#WORLD #WORLDWIDE #ARGENTINA #ANARCHISM #News #Journal #Update - (en) #Argentina, FAR position October 2022 - Rich province, poor town (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 This 2022 shows us the province of Santa Fe as one more example of how the

capitalist system works and sustains itself, with strong contrasts and
inequalities. This is evidenced by the fact of being a rich province with a
growing economy, while we are experiencing one of the worst crises in recent
times. In the words of Governor Perotti, Santa Fe is a balanced province with a
surplus, with a budget for 2023 that has already been approved by the
legislature, which also foresees a surplus of $2.12 billion for next year. This
contrasts sharply with the reality that those of us who live in this territory
suffer, which, as we have already pointed out in previous analyses, are hit daily
by the context of crisis and adjustment at the national level, with a constant
loss of purchasing power of all popular sectors, in the face of extremely high
inflation and significant unemployment rates, as well as underemployment and job
insecurity. The province of Santa Fe, despite being one of the richest in the
country, has a significant amount of population below the poverty line, around
40%, and increasing in the areas of Greater Rosario and Greater Santa Fe.
To this panorama we must add the concrete measures that the provincial government
has implemented throughout the year, which only worsen the situation of those at
the bottom and leave room for the enrichment of producers linked to extractivism
and agro- business. It is, clearly, a model of economy dependent and servile to
imperialism.
In this sense, we workers suffer from the high price of public transport tickets
-even much higher than in other provinces-, the increase in taxes and services
and the recent installation of hundreds of radars in large cities whose sole
purpose is collect. On the other hand, although the provincial government
fulfilled its campaign promise of a free ticket for teachers and students -a
claim historically demanded and fought for by the people-, as well as the
permanence of the Santa Fe wallet, these measures are far from providing a
solution. to the hardest hit sectors that are left out of access to these crumbs.
The way in which Perotism was handled in the face of demands for the salary
recomposition of state sectors and teachers is eloquent. It was not new for those
of us who are aware of who Perotti is, beyond the facelifts that the Frente de
Todos did for the electoral campaign. We know that he is part of the most stale
of the Peronist right. This is proven from their support for Menemism, such as
their closeness to the Rural Society, their privatization drive (as was the case
of the Banco de Santa Fe), their opposition to legal abortion and their support
for the payment of illegitimate foreign debt during the macrismo. Thus, in the
face of a rich province, but with a government that defends the interests of the
concentrated sectors of the economy, state workers find ourselves with
intransigence, definancing of health and education, and the refusal to grant wage
increases in accordance with the figures of inflation, and the loss of purchasing
power that has been dragging on the sector at least since the time of the pandemic.
It was a year of historic struggle from both teachers, state and health workers.
Large multisectoral mobilizations, active strike days were held throughout the
province. Santafesina teaching carried out seventeen days of strike the second
half of the year, overflowing the agreements of the provincial leadership that
aligned with the government of the day proclaimed that it was the teachers who
should make the "effort". The provincial government's response to the just
demands was threats, intimidation and a campaign of fear. Getting to make salary
discounts to the entire Santa Fe public teaching, thus seeking to demobilize.
Undoubtedly, the experience gained and the balance of these great processes will
allow us to deepen the organization and resist the advance on the rights of workers.
Another aspect where important struggles have developed was undoubtedly the
environment. Faced with a provincial state that cares for and promotes
agribusiness and the interests of the rich and powerful, expressions of
resistance were articulated. Along the entire coast of Paraná in different
cities, mobilizations and different calls were promoted against the burning and
depredation of the environment. In this process, the unions and popular
organizations played an important role, taking the claim within their spaces to
promote the participation of affiliates. This axis will undoubtedly continue to
be present in the fight agenda despite being inappropriate for the interests of
the rulers of the different political signs.
Finally, it is worth pointing out the particular situation of social violence
that is being experienced in the province, and especially in the city of Rosario.
In a war of the poor against the poor, in the city of Rosario there have been
more than two hundred deaths so far this year. The vast majority of them are
young people from our popular neighborhoods. Where drug trafficking serves as an
excuse to criminalize poverty, when those behind are those above. Faced with this
dramatic situation, the response of the different governments is none other than
the saturation of security forces. Operations in the neighborhoods, easy trigger,
persecution of poverty. We know that there will be no solution with these tools
and within this system, with these measures we can only expect greater inequality
and violence.
That is why from anarchism we call for the organization in the different spaces
where the struggle is taking place, to resist this attack against our rights and
living and working conditions. Being part of our unions, guilds, student centers
and neighborhood organizations will be the only way we can battle the coming
storm. In one of the richest provinces in Argentina, we cannot allow the
situation of those below to continue to worsen at this rate. It is time to
prepare ourselves for the struggles of the coming months, where the crisis will
impact more and more directly on the living, working and study conditions of
those below. Anarchism has much to contribute in this panorama. Far from seeking
magical solutions in a change of government (as we will soon hear when next
year's electoral campaign begins) we must aim at building a strong people, with
solidarity and autonomy, to gradually achieve the much-needed gains for those below.

Up those who fight!

Facing the ruling class, militant anarchism!

Anarchist Federation of Rosario

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