Rape and sexual assault of any kind to women exist in every country in the world and in all social strata . From the look lewd and compliment to the gang rape and genital mutilation , sexual assaults are a form of subjugation and destruction of women. When prod uce the invasion of a country, women and girls serve as currency c hange and are systematically raped by armies, then suffer the ridicule of being blamed and later removed to the sons and daughters of the violation. The price of human life is the price of the life of a woman in any country.
Without going so far in Spain 89 rapes were reported last year . Sexual assaults occur within and outside the home, inside and outside the family, and within and outside the family. The non-consensual touching on the subway, on the street, no disrespect to women, compliments without permission, the forced sex are sexist attacks and must be fought, at least, with its visibility.
The indifference of the media, which in turn reflects and feeds the indifference of society, makes it necessary to take action. Sexual assault, converted TV show can not be reduced to rape and torture, although they account for the degree most infamous of them. Constantly, we are women subjected to situations in which we do not want to be, through looks, gestures, touching, sexual blackmail, and in general, continue to be, and not subject our own sexuality.
Machismo manifests not only at peak times, as rape, is embedded in the structure of social relations.
Therefore, we consider it necessary to expose each and every one of the situations in which women are condemned to watch helplessly as our body does not belong to us.
No aggression without response.
you shut
"Right here, anywhere"
On Friday 23 and Saturday 24 November silhouettes of women appeared painted on the floor and walls of some streets of downtown Madrid. Part of a symbolic action to denounce sexual violence experienced by all women everywhere in the world. It is signed by patriarchy Response Group (GRIP) and is based on performance "Three weeks in May" that the artist Suzanne Lacy held in Los Angeles in 1977
During the last two weeks of November, both public institutions , as different groups and associations are workshops, seminars and all kinds of actions in order to draw attention to the November 25 (it is more appropriate to visualize that "Hold"). The collective CLAMP what takes place, in this case was not an act or event to attend this time, in such place, but action was integrated in a normal, everyday. All those people who in those days walking through the streets of Madrid were the silhouettes of women painted on the streets or on a wall, and among them could read messages like: "I was not looking", "I'm not vulnerable and yet I can think of. "
Argumosa Street, Calle del Carmen, Calle Pez, Gran Via, Fuencarral, and other streets of Madrid was the scene in which the outlines were drawn, reminiscent those detective movies in which states where the victim died. But movies do not talk about when we talk about sexual violence. And do not talk about specific women in specific moments of a place, of a country. As one of the messages written on the silhouettes "right here, anywhere."
Sexual violence has been present in the lives of women and still remains because, as expressed by this group in a manifesto that accompanied this action, which was broadcast on the Internet: "constantly, we are women subjected to situations those who do not want to be, through looks, gestures, touching, sexual blackmail and, in general, with objects and not subjects of our own sexuality. " There
extreme situations such as those experienced by the Bosnian Muslim, Serb soldiers systematically raped during the war or those of women in Iran, which is not enough to present the medical document certifying that they have been raped, but it must also bring witnesses to create them. But also situations that perhaps we are more familiar and we've come to normal. We refer to being educated under the constant danger, constant surveillance, the "do not go alone," you bring a friend "," do not come for that street no one night and very dark. "
According to statistics on "crimes known to abuse, harassment and sexual assault," showing the site of the Institute for Women in 2006, a total of 7,207 complaints from women who had experienced some form of sexual violence. In 2007 (data collected up to September) were 5240. These silhouettes drawn represent in some way, all these women. And to all who suffer sexual violence, but not included in any statistics. This action is signed CLIP, was signed by them. But many others signed with them. And many others too.
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