To miss. More than six years after the birth of the #MeToo movement, what is your opinion on the evolution of gender violence? And the mobilization?
Jessica Suzes. Six years later, unfortunately, the results are only mixed. The government continues to despise us, lavish measures, communication measures, this is what it has been able to offer us. Our anger, for its part, grows even more, with every feminicide, with every testimony of rape, of sexual violence, our visceral anger increases.
More and more activists are joining us. This proves that the mobilization is not destined to die out and this is positive.
Unfortunately, the number of feminicides does not decrease from year to year. This reality, combined with the anxiety-provoking social and economic context, can be quite discouraging. How not to lose hope, and above all willpower, in this fight?
It’s hard not to lose hope, really. Militant burnout affects us all. Is sad. Sometimes we feel like we’re swimming in the wind, against the current. We are exhausted. What keeps us going are the small victories. The thousands of comments of thanks, the testimonies of people who tell us how much we participated in their life change.
These are the moments in which deep down we say to ourselves ” that’s why I do what I do and for nothing in the world I wouldn’t stop even if it meant spending my whole life there, I would give my whole life to fighting for everyone. »
Moments of joy with sisters in difficulty fill us with happiness, excellent fuel to move forward day after day.
Emmanuel Macron has made gender equality one of the main causes of his five-year mandate. However, from recent data we see that not only is this not the case, but also that women are on the front line of great precariousness. What do you think of how things are going?
We are afraid: the latest reform of the RSAs, the reforms of the anti-immigration law, everything that is happening is scary. We have never had such a classist and contemptuous government.
Women, but especially single mothers, are once again pushed to the ground. Abandoned, abandoned to their fate.
One wonders if they have any idea what it means to have to raise children alone? They have no idea of the shame and guilt that these women already carry with them permanently, not to mention the exhaustion and suffering…
In the latest #NousToutes work “From anger to struggle”, you write that you were disappointed by the few political decisions triggered by the post-MeToo era, which nevertheless was unifying… What does it take for all this to happen? If even large-scale mobilizations can’t make things happen…
2.6 billion euros are needed, train children and young adolescents in non-violence and consent. It’s not complicated.
Finally, and despite everything, why is it essential to go and demonstrate this Saturday?
You have to come becauseit is important to demonstrate more than ever that the road belongs to usthat we are numerous and determined. Fear will change sides and we start now, all together, on November 25, 2023.
*#WeAll, from anger to struggle, manifests itself
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, or if you simply want to learn more about the topic:
- 3919 and the government website Let’s stop THE violence
- Our practical article My boyfriend hit me: how to react, what to do when you are a victim of violence in your relationship?
- The association Forward and its help chat available on How do we love each other?
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Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
