To all organizations, activists and progressive women



The second commemoration of the massacre of Iranian political prisoners, with an emphasis on the summer of 1987, is going to be held from August 24 th to August 26th 2007 in Cologne in Germany.

In this gathering, some of the issues related to the political prisoners are going to be discussed. One of the subjects on the agenda is "political prisoners and women's struggles". The effective presence of women in the history of political and social struggle, especially during the years of revolution, has made it necessary to deal with this subject independently.

Today the effects and presence of the women's struggle, in spite of the chauvinistic efforts to mask and conceal the realities in the history, is undeniable. Self-conscious, fighter and emancipated women have left their legacy in Iran's history from pre-constitutional monarchy to present time. In many occasions women were the first to protest against the reactionary capitalistic governments. March 8th 1978 was an historic example of this movement in Iran.

Today it is necessary to search and inscribe the history of peoples' struggle without the chauvinistic way of thinking. This is not possible if the writer is not the one who has been oppressed herself. Therefore, the planning committee of "political prisoner and women's advocacy" group invites all- political organizations, women's activists, all those who fight against gender apartheid and wish to establish an equal society without race, gender and class exploitation regardless of their organizational agenda- to actively participate in dialogues and discussions.

To help us coordinate and consider your presentation, please send us an outline or an article as soon as possible (no later than August 1 st 2007) to "political prisoner and women's advocacy" group.

Political Prisoner and Women's Advocacy Group

contact addresses
Azizeh Shahmoradi: azizehsh@yahoo.com
Mojdeh Arasi: puyeshtv@yahoo.com
Marjan Eftekhari:eftekhari_marjan@hotmail.com