The experience of the election campaign of Bari and training
Left to Bari on the list was the result of a path off
discussion and networking experience and subjectivity of different
who made an obviously positive and inclusive. Many
energies of women and men are back on track and have found
the political project of the Left and the reason of Freedom
a renewed commitment. And 'this kind of track that allowed
natural construction of a project such as that represented today by the Committee
UndesiderioinComune women, this experience represents
in our view, a high point of political innovation and was the
precondition for such a wide presence of women in the lists for the
city council and to the districts (19 women for the City
have made our list one of those with higher female presence
). Among these women,
authoritative representatives of the LGBT movement, feminism, associations, and for years
relationship between them and active in the area, women who inspired
very hard campaign for the whole list and
Left and Freedom, in an absolutely society without
individualism and competition. We have so
tried to score with a kind of autonomous subjectivity
the path to the list of the new political experience and left
This group of women has set the strategic goal of
focus on one or two candidates, and this limit their
presence to get a counselor. If this had been the target
we would not have made a shortlist of 19 candidates. What he had
more value in this experience, was experiencing a
political path, with different practices, new, inclusive, to bring
the constitutional process. Many of these women had so far remained outside the
parties, and saw an opportunity in this location
new policy, rather than thinking strategically
have chosen to invest in a common way, contributing to the result of
list with over 1000 votes.
E 'in this house that we thought the day after the election result
(one woman elected to city council),
to make a proposal on the grounds of gender democracy.
We have considered the absence of women in institutional
as a true "democratic emergency" that affects us all and all.
After the
shared and agreed with our choice for the Coordination of Left List Bari,
we worked to build a path
discussion and development together with all the subjectivities of women and
party that in recent years have not developed their thinking and action on these themes in
cityscape.
Along with the women of the Democratic Party, the Center for Documentation of
women and other groups have produced a series of proposals
with the goal of gender balance in the institutions
For the first time in years, women have spoken one language with a proposed joint
who argued during a meeting with the mayor and the Emiliano
political forces of the majority.
In particular, in addition to the request for a balance of 50% of women in institutional bodies
Newly formed, we
stressed the need for new selection criteria for
skills and practice for women and men, rather than repeating
the mechanism of co-optation by the parties. Since
the absence of women in the City Council today poses a problem of accessibility and
democratic credibility, we believe that the Administration and
political forces should take charge of a practice
"bravely" innovative. On the other hand, the situation around us is
worrying in the joints of the center, the provincial
of Taranto, Putignano (Left and Freedom has 7%) and
Casamassima, there are no women because they were proposed by
no political force.
We record all this political work was not understood nor appreciated
. Rather has been the subject of several parts of
exploitation and sometimes all allegations of arbitrary and unjustified
over its meaning and its value. We
witnessed, first in the list on the left for Bari, a surreal debate
indicates that in our opinion a step backwards in terms of political culture
to the detriment of the process of rebirth of the Left
. In this process of revival and we believe we have chosen to invest
ideas and energy. Unfortunately most of our expectations
have been betrayed by the manner in which they were set
participatory processes and decision-making in the best invisible
our contribution. In fact, the tone of debate within the
Left to Bari, the selection criteria used
, the absence of credible and legitimate places on the floor
and democratic participation, but also a minimum
dialogue with those responsible for
lead this process, have deprived this path of our thinking and our experiences
. A true renunciation listening,
comparison, in the name of old and autorefenziali logic, dynamics
divider between the parties, that we would seriously damage the
growth path of renewal and construction of the Left.
We note that there are no conditions for a political presence
UndesiderioinComune group in the list and
"this" Left. There remains the urgent need to respond with taking responsibility
the political vacuum that exists in society, and we intend to continue our commitment
therefore, building networks with
institutional partners and, working in the area, in that it was for us
perspective, the premise and the promise of a
"New Left". In this sense, we recognize in the words of
Luisa Muraro, "I choose to look at that part of mankind -
women - to draw from optimism and light. In order to regain
vision of the future for all mankind. It is a search of civilization,
carried out by women. Knowledge that the dominant
try to delete. This research gives me joy, and it is for many women
. In short, for women is a time of extraordinary change. Why
gain freedom. "
UnDesiderioinComune
