- Haka by lawyers, songs by the Standing Orchestra, choreography by dancers in Bastille, giant flash mob singing Because of Macron ... This March 8 will be under the sign of artistic expression.
- For this International Women's Rights Day, associations and unions have come together in the group of Big Winners, with the main watchword being the fight against pension reform.
- "The world of culture is becoming increasingly alert on this issue of women's rights," said one of the organizers.
It's March 8 which promises to be particularly artistic. For International Women's Day, professional and aspiring artists have planned choreographies, songs, music and other forms of artistic expression, scattered throughout the event in Paris, between Place d'Italie and République.
At the start of the route, place d'Italie, the lawyers planned a “haka”, named after this dance practiced by the Maori during conflicts. The Standing Orchestra, the same one that officiated during Nuit Debout, will notably offer an interpretation of the Corps des Femmes , by singer Mathilde:
In Bastille, the dancers should celebrate Victory by singing , like the choreography on the forecourt of the Palais Garnier during the pension reform in December. Finally at the end of the route, Place de la République, a giant flash-mob will resume the now national tube A cause of Macron , a parody of The cause of the boys by Laurence Heller and Hélène Bérard. A "cry of anger against the Caesar of shame" will resound.
"Because of Macron": giant flash-mob in the Gare de l'Est against the pension reform.
A hundred women resume the choreography. # greve24janvier pic.twitter.com/ivljG2VPs6
And finally Alerta feminista, a group of Latin Americans in France, will sing A rapist on your way , the feminist slam from Chile who denounces sexual violence.
"The artistic dimension has been used quite a bit," confirms Julie El Mokran Tomassonne, from the organization of the Big Winners, named after this group of associations and unions which joined forces around March 8.
Women artists mobilized
Beyond these forms of artistic expression, which many protesters take hold of, the world of culture seems to have mobilized a little more this year, as evidenced by the series of photos of actresses, writers, humorists, authors , directors or costume designers published in our columns. Ariane Ascaride, Elsa Wolinski, Noémie de Lattre and singer Clarika donned the costume of Rosie the Riveter for March 8, named after this character created by the company Westinghouse Electric to encourage working women to work during the Second world War.
“The Polanski affair created a lot of debate in the profession. In certain regions, specific actions have appeared, which did not exist before. In Marseille, Nantes or Lyon, for example, we used to see people who were going to demonstrate but not by identifying themselves as coming from the world of entertainment, "explains Denis Gravouil, secretary general of the CGT-spectacle.
This year, the watchword of the march of the Big Winners is mainly on pension reform, but precisely, explains Denis Gravouil, the reform particularly affects intermittent workers because it sanctions career breaks, which particularly affect the both women and intermittents. "For intermittent women it is a double punishment," says Denis Gravouil.
"The world of culture is increasingly alert on this issue of women's rights, many professions in the artistic field are affected by the pension reform" abounds Julie El Mokran Tomassonne.
To put into perspective
The organizers of the Big Winners, however, insist on putting things into perspective. "It is not an eight March under the sign of culture", according to Julie El Mokran Tomassonn. The watchword remains that of pensions, even though the Haenel, Matzneff and Polanski affairs color this March 8 with a particular shade. "Big winners" is also a response to the words of the Prime Minister, who estimated in December that women would be "the big winners" of the reform.
For the collective #NousToutes, if the Haenel and Polanski cases allow "to mobilize more activists", the focus is not specifically this year on culture. "The watchword remains the fight against violence," said Yuna Miralles, one of the spokespersons.
"It is not taken through culture but through violence," also confirms Suzy Rojtman, from the National Collective of Women's Rights (CNDF). Who adds, optimistic: “Feminists are aware of the importance of cleaning up in relation to violence in the cultural environment. we are all angry about what has happened in relation to the Polanski affair. We will develop this after March 8. "
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