New Website Launch: The Feminist School (English)

Feminist School
2008

The starting point of the campaign of one million signatures demanding changes to the discriminatory laws was a gathering on June 12th 2006 in Haft e Tir square in Tehran (one of the main squares in Tehran) but it was officially launched on august 27 2006. This movement is the beginning of very important changes in the history of Iranian women’s movement. After one year and a half it has gathered momentum and increased support and as a result the movement reached a conclusion that required some changes not only in the working processes but the priorities and values had to change.

This action was the beginning of an immense and important change in the Iranian women’s movement, so much so that within one and half years it provided the means for not only voicing the legal rights of women on mass level but also created the means for a high level perspective on activities on the ground and changes in the values in terms of priorities within the movement. Values and ideas which were mere clichés hence women’s issues were thrown open for discussion in their (Iranian) society at large, within the context of civil society. As a result the other important issue which the movement had to deal with was their organisational abilities towards a more practical and democratic method, hence "Feminist School Group" was the result of all the changes within the movement.

Introduction of new methods of organising was as difficult as when the Group established the Campaign as a whole, however in their final analysis the implemented structure has worked for this stage of their Campaign.

To contact the Feminist School, please email: feministschool@gmail.com or by post: Iran, Tehran - P.O. Box: 14335-851

For further information and to access the website (in English), please visit http://www.femschool.com/english/spip.php?article6