A-Infos (en) die plattform, Germany: Organize against patriarchy! (ca, de, it, pt)[machine translation]

Another year has passed since last March 8th. On today's Feminist Day of Struggle 
around the world, women, lesbians, inter, non-binary, trans and agender people 
(short: FLINTA) are taking to the streets together with their allies against 
patriarchy. ---- Last year we wrote that March 8th is once again taking place 
under special circumstances due to the pandemic. Today we have to realize that 
this pandemic is still raging in deadly ways, even if it is no longer in the 
daily news. ---- This is because of the next global crisis that has just started: 
the war in Ukraine. Again imperialism, militarism and nationalism have led to 
open conflict in Europe. Again innocent people of our class are dying every day. 
And of course, as always, it is the FLINTAs of the working class who suffer 
particularly from the violence of war. Because war always means an aggravation of 
the reactionary social conditions and an attack on the diverse struggles for 
social improvements for our class. FLINTAs fleeing war are exposed to special 
dangers, in war they are repeatedly the target of enemy "retaliatory measures". 
And how is the fight against patriarchy to be waged when war is raging around you?
At the same time, the war - just like the pandemic - also strengthens the gender 
role assignments that we want to overcome. Cis men and trans women are forced to 
fight, to take the blame for the "defense of the nation" and their "honor". The 
war strengthens the reactionary tendencies in the societies, this applies to 
nationalism and militarism as well as to the patriarchy, which is closely linked 
to them. The prospects are not exactly rosy at the beginning of this year.
But feminist movements from below have also been able to achieve achievements in 
the past year that we shouldn't forget: In Colombia, the right to terminate 
pregnancy was enforced. In Germany, the reactionary §219a was abolished, even if 
this measure is a rather half-hearted gesture by the neoliberal traffic light 
government. At the same time, however, cruel patriarchal laws are being 
introduced worldwide: In Texas, the parents of trans adolescents and children are 
being criminalized and further measures have been decided in line with the 
patriarchal, anti-trans agenda of the conservative, right-wing rollback. In 
Afghanistan, after a chaotic withdrawal of NATO troops, the Islamist Taliban were 
able to take over the country and, within a short period of time, threw away 
large parts of the achievements of feminist and destroy women's organizations. 
Rojava, as a beacon of hope for feminist and generally emancipatory forms of 
society, is increasingly being attacked by the Turkish state. Inside the Turkish 
state, the fascist AKP regime's repression against the strong, militant feminist 
movement continues.
Here in Germany, too, the situation for the FLINTAs of the working class is 
getting worse with the ongoing pandemic. The burden on sectors of society mostly 
borne by FLINTAs, particularly migrant FLINTAs, continues to grow. More and more 
unpaid care work at home, poorly and above all less paid carework in 
kindergartens, hospitals and nursing homes. A high amount of overtime and massive 
stress, all due to the profit-driven bust austerity policies in the health and 
care sector. None of this makes up for a "care bonus", which in the end probably 
doesn't even really help financially . Because the problem cannot be solved by 
small reforms, but by a radical transformation of working conditions and an equal 
division of social care work.
At the same time, patriarchal violence continues to rage. Femicide remains a 
reality, as does sexualised violence. And the perpetrators don't have to fear any 
further consequences. Despite public debates about "DeutschrapMeToo" and other 
initiatives against sexualized violence or allegations of "cancelling" against 
prominent machos like Luke Mockridge, nothing has changed. The feminist movement 
still lacks the social power to assert the interests of FLINTAs and to hold 
perpetrators accountable.
It is our concern as an anarcho-feminist organization to contribute to the 
building of a class-struggle feminist movement that develops real social power 
and puts a stop to the advance of patriarchy. Which demands a place at the table 
in every area or topic. This movement needs organised, militant feminist 
structures of our class that can deploy effective actions and strikes, but which 
can also provide ongoing mutual aid. Whether in unions or neighborhoods, whether 
in school, training or university, whether in a retirement home or in jail, 
whether as a soup kitchen, as a shelter for FLINTAs or as a reading group. 
Inclusive instead of queer people from all parts of our class, neglecting migrant 
and non-white perspectives. As a platform, we want to promote this organization 
in the feminist movement.
And of course it can't just be FLINTAs driving this development forward. It is 
the duty of cis men to deal with patriarchy, to question their own reactionary 
ways of thinking and to actively participate in the feminist struggle. Men's 
unions and the protection of criminals must have no place in our movement, let's 
fight them and break them up.
For a feminist struggle and organizing against patriarchy, capitalism, racism and 
the state! For a class-struggle, anarchist feminism!
For a fighting March 8th!
Fight the patriarchy everywhere!

https://www.dieplattform.org/2022/03/08/organisiert-euch-gegen-das-patriarchat/#more-2287
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