THE March
Over the past year, like the years before it, we were exposed to violence: violence in the form of the pandemic, violence due to state policies and negligence, violence at home and violence in the streets.
On the other hand, current forms of justice, which centre around courts and police, are failing us. This year, we strive to re-imagine justice on our own terms, taking account of these power differentials and outside of the predetermined script written for us.
Re-imagining is necessary because in our five years of organizing we have come to the conclusion that women, trans, khawja sira and non-binary individuals have no confidence in the legal system's ability to provide emancipation.
Even though we will fight for justice within the court, we reject it as the sole mechanism of accountability and closure for victims. The young generation of feminists is looking for alternative feminist futures.
We resist attempts to hijack alternative visions of justice that perpetuate patriarchal structures in the form of jirgas and panchayats.
As Pakistani feminists, we recognize the violent history of community-based justice that punishes women, reproducing patriarchal visions of honour and morality
We strive to develop strategies that address both state and interpersonal violence, particularly violence against women from marginalized ethnicities and the khwaja sira community.
As Pakistani feminists, we recognize the violent history of community-based justice that punishes women, reproducing patriarchal visions of honour and morality
We strive to develop strategies that address both state and interpersonal violence, particularly violence against women from marginalized ethnicities and the khwaja sira community.
A culture of care can only be built if everyone participates in it. Care and safety need to be seen as a collective responsibility, rather than individualistic visions of self-help and self-defence.
We firmly believe that communities are avenues for prevention, intervention, and transformation, spaces where interventions can be imagined and implemented. This means that communities also hold themselves accountable for ignoring and perpetuating violence.