Proud of the work of migrant and racialised women's organisations in defending their rights
And we hope to be able to contribute to the strengthening of this movement.
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18D, International Migrants Day
Today 18 December is International Migrants Day and we want to celebrate their strength to make a difference. Only in 2020, we have given donations to 39 groups of migrant and racialised women for a total of 227,417.51 euros.. These groups and networks are present in different territories such as Asturias, Barcelona, Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, Granada, Huelva, Madrid, Malaga, Seville, Valencia and Zaragoza, and some are active at the national level.
These organisations bring together a wide range of women who organise themselves to defend their rights. We are talking about domestic and care workers, but also about young people who use art as a form of protest. We are talking about collectives that generate analysis from a decolonial perspective and women who accompany other women who experience male violence. Also sex workers, activists who demonstrate for the closure of CIEs, feminists who create resistance boxes to support those who are going through the worst in the context of COVID-19, and much more.
They do a lot with very little
Precisely in the context of the pandemic, the responsiveness of this movement in the creation of mutual support networks has been crucial. and resistance boxes to be able to cover the basic needs of groups particularly affected by the situation, such as domestic and care workers, sex workers, hotel cleaners, women who experience gender violence, trans women, refugee women or migrant women in an irregular administrative situation. Calala alone has supported 22 of these efforts, and I am sure there have been many more.
Despite the work we do to mobilise resources for migrant and racialised women's organisations, 90% of the groups need more resources to cover their expenses.. Most of the collectives we support are grassroots groups that do not have access to other resources. For 52% Calala was their first donor and 30% of the organisations are not legally registered. The complex procedures of the public administrations to grant a subsidy are a barrier for these organisations, especially for the smaller ones.
The funds received from Calala have been a relief for them, as most of them had no other resources. and the activities had to be paid for by the members themselves. In fact, many of the actions are mainly paid for by time and volunteer work, which is a strain on the activists.
It contributes to improving the lives of migrant and racialised women.
From Calala we want to continue contributing so that the movement of migrant and racialised women can sustain the important work they do. For that we need you. With your support you help organisations to be able to:
- Improving women's lives to which they provide accompaniment, legal advice, psychological assistance and training.
- Achieving changes in policies and laws through advocacy actions to bring their demands to the authorities.
- Positioning issues of public concern to them organising reflection and debate activities, launching social media campaigns and participating in mobilisations.
- Strengthening its alliances with other collectives and spaces migrant women's movements at local and state level as well as with other movements such as the anti-racist and feminist movements.
If you also believe that everyone has the right to live a dignified life, please support our campaign. Vivamifeminismo.org. All funds raised will go to support the women's and feminist groups we support.
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