8M mobilizations: visitors cuts trigger queues of 12 km on the accesses to Barcelona

Feminist organizations and unions have referred to as mobilizations since early this Wednesday on the event of Women’s Day, which have affected visitors at rush hour. Thus, beginning at 8 within the morning, the Servei Català de Trànsit has registered queues of as much as 12 kilometers on the accesses to Barcelona because of cuts in Avenida Diagonal and Avenida Meridiana.

Shortly earlier than 8 within the morning, a feminist march on Avenida Meridiana has affected a number of bus traces which have altered their route and entry visitors to the Catalan capital. The protesters have hung two dolls from the Sarajevo bridge to denounce violence towards girls.

Another protest has lower Diagonal avenue, on the peak of the Cervantes park, and has brought on queues of greater than 12 km on the B-23 on the peak of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, as reported by Trànsit.

Several college students have occupied the Pompeu Fabra University campus in Ciutadella Park. And within the Civic Square of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, ​​a number of college students have gathered at 6 within the morning with torches to denounce “the assaults of the patriarchal capitalist system.”

Minimum providers in public transport

Unions corresponding to Intersindical and CGT have referred to as a common strike throughout this 8M to denounce “violence, inequalities and discrimination towards girls.” Neither the UGT nor the CCOO have joined the stoppage, which is able to attend the good demonstration this afternoon at 6:30 p.m. the place the president of the Generalitat Pere Aragonès and the principle political forces will even march.

The common stoppage impacts public transport, in order that the metro, bus, tram and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat function with a minimal of 85% providers. The college students be part of with strikes in institutes and universities.