On Sunday, 8th March, women, trans and non-binary people and allies will gather at Triton Fountain at 3pm to march together on International Women’s Day. This year, the slogan ‘Women’s Day Every Day’ is a reminder of the daily struggles women face in society.

Women’s Day is not about chocolates and flowers; the first women’s march in 1909 grew out of the labour movement, with women demanding humane working hours, better pay and the right to vote. Today, International Women’s Day celebrates how far women’s rights have come, while demanding an end to the patriarchal structures keeping women from dignity, respect and liberation.

The march, which is organised by Moviment Graffitti and endorsed by several organisations, will end in St. George’s Square with speeches from social justice groups and performances by: Angela & Andrew Vella Zarb, Kor ReSisters, Skimmed  and REA.

One in every three women in the EU has experienced physical or sexual violence. In Malta, the situation is no different. We regularly witness instances of patriarchal injustice, as violent men are released on bail over technicalities, while women are charged with abortion after being reported by abusive partners or healthcare professionals. While the past year has thankfully been void of new femicide victims, the countless commemorations of murdered women remind us of the ultimate price women pay at the hands of patriarchy.

In increasing contexts, women around the globe – including in Iran, Palestine, Afghanistan and Sudan – have continued fighting for their rights amidst war and external powers that claim ‘feminist liberation’ to advance their colonial ideologies.

Yet we must not fall into the trap of hopelessness. Let us march together to free ourselves from the shackles of patriarchy. Let us fight for our fallen sisters, in Malta and across the world. Let us feel the collective anger and be inspired by it.

The organisations urge women and anyone who wishes for an end to sexism to join them this Sunday, 8th March at 3pm at Triton Fountain, to march together in spite of the forces that hope to knock us down. To celebrate the wins, but demand more. To march together as one voice, as sisters united in the struggle for change. 

The organisations endorsing this march are:
aditus foundation
Dance Beyond Borders
Department of Gender & Sexualities, UoM
Doctors for Choice
Humanists Malta
Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM)
Malta Women’s Lobby
Men Against Violence
Migrant Women Association Malta
Moviment Graffitti
IVY Interrupting Violence towards Youth
JC Diversity Committee
SOS Malta
Women Elevation Malta
Women for Women
Women’s Rights Foundation (WRF)
Young Progressive Beings
Żminijietna Malta

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“Jum il-Mara Kuljum”: Il-Marċ ta’ Jum il-Mara 2026 se jsir il-belt Valletta

Il-Ħadd, 8 ta’ Marzu, nisa, persuni trans u non-binary u l-alleati tagħhom se jinġabru quddiem il-Funtana tat-Tritoni fit-3pm biex jimxu flimkien fil-Jum Internazzjonali tal-Mara. Din is-sena, is-slogan “Jum il-Mara Kuljum” ifakkar l-isfidi ta’ kuljum li jaffaċċjaw in-nisa fis-soċjetà tagħna.

Jum il-Mara mhuwiex dwar ċikkulata u fjuri; l-ewwel marċ tan-nisa fl-1909 ħareġ mill-moviment tal-ħaddiema, fejn in-nisa talbu sigħat tax-xogħol umani, paga aħjar u d-dritt tal-vot. Illum, fil-Jum Internazzjonali tal-Mara niċċelebra kemm avvanzaw id-drittijiet tan-nisa, filwaqt li nitolbu li jintemmu l-istrutturi patrijarkali li jċaħħdu lin-nisa mid-dinjità, ir-rispett u l-ħelsien li jixirqilhom.

Il-marċ, li qed jiġi organizzat mill-Moviment Graffitti u appoġġjat minn diversi organizzazzjonijiet, se jintemm fi Pjazza San Ġorġ b’diskorsi minn gruppi tal-ġustizzja soċjali u b’interventi mużikali minn: Angela u Andrew Vella Zarb, Kor ReSisters. Skimmed u REA.

Waħda minn kull tliet nisa fl-UE esperjenzat vjolenza fiżika jew sesswali. F’Malta, is-sitwazzjoni mhijiex differenti. B’mod regolari naraw każijiet ta’ inġustizzja patrijarkali, hekk kif irġiel vjolenti jinħelsu bil-libertà proviżorja minħabba teknikalitajiet, filwaqt li nisa jitressqu l-qorti dwar abort wara li jiġu rrappurtati minn sieħba abbużivi jew professjonisti mill-qasam tas-saħħa. Għalkemm fl-aħħar sena, b’xorti tajba, ma kienx hemm vittmi ġodda ta’ femmiċidju, it-tifkiriet numerużi ta’ nisa maqtula brutalment ifakkruna fil-prezz aħħari li jħallsu n-nisa f’idejn il-patrijarkat.

F’kuntesti dejjem jiżdiedu, nisa madwar id-dinja – inkluż fl-Iran, fil-Palestina, fl-Afganistan u fis-Sudan – komplew jiġġieldu għad-drittijiet tagħhom fost gwerer u qawwiet barranin li jiddikjaraw li ġabu xi “ħelsien femminista” meta l-interess ewlieni tagħhom huwa li javvanzaw l-ideoloġiji kolonjali tagħhom.

Madankollu, m’għandniex naqgħu fin-nassa tad-disperazzjoni. Ejjew nimxu flimkien biex neħilsu lilna nfusna mill-ktajjen tal-patrijarkat. Ejjew niġġieldu għal ħutna n-nisa li m’għadhomx magħna, f’Malta u madwar id-dinja. Ejjew inħossu rabja kollettiva u nispiraw ruħna minnha.

L-organizzazzjonijiet iħeġġu lin-nisa u lil kull min jixtieq jara t-tmiem tas-sessiżmu biex jingħaqdu magħhom il-Ħadd li ġej, 8 ta’ Marzu fit-3pm quddiem il-Funtana tat-Tritoni, sabiex nimxu flimkien minkejja l-forzi li jippruvaw iwaqqfuna. Biex niċċelebraw ir-rebħiet, imma biex nitolbu aktar. Biex nimxu flimkien b’vuċi waħda, bħala aħwa magħqudin fil-ġlieda għall-bidla.

L-organizzazzjonijiet li qegħdin jappoġġjaw il-marċ:
aditus foundation
Dance Beyond Borders
Department of Gender & Sexualities, UoM
Doctors for Choice
Humanists Malta
Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM)
Malta Women’s Lobby
Men Against Violence
Migrant Women Association Malta
Moviment Graffitti
IVY Interrupting Violence towards Youth
JC Diversity Committee
SOS Malta
Women Elevation Malta
Women for Women
Women’s Rights Foundation (WRF)
Young Progressive Beings
Żminijietna Malta