Dona, respon a la crisi. Defensa els teus drets!

Woman, respond to the crisis. Defend your rights!

First organised in the United States, International Women’s Day was put on the agenda in Europe in 1910 (without a fixed date) by women socialists, notably Clara Zetkin from Germany. In 1911, International Women’s Day was celebrated for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, with mass rallies demanding the right to vote, as well as labour and education rights. In 1913–1914, the celebration took a pacifist turn. The women’s strike for ‘bread and peace’ in Petrograd on 23 February 1917 (corresponding to 8 March in the Gregorian calendar) was an important moment in the Russian Revolution. From then on, 8 March became an official ‘working women’s day’ in the Soviet Union, and, after the Second World War, in the communist countries. Like 1 May (International Workers’ Day), it was largely instrumentalised by communist propaganda, which celebrated working women as bearers of social progress, both in farming and in the factories. After the war, 8 March was also celebrated by socialist and communist movements in the non-communist world, such as in France and Italy. In the 1970s, the second wave of feminism broadened the scope and 8 March became one of the moments to put forward women’s demands (such as equal pay and reproductive rights), no longer necessarily associated with a socialist or communist label. At international level, in December 1977, the United Nations General Assembly invited all states to proclaim an annual ‘Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace’. Nowadays, 8 March is celebrated across Europe and the world, in a wide range of ways, from apolitical women’s celebrations (which even have commercial overtones) to actions promoting women’s rights.

Inscription Position: main title + slogan on the board Dona, respon a la crisi Defensa els teus drets! Translation: Woman, respond to the crisis Defend your rights!

Inscription 8 de Març: Dia Internacional de la Dona Translation: 8th March: International Women's Day

Inscription Position: bottom center Unió Sindical Obrera de Catalunya Translation: Workers Trade Union of Catalonia

Mark Position: bottom left corner USO Union Sindical Obrera Departamento Confederal de la Mujer Translation: Workers Trade Union Confederal Department of the Woman Method: logo

Mark Position: bottom right corner Subvencionado por: Gobierno de España Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios sociales e Igualdad Secretaría de Estado de Servicios sociales e Igualdad Dirección General para la Igualdad de Oportunidades Instituto de la Mujer Translation: Subsidised by: Government of Spain Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality State Secretariat of Social Services and Equality General Direction for Equality of Opportunities Institute of the Woman Method: logo