Submission period for events for international women's day ends soon!

Submission period for events for international women's day ends soon!

On March 8, international women's day is celebrated worldwide, an opportunity to draw attention to the achievements and challenges of women's rights. International Women's Day was first celebrated in 1911 and has since become an important event in order to indicate issues such as gender equality and violence. In Germany, women have been elected and elected since 1919, which is an important step in emancipation. Saarbrücken announces that until Monday, January 20, events can be submitted to support women's support and gender equity.

The motto of the United Nations is "Each for equal" (each: R for equality) and emphasizes the need to reduce stereotypes and default settings that disadvantage women and girls. All over the world, feminist go on the street to demonstrate against patriarchal structures and power equalities. This solidary movement demands gender equality and celebrates success in the struggle for women's rights. Johanniter reports of rallies, demonstrations and other events that contribute to the awareness of these topics.

Settings for events

The city of Saarbrücken has drawn up clear criteria for the submission of events: the goals include gender equality, strengthening the women's position and promoting gender equality. Events that do not meet these requirements are not included in the program. The organization, which is responsible for programming, is the city's women's office, which promotes a program that supports the goals of International Women's Day and overcomes sexist stereotypes.

Interested parties are invited to submit their event to the Women's Day via an online form on the website. A suitable picture for the event as well as title and copyright must be given. Only complete reports are taken into account in the program. Further information is available on the website of Women's Day or by email to Frauenbuero@saarbruecken.de.

other backgrounds

International Women's Day is not only a day of celebration, but also a day of protest. The origin of World Women's Day goes back to a demonstration of textile workers: inside in the United States in 1908, which occurred for women's voting rights. It is thanks to the socialist activist Clara Zetkin that international women's day was launched. In 1910 she proposed to set up a women's day to promote women's rights worldwide. The first official celebration took place in 1911 and since 1921 the World Women's Day on March 8th has been celebrated. Medicamondiale emphasizes that on this day many feminist: inside fights for their rights and equality.