Border Network for Human Rights, La Mujer Obrera, and Familias Unidas Del Chamizal organized the local strike to not only stand for women’s rights in the U.S. but to stand with the women in Ciudad Juarez and Latin America who go missing or are found murdered every day. The absence of women at work in Juarez forced many businesses to close as demonstrators marched through the city demanding justice. Many in El Paso believe women in the United States are facing similar problems. El Paso teacher Xavier Miranda came out to support the movement, saying people need to be aware that women’s rights are under attack. “It’s attacking women’s rights, their reproductive rights where they’re closing medical centers where they service women where women here of our community are fighting for children’s quality of education and the environment for equity in the workplace,” Miranda said.

Source: The Local March 10, 2020 01:45 UTC