Emakunde

Under the slogan 'Feminist Self-Defense in the Face of Aggression', a loud demonstration was held this afternoon in Berriz, where hundreds of citizens joined the protest called by the Feminist Movement to strongly denounce yesterday's macho aggression, to which Emakunde has also joined. 

Municipal officials have said that a report prepared by Emakunde  states that the Equality Plan must address this issue "because of the imbalances in participation".

According to the director of Emakunde, Basque society is "well advanced" in terms of gender equality. "This does not mean that the achievements we have made are fully supported," added Elgarresta, who has warned that the reactionary speeches coming from the right have been echoed in the digital arena.

Kitchens have historically been spaces occupied by women, but when gastronomy has become an important public space, women have become invisible.

This has been denounced today by the women cooks who make up the Bizkaia Cooking Foundation, BISUBI.

Barakaldo City Council has concentrated in Herriko Plaza to denounce the macho murder of a 54-year-old woman. Emakunde's director, Mira Elgarresta, has strongly condemned the murder and blamed "social inequalities" as the main cause of the increase in "social machismo."

The "Name It" tour is aimed at young people and aims to identify male violence in the digital environment, which often goes unnoticed, and to provide digital literacy to detect and name all forms of male violence on networks.

On the international day N to eradicate violence against women, the Euskal Herria Feminist Movement has called demonstrations in the capitals of Euskal Herria (Bilbao, San Sebastián, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Pamplona, 19:00 and Baiona, 18:30). 

On the eve of the day of the eradication of violence against women a, the director of Emakunde, Mira Elgarresta, has spoken in Euskadi Irratia about the complaints of the first 10 months of the year, according to which the data published by the Ertzaintza correspond to the results obtained by Emakunde in the survey on violence against women.

The director of Emakunde, Mira Elgarresta, has been on Radio Vitoria, where she has talked about the right to terminate pregnancy, abortion. In the face of reactionary tendencies against advances in feminism, Elgarresta has defended the right acquired 40 years ago. 

A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.

Zarautz City Council has called for a rally at 7:00 p.m. in Lege Zaharren Plaza, following the arrest of a 47-year-old man accused of killing a 53-year-old woman. Organizations and groups have expressed their revulsion and support for the victim's environment.

Emakunde's director, Mira Elgarresta, recalled at a hearing at the Lauaizeta School in San Sebastián that the aim of the programme is to prevent male violence among young people, "helping to empower girls and help boys reflect on the need for equality, with participation for a more egalitarian society".

The director of Emakunde, Mira Elgarresta, has said that, "objectively speaking", the data are "good", but "much remains to be done". In this regard, she has called for "continuing along the same lines", focusing on "prevention and awareness".

Emakunde's director and secretary general will be present on Monday to show their support for the Alarde.

Bakio City Council cancels its August 29 night events on the grounds of "increased violence." Emakunde's director, Mira Elgarresta, believes it is positive to put sexist aggression in the center, but disagrees with the decision. She says that "women must occupy public space, on equal terms and with all security."