http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/02/23/iwd-activities-being-organized-by-the-gabriela-network-and-mariposa-alliance/ UrGently Fierce Feminism In Perilous Times Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:13:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/02/23/iwd-activities-being-organized-by-the-gabriela-network-and-mariposa-alliance/comment-page-1/#comment-53461 Feminist Peace Network » With Strength, With Wisdom, With Solidarity: Reflections On International Women’s Day Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:35:23 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/02/23/iwd-activities-being-organized-by-the-gabriela-network-and-mariposa-alliance/#comment-53461 [...] While International Women’s Day is, and rightly should be, a day to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of women, a recent statement by the Gabriela Network is correct in pointing out that IWD is, and also must be, more than that: “We need to return our Day and our Month to their rightful and correct significance in both national and international arenas. Though March was meant to be a celebration of women’s achievements, International Women’s Day and International Women’s Month were also meant to be the time when the women’s voice regarding national and international events was meant to be the loudest. State violence has been foremost in women’s minds, as this has been the most destructive of life and the conditions for the well-being, not only of womankind, but of the entire human species. [...] [...] While International Women’s Day is, and rightly should be, a day to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of women, a recent statement by the Gabriela Network is correct in pointing out that IWD is, and also must be, more than that: “We need to return our Day and our Month to their rightful and correct significance in both national and international arenas. Though March was meant to be a celebration of women’s achievements, International Women’s Day and International Women’s Month were also meant to be the time when the women’s voice regarding national and international events was meant to be the loudest. State violence has been foremost in women’s minds, as this has been the most destructive of life and the conditions for the well-being, not only of womankind, but of the entire human species. [...]

]]> http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/02/23/iwd-activities-being-organized-by-the-gabriela-network-and-mariposa-alliance/comment-page-1/#comment-53284 Ninotchka Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:28:16 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/02/23/iwd-activities-being-organized-by-the-gabriela-network-and-mariposa-alliance/#comment-53284 thanks to commondreams.org for echoing our sentiment. thanks to commondreams.org for echoing our sentiment.

]]> http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/02/23/iwd-activities-being-organized-by-the-gabriela-network-and-mariposa-alliance/comment-page-1/#comment-53130 With Strength, With Wisdom, With Solidarity: Reflections on the Importance of International Women’s Day - CommonDreams.org Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:56:58 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/02/23/iwd-activities-being-organized-by-the-gabriela-network-and-mariposa-alliance/#comment-53130 [...] While International Women’s Day is, and rightly should be, a day to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of women, a recent statement by the Gabriela Network is correct in pointing out that IWD is, and also must be, more than that: “We need to return our Day and our Month to their rightful and correct significance in both national and international arenas. Though March was meant to be a celebration of women’s achievements, International Women’s Day and International Women’s Month were also meant to be the time when the women’s voice regarding national and international events was meant to be the loudest. State violence has been foremost in women’s minds, as this has been the most destructive of life and the conditions for the well-being, not only of womankind, but of the entire human species. [...] [...] While International Women’s Day is, and rightly should be, a day to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of women, a recent statement by the Gabriela Network is correct in pointing out that IWD is, and also must be, more than that: “We need to return our Day and our Month to their rightful and correct significance in both national and international arenas. Though March was meant to be a celebration of women’s achievements, International Women’s Day and International Women’s Month were also meant to be the time when the women’s voice regarding national and international events was meant to be the loudest. State violence has been foremost in women’s minds, as this has been the most destructive of life and the conditions for the well-being, not only of womankind, but of the entire human species. [...]

]]> http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/02/23/iwd-activities-being-organized-by-the-gabriela-network-and-mariposa-alliance/comment-page-1/#comment-52786 Dissident Voice : With Strength, With Wisdom, With solidarity: Reflections on the Importance of International Women’s Day Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:00:11 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/02/23/iwd-activities-being-organized-by-the-gabriela-network-and-mariposa-alliance/#comment-52786 [...] While International Women’s Day is, and rightly should be, a day to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of women, a recent statement by the Gabriela Network is correct in pointing out that IWD is, and also must be, more than that: We need to return our Day and our Month to their rightful and correct significance in both national and international arenas. Though March was meant to be a celebration of women’s achievements, International Women’s Day and International Women’s Month were also meant to be the time when the women’s voice regarding national and international events was meant to be the loudest. State violence has been foremost in women’s minds, as this has been the most destructive of life and the conditions for the well-being, not only of womankind, but of the entire human species. [...] [...] While International Women’s Day is, and rightly should be, a day to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of women, a recent statement by the Gabriela Network is correct in pointing out that IWD is, and also must be, more than that: We need to return our Day and our Month to their rightful and correct significance in both national and international arenas. Though March was meant to be a celebration of women’s achievements, International Women’s Day and International Women’s Month were also meant to be the time when the women’s voice regarding national and international events was meant to be the loudest. State violence has been foremost in women’s minds, as this has been the most destructive of life and the conditions for the well-being, not only of womankind, but of the entire human species. [...]

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