event of March 8 International Working Women's Day - Innsbruck - info

 

The last event of March 8, International Working Women's Day, in Innsbruck, Austria, was celebrated at the Hall in Wörgl.

Organized by the Innsbruck Women's Network and Democratic Women's Organizations, March 8 International Working Women's Day witnessed various demonstrations and events with a 3-week action planning. In these events, presentations and speeches were made about women's struggle, their rights, violence and oppression against women, and anti-democratic practices. In addition to the music concerts, brochures, leaflets, books, meals and coffee were offered at the stands.

She took part in various events and marches on March 8, International Working Women's Day, of which she was the organizer of the Purple Red Collective . Wörgl also celebrated the 8 March International Working Women's Night, which she organized privately .

At the night, which started at 13.00 on March 17, first a moment of silence and an opening speech were made.

The opening speech is summarized as follows; The imperialist system, with its decaying capital, corrupting culture, two-faced democracy, and structure whose other character is war, is the production center of all kinds of reactionism that usurps the rights and freedom of us women and drags us into the vortex of male-dominated violence. The alliances it has established with feudal powers in its semi-colonies are hostile to women. Armament, war politics and the escalating chauvinism in their own countries also culturally base male domination and feed misogyny. It is for us to be content with what is, to accept their exploitative, blood-sucking, misogynist systems, including male domination, that they put in our mouth so that we can accept our fate.

We will not accept it. We will not agree. We will not give up on our struggle. We will not be satisfied with limited, token rights.

There will be no salvation for working women until the source of exploitation, violence, poverty, poverty, aggression and unjust wars is dried up. We will expand our fight with the awareness of full salvation, not with less. We will shape our fight with a revolutionary spirit, not a liberal spirit.

For this reason, March 8 is neither just "women's day" nor a tool of capitalism's consumer culture. March 8; It is a call to fight against imperialist unjust wars.
It is a call to revolt against the double exploitation and oppression experienced by working women. It is a call to expand revolutionary women's organization and struggle in this period when exploitation increases and slavery laws are imposed.

It is a call to fight against all impositions of patriarchal culture, religious reactionism, and all kinds of discrimination. It is a call to organize against state violence against communist, revolutionary and progressive women in prisons, under custody and on the streets.

As Purple Red Collective, we will continue to celebrate March 8, International Working Women's Day,  with all our enthusiasm in the streets and squares, by challenging "disappointment and despair" , breaking down misogyny, turning to imperialist plunder and exploitation, and never allowing fascism and feudalism to chain us...

He also talked to women about different topics;                                    

 An interview and narration took place in which the women presented sections of their own lives.

The role and importance of women in the struggle, the difficulties and successes of women in working life, the problems and troubles of immigrant women, the role and importance of trade union women in the class struggle, the difficulties and obstacles in the working lives of working women, etc., They presented sections about the working lives of women in civil servants and bureaucracy. .

Participating women, who answered the questions asked by the moderator, emphasized important issues and points. Stating the past and future perspectives of the Rojava Women's Initiative, especially regarding the achievements of women in Rojava, they stated that theory and practice do not always coincide and that there is a state of war in Rojava and women are fighting at the forefront. The importance of fighting against the system in which women are oppressed by breaking their idleness by further expanding the women's struggle and raising awareness was emphasized. It was emphasized that women are a dynamic force today and make great contributions to the social struggle. They stated that women would further their legacy of struggle.

After the speech, the Cultural Program started. Zen Erbane Group, which has been working for a long time, was invited to the stage. They won the admiration of the audience with the Turkish and Kurdish folk songs they sang.

Immediately afterwards, Umuda Tohum Music Group took the stage. Umuda Tohum Music group, which has recently started its activities, was also appreciated with the Turkish and Kurdish folk songs they sang.

 

Later, DJ Kandesha took the stage with Mechanical Music, which showcases the folk culture of the Middle East.

Subsequently, the event was concluded with slogans such as "Jin jiyan Azadi, Women's Life and Freedom", "No one is illegal, everyone has the right to stay" , " Long live international solidarity"  .

AHM Tirol

17/03/2024