More than 300 women from journalism, culture and politics sign a manifesto that the violence and harassment suffered by feminists with public presence is considered torture
GAYLES.TV.- More than 300 women from journalism, culture and politics, among other sectors, have signed a manifesto, which was published this Monday and condemns the attacks on feminist women with public presence in the form of insults, death threats, harassment or physical assaults. The manifesto comes days after the journalist and activist Irantzu Varela suffer aggression lesbophobic on the landing of his house.
The neighboring couple with whom he shares the landing were Varela for having left some cardboard to recycle next to the door of her apartment. At night the couple rang their bell and entered their house showing their anger and throwing various objects from the communicator's house to the ground. The couple's daughter was present during the assault. Later, on the landing, the man (who was the municipal architect of Basauri until he retired in 2019) punched him four times in the face. While beating her, he insulted her by calling her “lesbian fucking","degenerate"And"butch”. Varela denounced the attack on the Ertzaintza and recounted the attack on his Twitter account.
The municipal architect of @BasaurikoUdala , my door neighbor, has decided to settle our disagreements about how to recycle paper by punching me 4 times and calling me a "whore" "lesbian" "degenerate" "plagued". I have already called the @ertzaintzaEJGV but I hope it doesn't go unpunished
- Irantzu Varela (@IrantzuVarela) December 13, 2020
The signatories of the manifesto denounce that the attack on Varela It is not an isolated event but is framed in a moment in which «Aggressions against feminist women are multiplying and particularly those who for professional reasons have a constant public presence«. They emphasize that «the situation has become unbearable»And qualify the harassment that many suffer as a«torture«.
«Insults, death threats and harassment have become commonplace on social media. But not only there. It is also alarming how in recent times attacks, both verbal and physical, have jumped from the network to the street, reaching extremes such as the one suffered by Varela«, They assure. They have joined in this manifesto to denounce that «society and public institutions have normalized this torture, turning a crime into a mere habit«.
You can read the full manifest and its signers here:
It's torture
MANIFESTO OF WOMEN WITH A PUBLIC PRESENCE
On December 13, 2020, a man hit feminism activist Irantzu Varela in the face after insulting her with expressions such as "fucking lesbian, you've infected us all, you stink." It happened on the landing of his own home.
The attacks on feminist women have multiplied to the point of making our lives unbearable, particularly those who, for professional reasons or because of our fight against machismo, have a constant public presence.
Insults, death threats and harassment have become commonplace on social media. But not only there. It is also alarming how in recent times attacks, both verbal and physical, have jumped from the network to the street, reaching extremes like the one suffered by Varela.
It is not a specific assault on one woman or another. It's about TORTURE.
The Royal Academy of the Language (RAE) offers the following meaning of TORTURE in its first meaning:
From lat. torture.
1. f. Serious physical or psychological pain inflicted on someone, with various methods and utensils, in order to obtain a confession from him, or as a means of PUNISHMENT.
The undersigned here, on behalf of many others, want to denounce that the TORTURE to which we are subjected is a form of PUNISHMENT for our intervention in the public sphere.
The signatories here, on behalf of many others, want to denounce that society and public institutions have normalized such TORTURE in such a way that they have turned a crime into a mere habit.
The signatories here, on behalf of many others, want to denounce that the majority of the media seem to have decided that the TORTURE to which we are subjected lacks any informative interest or consideration in the criminal field.
The signatories here, on behalf of many others, want to denounce that the majority of political parties avoid treating and regulating this TORTURE to women whose public presence seems to deserve regular aggression and harassment.
And we record it.
