Party Announcements of demonstrations throughout Switzerland on International Women's Day
Demonstrations are planned in several Swiss cities this Saturday to mark International Women's Day. While the routes of the processions in Geneva and Lausanne have been decided, unknown people are calling for unauthorized demonstrations in Zurich and Basel.
08.03.2025, 04:30
SDA
In Lausanne, the collective "Feminist Strike Vaud" is organizing a demonstration starting at Montbenon Park, as the city administration writes on its website. In Geneva, the feminist collective is calling for a demonstration starting at the Pont du Mont-Blanc. Several trade unions are also mobilizing for these demonstrations.
In Zurich, flyers and relevant websites are advertising an unauthorized rally on Paradeplatz under the slogan "8 March Unite - Struggles unite worldwide".
No permit application has been received for the demonstration on Barfüsserplatz in Basel either, as the cantonal police confirmed to the Keystone-SDA news agency. According to the Allmend occupancy plan, however, a completely different event on the same square has been approved. Shortly before the announced demonstration, a pre-carnival Guggenmusik defile is to start there.
Against trivialization of sexualized violence
In addition to demonstrations, a campaign against the trivialization of sexualized violence and harassment in the workplace has also been announced.
The Syna trade union is calling for action in this area throughout Switzerland, as it writes in a press release. Among other things, it is calling for the systematic establishment of advice centers, training for companies, sanctions against perpetrators and a strengthening of the legal framework to protect victims.
