Reports on November 25
Featured image: demonstration for November 25 in Istanbul. Source: Ali Dinç.
Numerous mobilizations, actions and calls took place on the occasion of November 25, the International Day against Violence against Women. We hereby share some of them.
There have been many mobilizations and actions in Turkey:
On November 23, Yeni Demokrat Kadin (New Democratic Women) participated in a public event:
On November 24, there was a mobilization in Dersim:
In Istanbul, the demonstration was banned and the Turkish State mobilized numerous repressive forces to ward off the mobilization, but that did not prevent that thousands of women, among them Yeni Demokrat Kadin, took to the streets:
The Turkish State arrested at least 169 women because of their demonstration, and seven of them have been detained. After the arrests, the activists mobilized and rallied in front of the courts to demand the freedom of their comrades:
There was a mobilization in Samandağ:
Moreover there are more calls on occasion of November 25:
One by Yeni Demokrat Kadin:
Another one by imprisoned Partizans:
In Mexico, the People’s Women’s Movement called for a mobilization on November 25 and emphasized the importance of the organization of the women of the people. “The women of the people must reclaim the true meaning of November 25 as a day of struggle not only against patriarchal or gender violence but also against colonialism and the oppression that the classes in power exert over the peoples and certainly, over the women of the people.”
In a manifesto, the MFP also stated: “Today, as the peoples of the world feel the colonial aggression of imperialism, particularly in Palestine and Lebanon where the invading Zionist army perpetrates massacres against the people and war crimes—including the rape of women and children as a means to demoralize the resisting peoples—; today, as Yankee imperialism further fuels the flames of war in Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and prepares the militarization of the southern border with Mexico, forcing the old Mexican State to maintain the war against the people and to act as its border police, pursuing and repressing our migrant brothers and sisters—placing women and girls at high risk of being kidnapped, sexually enslaved, or murdered by organized crime and warlords—it is essential that the women of the people remember that patriarchal violence has a class stamp and that we primarily suffer from it, the workers, the peasants, and the indigenous women; that patriarchal violence is reinforced by the colonialism that weighs upon our peoples… we women must merge with the proletariat and the working people to unleash the popular storm of the New Democratic Revolution.” Proletarian Feminism destroys patriarchy!
The statement can be read in the following article:
In Bern, Switzerland, thousands took to the streets. The Purple-Red Collective participated in the demonstration, as well as Partizan and the Federation of Turkish Workers in Switzerland – İTİF.
Moreover, İTİF has published a special issue of its Bulletin.
In Nuremberg, Germany, around 600 people took to the streets. AGEB and the Purple-Red Collective were present.
In Bremen, a graffito was done, stating “Stop the genocide! Long live the struggling women of Palestine!” It was published along with a statement that denounced the role of the opportunists, liquidating the demonstration in the city by mobilizing to alternative events, cooperating with the State and spreading Zionist propaganda.
In Brussels, Belgium, a mobilization took place on November 24, which gathered more than 5,000 people. The Zionist attacks against Palestine and Lebanon were denounced. The Purple-Red Collective participated in the mobilization.
In Rotterdam, Netherlands, a protest event against violence against women, was held.
In Norway there have been mobilizations and Kampkomiteen participated in them. In Oslo, Kampkomiteen used slogans in Arabic and Norwegian.
In Bergen there was a rally, where the situation of the women of the Third World was emphasized.
In Denmark, actions were carried out in several cities. In Copenhagen, a mobilization was carried out and leaflets and stickers were spread. Also an event on November 25 and its history, as well as on the Proletarian Feminism took place.
In Aalborg, an event on Proletarian Feminism took place and a mobilization was organized. Leaflets were spread.
In Sweden, there have been numerous actions. A seminar on imperialism and violence against women was carried out in Gävle. In Uppsala and Stockholm graffiti and other actions were made, as well as a demonstration for November 25 took place.
Moreover, a call for November 25 has been published:
In Finland, several mobilizations took place. In Helsinki, several organizations participated and gave an anti-imperialist character to this day:
In Tampere, a demonstration was organized by the Anti-Imperialist Collective of the city. There was a banner which read: “Crush imperialism and patriarchy!”, Palestinian flags were waved, and there were posters and slogans for Georges Ibrahim Abdallah.
