Aurat March 2019 took place on International Women’s Day on 8th March and it was a wonderful, glorious event. What’s being talked about the most, with regards to this event, are the posters. Here are our top picks from the March:
1. Bleeding once a month is NOT fun. Can menstrual products not be taxed as a luxury?
2. Girls just wanna have FUNdamental rights, okay?
3. A woman’s choice of clothing is her concern alone.
4. Women’s bodies belong to them and them alone.
5. We love how this poster calls out selective feminism while also speaking up for underpaid female laborers.
6. Kudos to these male allies, too
7. We are HERE for this poster promoting the use of more inclusive language and encouraging men to be sensitive
8. Women are capable of SO much more than just marriage!
9. Women are not lollipops, juice boxes, iPads or any other objects the internet has them compared to based on their choice of dressing. Women are human beings. Period.
10. Feminism is inclusive.
11. Respecting women involves not using them in insults and abuses
12. Domestic violence is never okay.
13. Let’s normalize celebration when daughters are born
14. Ghar ka kaam, sab ka kaam! Let’s work together instead of conforming to gender roles.
15. Love your daughters and protect them financially by including them in your will.
16. Feminism extends to the women who work in your houses as well! Protect their rights!
17. Protect women’s rights by paying laborers the wages they deserve!
18. Rape survivors should be encouraged to tell their stories instead of being silenced.
19. There is NO honor in honor killings.
20. Girls deserve the basic right to education.
21. Demanding peace, healthcare, the right to education, having a career AND access to clean water on a pink motorcycle is SUCH a power move!
22. No means NO, not try and change my mind!
23. Let’s celebrate all body types instead of shaming women for their weight!
24. The voices of the differently-abled community deserve to be heard and accounted for!
25. Let’s stop dowry culture and instead promote inheritance laws which protect women.
26. Your silence is complicit in violence against women. Speak up to bring change!
27. Women’s bodies do not exist for you to stare at and cause discomfort.
28. The responsibility of your izzat does not lie in the hands of women. Let them live their lives freely.
29. Rest in power, Qandeel, and all those who have lost their lives for refusing to live under patriarchal norms.
30. Shout out to these women for speaking up for greater inclusion of women in politics!
31. Women deserve the right to occupy public spaces without any fear!
32. War is never the answer. Feminism calls for peace across all borders.
33. No one should be made to feel unsafe to walk or travel alone.
34. Educate. Inform. Make aware.
35. Women aren’t trying to take revenge on or one-up men. All they want is access to basic human rights for all.
36. Calling out double standards.
37. On resilience.
38. Clever wordplay.
39. On alliances.
40. Consent is important.
41. And finally, revisiting a classic.
So, there you have it, some of the most important signs from Aurat March 2019. Comment down below to tell us what your favorite poster was and let us know if our list includes any of your favorites!
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