The Green's Böll Foundation wants Gender-Equality - Women want Peace! Women want their equal rights and needs to be respected.
Women are not to be fooled for long , they are capable to think in political terms, they can make their voices heard.
Women are not to be fooled for long , they are capable to think in political terms, they can make their voices heard.
Almost one hundred years ago, professional women, advocats of the suffrage for women, assembled at the Hague and came out strongly against the worst enemy of humanity, which is war. Four years later women met again in Zurich and founded WILPF = "Women's International League For Peace and Freedom". They wanted to join their efforts and to make women's voices heard against any new war preparations. They called for total and universal disarmament and for the transformation of their respective societies towards a more just social order. They thought this to be a pre-condition for preventing further wars.
In 2014 European women met again in Berlin, they met the weekend before, 15 years ago, the first European war scenario started against former Jugoslavia. The Böll framework does not allow commemorating the 78 days lasting bombardment of the former Balkan republic. War hysteria against Russia is at its hight.The Green party and their foundation will not condemn the ongoing war efforts.
The hysteria of the media, that blame Russia for what happened in the Ukraine and for the war tensions in the air is heavily supported by the Böll Foundation at this moment.
The Böll Foundation's siege in the heart of Berlin is situated right next to the Ukrainian embassy. The day before their gathering Joschka Fischer gave a talk and George Soros, too.
The "world leaders" represent needs completely contradictory to those of the majority of European women. Sonia Mitralia from Greece spoke at the Gunda Werner/Böll/ Wilpf conference about fascist tendencies in her country, connected to the neoliberal dictate of the EU Troika. She warned against the same wave that might arrive sooner or later in other European countries. But her warning went without much ado and without being discussed thoroughly, yet.
Anti war and anti-fascist strategies were not on the agenda.
Preparing for the hundredth anniversary of the oldest women's peace organization must go beyond fundraising activities. The watchword is essential, the content counts. What are the funds to be used for? Who will be invited as keynote speakers for the Hague next year? What will it cost for members to participate? And under what title will the birthday party take place. All this has yet to be evaluated.
We must see to it, that it that we grass routes women define the agenda.
We must see to it, that it that we grass routes women define the agenda.
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