25/11/2020
“Covid is one more challenge we are having to deal with in a world that is historically brutal to women”
IWS' speech, read by Lavender Samuel at the SOLIDARITY IS NOT ENOUGH - IT IS ABOUT RESISTANCE demo on the International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women* - 25th November 2020
08/11/2020
Abortion is the essence of every woman’s right to own her own body! – in solidarity with women in Poland
IWS speech at "Techno Procesja - if I Can't Dance, It's Not My Revolution" Demo by Dziewuchy Berlin on 7th November, 2020 in Berlin. Abortion is the essence of every woman’s right to own her own body! And we from the International Women Space stand in total solidarity with the women in Poland and totally against this newly near total ban of abortion in their country!
09/10/2020
Our fight against anti-semitism must be in the context of resistance against racism, capitalism and all forms of state violence.
Today is one year since the anti-semitic and racist terrorist attack in Halle which cost Jana L. and Kevin S. their lives. The Aktionsbündnis Antirassismus - of which IWS is a member - organised a memorial rally and demonstration together with joint plaintiffs in the Halle trial and the community of the Fraenkelufer Synagogue in Berlin. Here you can read our speech:
05/10/2020
FROM IWS TO LIEBIG34: COURAGE!
As Liebig34 fiercely resists eviction, IWS expresses our utmost solidarity with their struggle. We see ourselves very much in their fight against capitalism, racism, and patriarchy. We are so proud of you!
16/09/2020
IWS at the Bundestag for People of African Descent Week
On Friday 11. September, we took part in a meeting with Dr. Franziska Giffey, Bundesministerin für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, and Dr. Karamba Diaby, Integrationsbeauftragter der SPD-Bundestags- fraktion.
01/07/2020
GERMANY MUST ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE RESPECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW AT THE EU BORDERS DURING ITS EU COUNCIL PRESIDENCY
DEUTSCHLAND MUSS WÄHREND EU-RATSPRÄSIDENTSCHAFT AKTIV FÜR DIE EINHALTUNG VON MENSCHENRECHTEN UND RECHTSSTAATLICHKEIT AN DEN EU-GRENZEN EINTRETEN
30/06/2020
Coronavirus, whose lives matter?
In an isolated refugee accommodation centre on the outskirts of Hennigsdorf in Brandenburg, its around 400 residents found themselves under indefinite quarantine. Instead of immediately isolating the infected residents after 68 people were declared Covid-19 positive, all five buildings were put under quarantine, with little information or consultation from the local authority who manage the accommodation.
17/06/2020
#BlackLivesMatter and #LeaveNoOneBehind must be more than slogans – IWS Speech at #SoGehtSolidarisch – June 14
IWS was part of the Aktionsbündnis Antira at the #unteilbar - Band der Solidarität #SoGehtSolidarisch Demo on the 14th June in Berlin. Jennifer Kamau gave a speech:
