Neues Deutschland, 7 Mar 1948, p. 1: Appeal of the Women's International Democratic Federation
Neues Deutschland, 7 March 1948, p. 1: the WIDF (IDFF) appeal for International Women's Day. Gerwani is not mentioned; Indonesia appears only twice, when French, Italian and Dutch women are urged to protest the war in Vietnam and Indonesia and when 'heroic women' of Indonesia and other fighting countries are assured of
International Women's Day 1948: the courage of women
De Waarheid (8 Mar 1948) International Women's Day piece celebrating women's courage under occupation and capitalism, citing the WIDF appeal for peace, democracy and social justice. It voices Dutch women's demand that their sons be brought back from Indonesia. Concerns the Dutch communist women's movement; no Indonesia
Women, demonstrate on Tuesday for peace: International Women's Day call 1949
De Waarheid call (5 Mar 1949) for Dutch women to demonstrate on International Women's Day for peace: against the colonial war in Indonesia, the Marshall Plan and Atlantic Pact, for troop withdrawal and equal pay, with Soviet women held up as models and WIDF president Cotton quoted. Concerns Dutch communist women; no In
Gerben Wagenaar: United we can stop the war (International Women's Day, Amsterdam)
De Waarheid, 10 Mar 1952, p. 1: report on International Women's Day demonstration of 5,000 in Amsterdam, organised with the NVB, with speeches and a WIDF greeting, demands for peace and release of Piet van Staveren, and a 'Sinar Indonesia' dance performance. Gerben Wagenaar speaks. No Gerwani members; shows Dutch commu
Hundreds of women demonstrated for disarmament; Gerwani telegram quoted (Amsterdam IWD 1962)
De Waarheid, 26 Mar 1962, p. 3: report on an International Women's Day demonstration in Amsterdam for disarmament and peace with Indonesia, with a speech by Annie Averink (NVB). A telegram from Gerwani thanks Dutch women for solidarity and hopes troop shipments to West Irian will stop; Averink proudly noted the NVB rec
Restore anti-fascist unity to prevent Budel: enthusiastic International Women's Day
De Waarheid, 18 Mar 1963, p. 3: report on the NVB Amsterdam International Women's Day meeting where Annie Averink (van Ommeren-Averink) called for anti-fascist unity against the Budel treaty allowing German troops in the Netherlands and collected funds for an NVB delegation to the WIDF congress in Moscow in June. A tel
The NVB (International Women's Day 1978)
De Waarheid, 4 Mar 1978, p. 5: article on the NVB's record around International Women's Day, listing its causes since the war: disarmament, anti-nuclear action, opposition to wars in Korea and Vietnam, international solidarity with Gerwani in Indonesia and anti-apartheid women, and women's rights at home. Contrasts the