With a festival in front of Congress as a central activity, the Paternar Campaign will be replicated this Saturday in different parts of the country to demand the expansion and extension of parental leave regimes in Argentina.
In this framework, there will also be a collection of signatures to show the level of consensus generated by this initiative that “supposes higher levels of co-responsibility for care and, therefore, of equality”.
In Buenos Aires citythe activities will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Plaza Congreso, where there will be recreational and cultural spaces for children, a children’s publishing fair and the participation of legislators and other political and union leaders.
“Parents only have two days of leave, being one of the countries in the region that is most behind in this regard. A few weeks ago the Government presented the ‘Caring for Equality’ project, which proposes the extension of parental leave and there are also other projects in the same sense; it is time for Congress to move forward with this agenda,” said Juan Roca, a member of the campaign for the Desarmarnos collective.
“We want the expansion of parental leave to be part of a more general process that discusses the role that men have in care tasks in our society,” added Daniel Jones, from the Institute for Masculinities and Social Change.
in silver There will be a meeting of parents from 2:00 p.m. in Plaza Moreno, located between 50, 54, 12, and 14 streets of that city.
in Rosario They will carry out an open radio from 3:00 p.m. at the Boulevard Artisans Fair, located between Boulevard Oroño and Avenida Rivadavia.
in Neuquen They will organize a mateada and chocolate party from 4 to 6 p.m., in the “Pehuenia Cultural” Space, at 3050 Los Surgentes Street.
In Viedma, Rio Negro, They will carry out cultural activities for children, an open radio and a signing meeting from 2:00 p.m. in the Plaza del Fundador, located at 500-598 Francisco de Viedma avenue.
In the Santa Fe city of Rafaelawill organize an awareness day from 3:00 p.m. in Plaza 25 de Mayo, located on Boulevard Lehmann at 2300.
in Mendoza The activities will take place from 12 to 14 in the Plaza Independencia, in General Espejo at 300.
