[GELORA45] Pernyataan 8 Maret Aliansi Wanita Internasional

[Tatiana Lukman jetaimemuc...@yahoo.com [GELORA45]]

IWA March 8 Statement: Women Rise and Resist Imperialist War and Aggression! 
Unite to Fight for Genuine Liberation!
March 3, 2018IWA SecretariatThis March 8, the International Women’s Alliance 
(IWA) and its member organizations invite women worldwide to resist imperialist 
plunder and war. In honor of the first women strikers in 1908, we commemorate 
International Working Women’s Day to recognize and continue women’ role in the 
struggle for peace, justice and self-determination. On this 110th anniversary 
we uphold the power and legacy of women’s resistance and affirm our commitment 
to build a strong women’s movement towards women’s genuine emancipation.We have 
witnessed the impact on women of wars of aggression continuously launched and 
supported by Imperialist countries.In the Middle-East, the occupation of 
Palestine by United States-backed Israel has resulted in the destruction of 
countless lives in the West Bank and Gaza, including women and 
children.Imperialist-led military attacks have increased in Syria, Libya, Iraq, 
Pakistan and Afghanistan as they continue to be targets in the United States’ 
so-called fight against terrorism. With these attacks, women and children are 
seen as “collateral damage”. Meanwhile, the United States is increasingly 
exposed as the world’s Number One Terrorist.In Asia-Pacific, the imperialist 
powers are strengthening their hegemonic control of the region thru the 
impending implementation of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. This 
agreement, which will be signed on the very 8th of March 2018 in Santiago, 
Chile, only furthers their neoliberal policies and unfair trading laws in the 
region.In Asia, the Philippines has also continued to suffer from intensified 
militarization. With the increasing presence of U.S. troops in the country and 
with President Duterte’s Martial Law, women and children have become victims of 
human rights violations, and of sexual violence, which is systematically used 
as a tool of war and as a tool to curtail the fundamental rights of the 
people.In the Americas, particularly in the United States, with white 
supremacist and misogynist President Donald Trump in power, his administration 
continues to perpetuate political and economic oppression targeting people of 
color; women including queer women; immigrants from Latin America, Africa, Asia 
and the Caribbean; LGBTQ communities, and people with disabilities.In Canada, 
systemic racism against First Nations people, particularly women, has resulted 
to thousands of indigenous women murdered or disappeared with impunity.In 
Europe, the rise of right-wing movements, and religious and ethnic 
fundamentalism in India and elsewhere has fanned the flames of anti-immigrant 
and narrow nationalist violence.A second cold war is heating up as imperialist 
powers led by the U.S. prepare for the eventuality of a world war. Regional 
wars have intensified in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America to 
maintain political and economic hegemony. Puppet and client regimes are 
created. Regime changes are imposed when governments will not bow to the 
dictates of imperialist powers. As the imperialists rev up their engines of 
war, they likewise ignite the resistance of women of the world.The past years 
have seen women at the forefront of the struggles against violence, 
exploitation and oppression. Whether they stand against phalanxes of police and 
military during strikes, pickets and demonstrations, against the threat of 
nuclear attack against North Korea, or against the invasion and destabilization 
of Venezuela, more and more women are joining the struggle against militarism, 
imperialist wars of aggression, and the rising neo-fascism in many parts of the 
world.The resistance of women in Palestine, as emboldened by Ahed Tamimi and 
many others, who continue to resist and protect themselves and their families, 
has spread across the world. Women stand in solidarity and struggle against the 
Israeli occupation.Another model of resistance is that of the women in 
Kurdistan. They have formed armed self-protection units to protect their 
homeland and culture from annihilation.We believe in the power of linking with 
women so we can collectively resist against imperialism and all forms of 
violence against our bodies and lives. We aspire for a global society that 
promotes and protects the rights and interests of women and is void of all 
forms of discrimination and violence against us. We strive to intensify local 
struggles and campaigns against imperialism and capitalism, to strengthen 
international solidarity, and to contribute to the people’s struggle for 
national liberation, sovereignty and self-determination. This is our militant 
tradition and we are upholding it this March 8 International Working Women’s 
Day!
No War on Women at Home and Abroad! 
Women Say No to Imperialist Wars of Aggression!



International Women’s Alliance | 8 March 2018