A-Infos (en) Germany, FDA-IFA: "Jin Jiyan Azadi! Defend Feminist Struggles Internationally!" That was the demonstration on March 8th in Freiburg by nigra. (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Several thousand people took to the streets in Freiburg on International 
Feminist Day to protest against the global patriarchy. FLINTA* and their 
allies loudly and cheerfully made it clear, despite all resistance, that 
male dominance is deadly for people and the entire planet. ---- The 
square in front of the old synagogue in Freiburg was packed. Thousands 
of people sat and stood all the way up to the theater (unfortunately, I 
couldn't find any other reports about the demonstration and the number 
of participants), having answered the call to action. The focus of the 
demonstration was to be on Kurdistan, Rojava, and Rojhilat. To kick 
things off, various groups and individuals gave speeches about 
Kurdistan, but also about several other topics (unfortunately, I didn't 
understand all the names and speeches correctly because the background 
noise was high and the sound system was sometimes too quiet. Any errors 
that follow are mine. Apparently, you can read all of this on the 
Instagram account of the demonstration alliance. Since I can't and don't 
want to do that, you'll have to look it up yourselves.): The Freiburg 
Women's Collective spoke about patriarchy and feminist struggles. The 
Kurdish Women's Council of Freiburg emphasized how important the 
revolution in Rojava is for feminism and the entire world. The speaker 
from Students for Palestine left me a little perplexed, as I couldn't 
quite follow her explanation of Israel's mass murder in Gaza: She spoke 
as if a queer, idyllic collective had lived in Gaza before the war, 
which had now been destroyed by the IDF's bombing campaign. Of course, 
FLINTA* people were and are being killed in Gaza. But not because they 
are FLINTA*, but because they live in Gaza. FLINTA* and other people who 
don't fit Hamas's Islamo-fascist worldview were systematically oppressed 
and murdered by Hamas before the war simply because they were FLINTA*, 
gay men, and dissidents. A person from Afghanistan called for the women 
of Afghanistan not to be forgotten. Two people spoke about the 
completely underestimated women's disease endometriosis and demanded 
that it be taken seriously and that solidarity be shown to those 
affected. A person spoke about ME/CFS, which primarily affects women, 
and how they are left to fend for themselves. Two people spoke on behalf 
of Black Radicals and referred to the Black abolitionist Frederick 
Douglass. Two people from Tadamun recited a poem about Gaza and the pain 
of parents who have to recover their dead children from the rubble. A 
person from ROSA - Rolling Safespace spoke about the particular 
hardships that FLINTA* face while fleeing and how they can be supported.

Melanochist/Chronic Fever/Cruel Fever* Around 5:30 p.m., the 
demonstration set off: It was the most militant, colorful, loudest, and 
most upbeat demonstration I'd been to in a long time. I think many 
others felt the same way: We were simply thrilled that so many people, 
despite their differences, took to the streets together on this 
important day, united by at least one demand: The patriarchy must be 
destroyed! Everywhere.

Countless flags, banners, signs, chants, slogans, stickers, and a drum 
group displayed a wide range of feminist perspectives, issues, and 
demands. It was great fun to march along, and in the face of the global 
downward spiral, it felt really good. At the Gerhard Graf Sports Hall on 
Friedrichstrasse, the police briefly got upset: Activists had dared to 
use the scaffolding-covered building for a banner drop and set off some 
fireworks and a smoke bomb. There was no police violence involved. Haha, 
just kidding. Of course, the cops resorted to violence in their attempt 
to catch the activists and push back those showing solidarity. Typical 
cop business.

Once the situation calmed down, the demonstration continued along 
Rotteckring back to the Old Synagogue Square.

Unfortunately, I missed the end of the demonstration because the train 
company wasn't willing to arrange a special train home for us. So we had 
to follow the ridiculous train schedule and head towards the station.

Jin Jiyan Azadi!

Long live the YPJ!

Smash the patriarchy to bits!

For anarchy!

[Click photos to enlarge]

[I haven't linked some pages because they're just Instagram accounts. 
All of them belong on the Fediverse!]

https://fda-ifa.org/jin-jiyan-azadi-feministische-kaempfe-international-verteidigen-das-war-die-demo-am-8-maerz-in-freiburg/
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