This November several meetings will be held at the University of the Balearic Islands that emphasize gender relations and human rights, among which we highlight two.
On the one hand, between November 4 and 17, six women human rights defenders from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Argentina and Spain are expected to stay in Mallorca, as part of the Islas Defensoras program, which seeks to contribute to the protection and self-care of women human rights defenders from different territories. The objective is to give visibility to their causes in order to favor political advocacy, in strategic alliance with social movements, the university community and other public administrations. Thus, the first week will be dedicated to political advocacy with other entities and movements collaborating with the program. The second week, a space for self-care and collective cures will be offered at the shelter of the public property of Galatzó, in the Sierra de Tramontana.
On the other hand, on November 20, 21 and 22 the I International Congress on Social Vulnerability and Gender Violence, “Transitamos la Incertidumbre. Theoretical and practical perspectives”, with the aim of becoming a space for reflection and dialogue on gender violence and the different intersecting vulnerabilities.
The Congress is promoted and financed by the Balearic Institute for Women (IBdona), the autonomous agency responsible for developing and implementing the necessary measures to give effect to the principles of equal opportunities between women and men and to eliminate any form of discrimination against women in the Balearic Islands.
Understanding how care, in its broadest conception, is articulated with gender inequality and human rights is key to overcoming the injustice that falls on women’s bodies and lives. It is necessary to reflect on how not recognizing the importance and essentiality of care and not promoting a balanced distribution of the burden of care among all members of a community, leads to a type of violence that violates the rights of people, very often of women and especially of those who are subordinate.