SIGNATORIES:
Rosa Regàs WRITER
Soledad Giménez MUSIC
Marta Sanz Pastor WRITER
María Botto ACTRESS
Julia Otero JOURNALIST
Isabel Coixet FILMMAKER
Sandra Sabatés JOURNALIST
Cristina Almeida ATTORNEY
Irantzu Varela JOURNALIST
Rosa Montero Gayo WRITER
Paula Vázquez ACTRESS
Virginia Pérez Alonso JOURNALIST
Ada Colau POLICY
Sonsoles Ónega JOURNALIST
Elvira Lindo WRITER
Adriana Lastra Fernández POLITICS
Lucía Lijtmaer Paksvan WRITER AND JOURNALIST
Amparo Sánchez ARTIST AND BUSINESSWOMAN
Cristina Fallarás Sánchez WRITER AND JOURNALIST
Olga Rodríguez JOURNALIST
Victoria Rosell Aguilar JUDGE
Berna González Harbor WRITER AND JOURNALIST
Ana Pardo de Vera JOURNALIST
Sandra Barneda WRITER AND JOURNALIST
Edurne Portela WRITER´
María Rey JOURNALIST
Itziar Castro ACTRESS
Gabriela Wiener WRITER AND JOURNALIST
Carmen Sarmiento JOURNALIST
Isabel Calderón Peces-Barba JOURNALIST
Luna Miguel EDITOR
Magda Bandera JOURNALIST
Alejandra Jacinto ATTORNEY
Patricia López JOURNALIST
Aixa de la Cruz WRITER
Paula Sáinz Pardo JOURNALIST
June Fernández JOURNALIST
Pamela Palenciano Jodar ACTRESS AND FEMINIST COMMUNICATOR
Nativel Preciado JOURNALIST
Beatriz Gimeno POLITICS
Anita Botwin JOURNALIST
Noelia Adánez WRITER
Boti García Rodrigo LGTBI ACTIVIST AND POLITICS
Carla Berrocal ILLUSTRATOR
Belén Macías Pérez FILM DIRECTOR
Sonia Vivas POLITICS
Carla Vall i Durán ATTORNEY
Rita Maestre POLITICS
Ester Jaén JOURNALIST
Yolanda Guerrero Doménech WRITER
Sabina Urraca WRITER
Montserrat Suárez ATTORNEY
Nuria Labari WRITER AND JOURNALIST
Inma Chacón WRITER
Lucía Quiroga JOURNALIST
Bel Olid WRITER
Carlota Estefanía Ramírez JOURNALIST
Ana Bustelo ILLUSTRATOR
Semiramis González ART CURATOR
Anna Pérez Pagés JOURNALIST
Lara Moreno Martín WRITER
Beatriz Talegón WRITER AND JOURNALIST
Celia Blanco JOURNALIST
Noel Olivé ACTRESS
Puy Oria Rubio FILM DIRECTOR
Isabel Serra POLITICS
Palmira Márquez LITERARY AGENT
Paula Susaeta CULTURAL MANAGER
Belén Macías Pérez FILM AND TV DIRECTOR
Silvia Nanclares WRITER
Rita Maestre Fernández POLITICS
Ana Requena Aguilar JOURNALIST AND WRITER
Noelia Vera JOURNALIST AND POLITICAL
Alba Lago JOURNALIST
Karmele Marchante Barrobés JOURNALIST AND WRITER
Sofía Castañón POET AND POLITICS
Violeta Assiego LAWYER AND HR ACTIVIST
Isabel Terán JOURNALIST
Isa Mastrodoménico Lizarazo AGENT OF EQUALITY
Susana Sánchez LITERARY AGENT
Laura Arroyo POLITICS
María Eugenia Rodríguez Palop POLITICS
Mamen del Castillo JOURNALIST
Carmen Moreno EDITOR AND WRITER
Piluca Baselga Zorraquino ATTORNEY
Aroa Moreno Durán WRITER AND JOURNALIST
Patricia Simón Carrasco JOURNALIST
Florencia del Campo WRITER
Ana Veiga JOURNALIST AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Francisca Blanco Díaz RETIRED, ACTIVIST, ECOLOGIST
Laura Rosel JOURNALIST
Lourdes Lucía Aguirre LAWYER AND WRITER
Elena Cabrera JOURNALIST
Laura Barrio RESEARCHER AND ACTIVIST
Belén García Nieto PROGRAMMER AND POET
Pilar V. De Foronda SCULPTOR AND CULTURAL MANAGER
Marta Nieto JOURNALIST
Isabel Cadenas Cañón WRITER AND SOUND DOCUMENTARY
Tere Sáez Barrao TECHNICAL EQUALITY
Marisa Kohan Revsin JOURNALIST
Alba Mareca JOURNALIST
Nere Basabe Martínez HISTORIAN AND WRITER
Yolanda Domínguez ARTIST
Concha Torralba PHILOSOPHER
Montse Fernández Garrido ATTORNEY
Isabel Elbal Sanchez ATTORNEY
Esther López Barceló PROFESSOR AND POLITICS
Belén de la Banda Soriano JOURNALIST
Irantzu Varela Urrestizala JOURNALIST
Carmen Ibarlucea Paredes WRITER AND ORAL NARRATOR
Laia Serra Perelló ATTORNEY
Gladys Cerna Dávila STOP AND ACTIVIST
Nerea Pérez de las Heras JOURNALIST
Charo Marmol Martinez COMMUNICATOR
