsak will decide at the information tables held every morning "what response to give, always with the consent of the person attacked and the other cooperating agents, in order to provide a collective response to the attacks." The comparisons have stressed that "no aggression will be tolerated".
They also warn that one cannot look the other way "if the attack comes from those who should protect us from such violence." Thus, they strongly condemn "unjustified police violence" , especially "when it is used to oppress, humiliate or punish people for their origin, skin colour or social status."