Thursdays in Black

Thursdays in Black is a global movement resisting attitudes and practices that permit rape and violence.    The campaign was inspired by

• The Mothers of the Disappeared in Buenos Aires, Argentina who protested on Thursdays against the disappearance of their children during the violent dictatorship.

• The Women in Black in Israel and Palestine, who protest against the was and violence.

• Women in Rwanda and Bosnia who were protesting against the use of rape as weapon of war during genocide.

• Black Sash  movement in South Africa protesting against apartheid and its use of violence against black people.

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