Build a Women’s Wave Worldwide! DefeatAuthoritarian, Right-Wing and Neo-Fascist Parties and Movements!

15 Oct 2019

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Women activists from the Left progressive parties and movements gathered at Essen, Germany last month in the Feminist Futures Festivalorganised by Rosa Luxemburg Stiflungto share their experiences about their struggles when combating the right-wing forces in their respective countries and discuss strategies and ideas for an international networking to strengthen this movement. The participants included women from the continents of Asia, Europe,Africa and Latin America. This event was organisedfor the first time.

AIDWA CEC CALL : UPHOLD WOMEN’S RIGHTS, SAFEGUARD CONSTITUTION

15 Jul 2019

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This period has been a very challenging time for all the progressive, democratic and secular forces in the country. The results of the 17th Lok Sabha elections have been a great setback. The BJP aroused nationalist jingoism, zeroing in on Pulwama and Balakot, and shifted the poll narrative from the burning issues of the people. The consolidation of the Hindutva vote bank through communally charged campaigns and violent attacks strengthened communal polarisation and helped the BJP.

AIDWA-SFI-DYFI Protest Against Purification Rituals Demeaning To Women

05 Jan 2019

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The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) held a militant protest on January 4 on the road towards Parliament House against the purification rituals carried out by the priests after two women entered the Sabarimala Temple. They also denounced the violence let loose by the RSS-BJP in Kerala on January 3. Women and students marched from Vithalbhai Patel House towards Parliament House, brushing aside all attempts by the police to stop them.

AIDWA Calls For Nationwide Protests To Condemn Anti-Women Modi Regime

27 Nov 2018

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The AIDWA CEC held recently in Hyderabad decided toorganise protests in all districts in the country on December 10, International Human Rights Day, to condemn the anti-women Modi regime. These protests will highlight the issues of violence, food security and unemployment, which were taken up in a big way by the AIDWA’s 10,000-strong All India Delhi Rally on September 4. State and district level issues too will be taken up inthese protests. Thousands of women will be mobilised in these protest actions.

Women’s Anger Erupts In Delhi – AIDWA Demands Freedom From Violence, Fear, Hunger And Unemployment, Condemns BJP Regime

06 Sep 2018

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It was a truly memorable rally. Nearly 10,000 women marched on the roads of Delhi for two hours - in torrential rain throughout!But even the drenching could not subdue their indomitable spirit. They came from thenooks and corners of 23 states in the country.

Towards Massive AIDWA Delhi Rally On September 4

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Keeping in mind the challenges before women, AIDWA has decided to organise a massive All India Women’s Protest Rally in Delhi on September 4.

AIDWA CEC Calls For Mass Movement For Food Security And Employment, Against Communalism And Violence

04 Apr 2018

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The AIDWA central executive committee (CEC) meeting held on March 31- April 1-2, 2018 in New Delhi took several important decisions to mobilise women in large numbers against the severe attacks on the livelihood of women and against increasing violence and communal mobocracy. 64 out of 99 CEC members and 6 out of 12 special invitees from 20 states attended this meeting.

AIDWA Holds Multifarious Programmes on International Women’s Day

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International Women’s Day (IWD) was observed for a whole week as ‘International Women’s Week’ in Delhi. A state level rally was organised jointly with 31 organisations on March 8 but AIDWA also held its own programmes in the units/districts.

AIDWA CEC Gives Call For Movement On Mass Issues Concerning Women

19 Jan 2018

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The AIDWA central executive committee (CEC) meeting held on June 30-July 1-2, 2017 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, took several important decisions to take forward the movement on mass issues concerning women.

Women call for a United Struggle against Regressive Politics

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The statement above sums up the spirit and the core focus of AIDWA’s Save India Convention on Assault against Women’s Citizenship Rights which was held in Mavlankar Hall, New Delhi on December 8, 2017. The convention hall was tastefully decorated with buntings, banners and flags.