Remember murdered women: 117 pairs of red shoes in the middle of the city

117 women were murdered by their partners in 2019 - on Wednesday, 24.November, 117 pairs of red shoes will be remembered on Hermann-Ehrens-Platz of the women killed and their children.

With the campaign as part of the international day against violence against women, the women's representative of the Hildegard Josten, anti-violence projects, the intercultural initiative, the social service of Catholic women, the association, the club's wiser ring and the victim protection officer of the police directorate 4 two thingsmake it clear: "Violence against women is not a private matter."And:" The chance is high that you too know a woman who needs help."

According to statistics, a man in Germany brings up his partner or ex-partner every third day.In addition, every third woman is affected by violence.Women are abused, raped and killed because they are women.

Action against violence against women

„Mit dem Internationalen Tag gegen Gewalt an Frauen machen wir aufmerksam auf die sich kaum veränderten gewalttätigen, in der Gesellschaft verankerten Strukturen von Männern gegenüber Frauen", schreiben die Organisatorinnen und Organisatoren der Aktion in Steglitz."The murder of women and girls or people who are read by perpetrators as women is called female."

There is no reliable information about the extent of violence against women.Femicide is not managed by the law enforcement authorities as an independent category. „Das Dunkelfeld ist hoch und die erzwungene Isolation während der Corona-Krise hat dazu beigetragen, diese Situation noch weiter zu verschärfen", berichten die Veranstalterorganisationen auch aus eigener Erfahrung aus der Praxis.

117 pair of red shoes, memory of 117 dead women-the campaign begins at 3 p.m. on the square opposite the roundabout and the town hall Steglitz.On posters, ten actions are used using police reports, all of the cases come from this year.The installation will be shown until 5 p.m..During the campaign, the organizers provide information about offers for women affected by violence.

Here are some topics that you can find in the current Steglitz-Zehlendorf newsletter from the Tagesspiegel, which you can order here free of charge:

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