From grief to anger to courage: Taking to the streets against feminicide

We mourn the death of Fatiha, who was shot dead by her ex-husband on December 2, 1994 in the
shot dead by her ex-husband in the courtroom in Kerpen. We mourn Derya and Kian, who were murdered by Kian's father in Cologne on November 14, 2021. We mourn Nicole, who was murdered on 17.
October 2024 was stabbed to death by her ex-partner in Cologne. We mourn the loss of
Alena, who was murdered by her partner in Paderborn on August 3, 2025.
We mourn the more than 70 women who have already been killed by their (ex-)partners in Germany this year
partners in Germany this year - and for the thousands more
worldwide.

A feminicide takes place in Germany every other day. Every other day
day a mother, girlfriend, sister or daughter is taken from us.
We are angry at the men who devalue, humiliate and/or kill us.
kill us. We are angry at a system that still protects the perpetrators more than the victims.
the victims. We are angry at all those who abuse the fight against feminicide
for their racist interests. We are angry about the
traditional and binary gender roles to which we are still expected to
are still expected to submit to. We are angry about the billions that are spent on armament
and war, while women's shelters and counseling centers
are being massively cut.

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We join together in our grief and anger and transform it
into courage. We want to take this to the streets of Cologne on December 2, 2025.
The demonstration will begin at 6 pm with a commemoration at the memorial bench for
Fatiha and all murdered women* (in Leo-Amann-Park, Cologne Ehrenfeld).