• Date: March 8th
• Time: 13:00 to 14:40 UTC
• Format: Online Event
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• This event will have interpretation in English and Spanish

On March 8th, International Women’s Day, the Women’s Assembly of the Global TapestryThe weaving of networks of Alternatives of AlternativesAre activities and initiatives, concepts, worldviews, or action proposals by collectives, groups, organizations, communities, or social movements challenging and replacing the dominant system that perpetuates inequality, exploitation, and unsustainabiity. In the GTA we focus primarily on what we call "radical or transformative alternatives", which we define as initiatives that are attempting to break with the dominant system and take paths towards direct and radical forms of political and economic democracy, localised self-reliance, social justice and equity, cultural and knowledge diversity, and ecological resilience. Their locus is neither the State nor the capitalist economy. They are advancing in the process of dismantling most forms of hierarchies, assuming the principles of sufficiency, autonomy, non-violence, justice and equality, solidarity, and the caring of life and the Earth. They do this in an integral way, not limited to a single aspect of life. Although such initiatives may have some kind of link with capitalist markets and the State, they prioritize their autonomy to avoid significant dependency on them and tend to reduce, as much as possible, any relationship with them. (GTAGlobal Tapestry of Alternatives) will host an online gathering bringing together women from movements, territories and networks across the world.

The purpose of this meeting is to create a space of mutual listening, solidarity and reflection among women who are organizing in contexts marked by war, occupation, systemic violence and other forms of patriarchal oppression. In a moment when many communities are facing escalating conflict and deep political uncertainty, this conversation seeks to strengthen international feminist solidarities and explore how we can more meaningfully support one another across territories.

Participants from different regions will share experiences from their struggles and organizing processes, including perspectives from Rojava/North and East Syria, Mexico and other territories, reflecting on how women are building forms of autonomy, collective care, and resistance in difficult conditions.

The event is organized by the Women’s Assembly of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, an initiative that brings together women involved in the GTA network to exchange experiences, build relationships of care and solidarity, and support transformative alternatives emerging from grassroots struggles around the world.

• Welcome and opening reflections.
• Round of interventions from women organizers and movement participants from different regions - Nourshan from Rojava and Xóchitl from Chiapas.
• Questions to the speakers
• Small groups considering: what practical things can we do -as individuals, in our organisations and as part of the Women's Assembly- to be in solidarity with women in these places?
• Sharing responses from each group.
• Summary and farewells.
• Closing.