00:00In Brazil, thousands of women and their allies took to the streets across the country to mark International Women's Day
00:05with demonstrations continuing throughout the month.
00:08In Recife, activists, unions and social movements also mobilized to raise awareness about women's rights.
00:15Our correspondent Brian Meir has more.
00:19Thousands of women and their allies came out to the streets of dozens of cities in Brazil on March 8th
00:24to remember International Women's Day.
00:26But across the country, the protests will continue throughout the month.
00:30On March 9th, a large group of activists, union members and social movements came out to the streets of Recife
00:35to remember International Women's Day and raise awareness for women's rights.
00:41As feminist, socialist women, we believe that there can be no revolution and the capitalist system cannot be overcome without
00:49collective mobilization.
00:51So beyond International Women's Day, which was on March 8th, we're going to be raising feminist demands during the whole
00:59month of March.
01:02The strategy behind coming to the streets on other days during the month is to motivate the public to understand
01:08that the rights that women are fighting for are ongoing and shouldn't be reserved to talk about during a single
01:13day of the year.
01:14Holding a rally on March 9th, for example, guaranteed two days of coverage of the issues in the local media.
01:23We're on the streets to affirm our fight for rights, against violence, against feminicide and against this patriarchal society that
01:31doesn't want to see us alive.
01:33We have to denounce all forms of violence, we have to mobilize and demand that our whole society makes a
01:39commitment to respect women and guarantee our rights.
01:44Every year during the month of March, Brazilian women work to raise awareness of a series of rights that have
01:50yet to be guaranteed.
01:51But the most important theme of the marches and protests this year is to end violence against women.
01:58Brazil is the fifth most violent country in the world for women.
02:02This is unacceptable.
02:03We have several demands, including an end to the six-day work week and the fight for reproductive rights.
02:09But this year, our main demand is to end all forms of violence against women, including sexism and racism.
02:18We women are diverse, but we're on the streets because we can't be ignored.
02:24This year, in remembrance of International Women's Day, Brazil's federal government took special actions to arrest over 5,000 men
02:31with outstanding warrants for domestic violence.
02:34Brian Mir, Telecer, Recife.
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