Out with Vale: WMW protests against the transnational company during the International Meeting

At the end of the second day of the 9th International Meeting of the World March of Women (WMW), hundreds of feminist activists protested against the transnational mining company Vale do Rio Doce, profitting from the presence of the Vale’s sustainability director in an event in the Latin America Memorial, the same place where the […]

International Meeting of the World March of Women emphasises the need to combine feminist theory and practice

During the panel entitled “Theoretical trajectories and currents of feminism”, which took place today (28th of August) in the morning of the third day of the 9th International Meeting of the World March of Women, sociologist Maria Lucia Silveira from the Secretariat of Policy for Women in the city of Sao Paulo, and Georgina Alfonso, […]

9th International Meeting of the World March of Women – Day 1

Day 1 of the 9th International Meeting of the World March of Women saw 124 international delegates and observers from 49 countries being joined by 1500 members of the Brazilian march for the first of three days of “feminist political training”. As we milled around the entrance of the Simon Bolivar auditórium at the Latin […]

International Meeting of MMM discusses the history of feminism in Latin America

  Day 1 of the 9th International Meeting of the World March of Women saw 124 international delegates and observers from 49 countries  being joined by 1500 members of the Brazilian march for the first of three days of “feminist political training”. As we milled around the entrance of the Simon Bolivar auditórium at the […]

Programme for NCB delegates and observers

⇒Sunday, 25th August ⇒Monday, 26th August ⇒Tuesday, 27th August ⇒Wednesday, 28th August ⇒Thursday, 29th August ⇒Friday, 30th August ⇒Saturday, 31st August ⇒Permanent activities Sunday, 25th August Venue: ⇒ Lorena Hotel – Avenida Rebouças, 955 10am – midday: Participant accreditation (for participants arriving on 24th August) 12:30: Lunch 1:30pm – 3pm: Participant accreditation (for participants arriving […]

Feminism on the march to change the world

Preparations moving forward for the 9th International Meeting! Some of the main points discussed at the most recent International Committee (IC) meeting, which was held from May 23 to 26 in Maputo, Mozambique, included the global social, economic and political context, the preparation of a proposal for the 4th International Action of the World March […]

9th WMW International Meeting

From August 25th to 31st, 2013, the city of São Paulo will host the WMW’s 9th International Meeting (IM)! The location and dates for the event were chosen on the basis of several points, such as the calendars of social movements in the country during the month of August, the existence of adequate spaces for […]

Objectives of the 9th WMW International Meeting: Brazil 2013

The 9th International Meeting (IM) of the WMW will take place in São Paulo, Brazil, at the end of August. At the last International Committee meeting, held in the Basque Country last October, we defined the objectives for the IM and an initial outline for its program. At this next IM, we will continue working […]