Actions and Statements for the 8th of March
We share an overview of actions and statements that we have seen for the 8th March this year.
Regarding Turkey we have already shared a statement by the New Democratic Women (YDK) as well as activities carried out by them in Istanbul. We have also shared a statement by the Purple-Red collective. YDK has also published a poster and put up dazibaos mobilizing for the 8th of March in Izmir.
In Brazil, the People’s Woman’s Movement (MFP) have published a Bulletin for the 8th of March. We have recently published an article by the MFP on the victory of the Red Army in the battle of Stalingrad, with a particular focus on the heroic struggle of women.
In Lyon, France, the People’s Women’s Committee has called for a meeting on the 7th of March.
In the Spanish State, the newspaper Servir al Pueblo has published an editorial, which we have already translated to English, on how the State and imperialism sustain patriarchal violence.
Servir al Pueblo has also published a translation into Spanish of a document by the MFP of Brazil, on the life and work of Aurora Picornell.
Also a graffiti has been made in Albacete, with the slogan “Long Live the Palestinian woman with a rifle in the hand!”
In Austria, Rote Fahne has called for demonstrations on the 8th of March in the cities of Wien, Linz and Innsbruck. We have previously published a translation of an article by Rote Fahne on the struggle for the oldest self-managed autonomous women’s center in Europe
From Germany we have published a translation of a call for the 8th of March by the Red Women’s Committees.
Several events have also been called for in different cities in Germany. Earlier this month there has been presentations in Bremen, Cologne and Buchum. On the 7th of March there will be an event by the Red Women’s Committee in Hamburg. On the 8th of March the Red Women’s Committee has called for demonstrations in Leipzig, Bremerhaven, Essen and Cologne. There has also been reports of mobilization for the events:
In Italy, the news site Per la Democrazia Popolare has published a flyer for an internationalist 8th of March against fascism and imperialism.
We have previously reported on actions for the 8th of March in Denmark, Norway and Finland. There are now reports of more actions in the Nordic countries.
In Copenhagen, Denmark, dazibaos with the slogans “Out on the streets March 8!”, “Against imperialism and patriarchy!” and “For a red class line in the women’s movement!” have been put up in proletarian neighborhoods.
In Norway, Kampkomiteen has published a call for the 8th of March, with events and demonstrations in the cities off Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Kristiansand. There are also several reports of posters being put up in the Region of Trøndelag. The posters mobilizing for the 8th of March were put up in the regional capital, Trondheim, as well as several other places. You can read more reports here and here.
In Finland, the news site Punalippu has shared calls for demonstrations in Helsinki and Tampere. The news site has also published a poster mobilizing for the 8th of March, which has been put up in Tampere.