Berta Gomez Santo Tomas JOURNALIST
Lula Gómez JOURNALIST
Anna Pacheco JOURNALIST
Andrea Gumes JOURNALIST
Lidia Posada Garcia LAWYER
Mercedes Revuelta ACTIVIST OF THE PAH AND JOURNALIST
Noël Olivé ACTRESS
María Hesse ILLUSTRATOR AND WRITER
Cristina Murillo Duro TEACHER
Lucila Duro ATTORNEY
Quan Zhou Wi PRODUCT DESIGNER
Alejandra Acosta González JOURNALIST
Nora Levinton PSYCHOANALYST
Marian Álvarez Macías JOURNALIST
Florencia Sánchez López ATTORNEY
Carlota Estefanía Ramírez JOURNALIST
Fefa Vila PROFESSOR UCM
María Luisa jaen Casillas ATTORNEY
Rosa Pérez Alcalde EDITOR
María Luisa Jaen Casillas ATTORNEY
Isabel González Sáez PSYCHOLOGIST
Elvira Sanchez Gallo ACTOR REPRESENTATIVE
Sabina García TEACHER
Carmen aguilera JOURNALIST
Cristina Gállego Flores ACTRESS
Ana Mata del Real POLITICS
Pilar G. Almansa DIRECTOR OF SCENE AND DRAMA
Rosa Sotillo Pérez HAIRDRESSER AND CLEANER
Esther García Llovet WRITER
María Pardo García AGENT OF EQUALITY
Ascension Luengo Milara RETIRED
Goizalde Núñez Uriarte ACTRESS
Cristina Vega TRANSLATOR
Margaryta Yakovenko WRITER AND JOURNALIST
Teresa Partida Cuadrado LDA POLITICS AND SOCIOLOGY
Carmen Footwear Estrada TEACHER
Carmen Estrada MEDICAL
Ángeles Gómez Cano COSTUME TECHNIQUE
Andrea Momoitio San Martín JOURNALIST
Juana Borsani COMMUNICATION
Mari Carmen Arnedo Rico
Maria Sainz Martín DOCTOR AND WRITER
Teresa Villaverde JOURNALIST
Maria Sainz DOCTOR and WRITER
Mercedes Cano AGENT OF EQUALITY
Rocío Blay Salces AGENT OF EQUALITY
Marta Higueras COUNCILOR
Mari Luisa plaza Garcia CLEANER
Paloma Alcalá SECONDARY TEACHER
Maria Luisa Plaza Garcia CLEANER
Sara Solomando JOURNALIST
Rosario Arcas Diaz TEXTILE WORKER AND RECONVERT CONFITERA
Eduardo Sáenz-Hermúa JOURNALIST
María Luisa Jaen Casillas ATTORNEY
Ángeles Delgado CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR
Maria del Carmen RETIRED
Jerusalem Pascual Duro MEDICAL
Carmen Romero Bachiller PROFESSOR OF THE UCM
Pilar Grandas Bravo RETIRED ADMINISTRATIVE
Ana Rufo Morgadon NURSE AND COUNCILOR
Carmen González Magdaleno JOURNALIST
Margie Igoa JOURNALIST
Rebeca Marín Fraile JOURNALIST AND WRITER
Clara Montesinos García PUBLICIST
Rosa María Orea García ASSEMBLY CHAIN WORKER
PILAR NAVARRO RICO Sociologist and retired
Barbara Velasco Ghisleri ANTHROPOLOGIST AND ART MANAGER
Amalie Leschamps ARTIST, CURATOR AND CULTURAL MANAGER
Sandra Ponce Ramos ADMINISTRATIVE
Emília Graña Ramos-Sabugo POLITOLOGIST, FEMINIST
Gema Gil Mira POLICY
Carmen Abuín JOURNALIST, ADVERTISER AND TEACHER
Benita Martinez Garcia MATRON
Francisca Barroso Parla RETIRED TEACHER
Leila Nachawati WRITER
Alejandro Capuano Tomey JOURNALIST AND WRITER
Ana María Bravo López TEACHER
Charo Garcia Paredes RETIRED LIBRARIAN
Olga Rodríguez Pérez RETIRED
María Concepción Busto Nieto PRODUCER AND DISTRIBUTOR THEATER
Carmen Galdón Corbella SOCIAL RESEARCHER
Puri Vinegar Belly I FEEL SHAME
Agustín Zaragozá Granell AGENT OF EQUALITY
Isabel Abel Dieguez MATRON
Miguel Munárriz JOURNALIST
Carmen Serrano González JOURNALIST
María Jesús Aragoneses Cañas VISUAL ARTIST AND COMMISSIONER
Inmaculada Cabo Fernández SEXOLOGIST-NURSE
Consuelo Fernández Diez ECONOMIST
María Bosque Senero JOURNALIST
Ana Ferreira PLASTIC ARTIST
María Bosque Senero JOURNALIST
Sofía García Bayón OFFICIAL
Nina Blanco Huertas Businesswoman BUSINESSWOMAN
Irene Prada EDITOR
Amanda Andrades González JOURNALIST
Elisa Almeida ECONOMIST
Marta Rivas ILLUSTRATOR AND TEACHER
Isabel Sánchez Corral SECONDARY PROFESSOR PHILOSOPHY
Source: elDiario.es, Manifesto "It's torture", Pikara Magazine, Public
Photographer: IVAM
