Front archive
This history of Women in Black, begun by Cynthia Cockburn in 2018 and completed, after her death in 2019, by Sue Finch, is now available to order online through Amazon (details below). Women in Black starts with the origins of the network in Israel during the second intifada and concludes with the war in Armenia, […]
A History of Women in Black
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New vigil in Finland
Women in Black are very worried about our sisters in Armenia, who – yet again- are living through another period of armed conflict. Just after midnight on 13 September 2022, Azerbaijan launched a major attack against Armenia and began shelling towns and villages in south Armenia, using high-calibre firearms, artillery and drones. By the end […]
Supporting Women in Black Armenia
The International Network of Women in Black is very worried about the assaults that our colleagues in Serbia are suffering, caused by individuals and ultraright wing groups of their country with total impunity. These attacks happen one after another without the Serbian authorities doing anything to impede them or penalize the guilty. In recent months, […]
SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY FOR THE WOMEN IN BLACK OF BELGRADE
Women in Black are protesting around the world, from London (photo above) to Serbia (text below) Anti-war protest On the occasion of the aggression of the Russian Federation against the Republic of Ukraine, Women in Black organize a protest in mourning and silence “Stop the war in Ukraine!” on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 12 […]
Stop the war in Ukraine!
“For me it is essential to always move forward from the patriarchal culture of war to my feminist culture and vision of peace. Annelise Ebbe During the year 2020, we Mujeres de Negro (Women in Black) have expressed our opinion about various current topics that have seemed especially important to us. We want to say […]
Neither docile, submissive not silent
1 Women in Black around the world are holding Women in Black in Armenia in our hearts as we grow increasingly worried about them in the context of the armed conflict which has broken out between Armenia and its neighbour Azerbajan. WiB Armenia are one of the newest and youngest group of our worldwide network, and […]
Holding Women in Black Armenia in our hearts
In these times of confinement, when the pandemic is killing so many people and causing many others to suffer, we reflect beyond our own needs to the health of the planet and all humanity. Facing the sorrow for so many human losses because of the commercialization of care facilities and attention to our elders, we […]
In Lockdown, Challenge to Our Social Model
Statement from Women in Black, Madrid, 30 March 2020 en español abajo ♀ Invest less in military spending and more in education and health. With what we spent on a Eurofighter fighter plane, we could build two hospitals or 25 schools. We must reduce spending on social and military control, reduce its accumulated debt and […]