Revolutionaries across the world observe the International Women’s Day
Featured image: block of the New Democratic Women (YDK) during the demonstration for the 8th of March in Istanbul. Source: Yeni Demokrasi’s X account.
Working and people’s masses of the world carried out important mobilizations of the 8th of March, the International Women’s Day. Among them, revolutionary and people’s forces also mobilized and took to the streets. We hereby share a compilation of some actions and calls done all over the world.
In Turkey different organizations carrying out actions, being specially active the New Democratic Women (YDK). This organization has visited striking workers, showed support and mobilized for March 8:
YDK has also called for the mobilization:
Yeni Demokrasi has reported on mobilizations in Dersim:
And in Istanbul:
In Ankara the protesting women have been blocked and clashes with police:
In Switzerland also mobilizations have been carried out by Turkish and migrant organizations:
The Purple-Red Collective has published a statement:
The statement has been translated also into French.
Partizan Prisoners have also written a message for the 8th of March:
The People’s Women’s Movement (MFP) from Brazil has published a Bulletin on occasion of the 8th of March:
A Nova Democracia (AND) has republished an interview done to Sandra Lima 10 years ago:
AND has also republished an interview with a member of the People’s Women’s Movement (MFP) from Brazil:
The blog Servir ao Povo has also republished a text by the MFP from March 2013:
Organizations such as Red Unity – League of the Revolutionary Youth (UV-LJR) and the Revolutionary People’s Student Movement (MEPR) have republished articles on Sandra Lima:
In India the Revolutionary Students’ Front (RSF) have called for mobilizations in Kolkata:
Source: RSF’s Facebook account
In the Philippines the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has issued greetings to the women of the country who joined the struggle:
Also Katipunan ng mga Gurong Makabayan (KAGUMA) has issued a statement:
Palestinian media such as The Palestine Chronicle has denounced that 12,000 Palestinian women have been murdered while many others remain wounded or face torture in Israeli prisons:
Thousands more are displaced and deprived of basic needs:
Anti-imperialist and revolutionary activists are mobilizing ahead the 8th of March in Finland. A joint statement has been issued by Anti-imperialists – Helsinki, Anti-imperialist Collective (Tampere), Anti-imperialists of Lumo Highschool.
These anti-imperialists groups called to take the streets in their cities for the 8th of March:
An event has been called also in Turku:
Kampkomiteen activists have called for the 8th of March in several cities in Norway:
In Bergen Kampkomiteen calls along with other forces:
In Oslo a massive mobilization has taken place with a very strong revolutionary presence, with a block formed by Kampkomiteen, Middle East Group – Bydel Alna, the Revolutionary Communist League, Workers’ Socialist Organization of Afghanistan, Solidarity with the Revolution in Iran and Antithyranny International Collective. Flags of the LCP, AIL and Palestine were waved.
In Trondheim also a mobilization took place, first with a rally in a square and afterwards with a march. The activists gathered after the march and an appeal to join the AIL was made.
In France there are clashes reported during the 8 March demonstration in Paris. The police used batons and tear gasses:
The Fédération Syndicale Étudiante (FSE) have published an interview to three comrades of the organization:
The Ligue de la Jeunesse Révolutionnaire (LJR) has published posts on revolutionary women such as Anuradha Gandhy and Danielle Casanova:
La Cause du Peuple has translated the statement by the CPP on Ka Maria Malaya:
Pro-Palestine organizations such as Urgence Palestine Marseille have denounced cases of repression on pro-Palestinian female activists, such as Rima Hassan:
The Revolutionary Committees in the Spanish State have issued a statement for the 8th of March:
Servir al Pueblo has published several articles honoring revolutionary women such as Aurora Picornell, Chiang Ching and Comrade Norah. It has also published a translation of an important document by the People’s Women’s Movement from Brazil:
The Red Women’s Committees have called for the 8th of March mobilization in several cities of Germany:
Revolutionaries in Sweden have published a statement and made a dazibao:
Anti-Imperialist Action Ireland has honored and extend solidarity to two Republican Prisoners of War, Nuala Perry and Christine Connor:
It has also published a statement:
Nuova Egemonia from Italy has issued a statement translated also into English and Spanish:
The Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist) [KKE (m-l)] has called for mobilizations in Athens and Thessaloniki, and issued a statement:
The magazine Servir ao Povo from Portugal has published also a statement:
