Here Are Some Of The Most Creative Placards Seen At #WomensMarchMY 2020
One of the march's demands is to ban child marriage.
Disclaimer: Names and faces have been blurred out to protect the privacy of the attendees.
A few hundred Malaysians took to the streets yesterday, 8 March, to practise their right to freedom of speech in celebration of International Women's Day
The International Women's March, themed 'End Violence, Respect Women!', started with people gathering at Sogo before ending near Dataran Merdeka.
Among the seven demands made by attendees this year were:
- End all violence based on gender and sexual orientation,
- Ban all child marriages,
- Ensure our rights and freedoms to make choices over our own bodies and lives,
- Equal pay for work of equal value,
- Legislate the Gender Equality Act,
- Declare climate crisis and formulate national plan to mitigate climate crisis, and
- Equal public and political participation.
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A wide range of placards, signs, and posters championing these issues were seen at the rally.
Here are some of our favourites:
Some demanded to leave us women alone - our bodies, our decision
One of the more prominent messages was the banning of child marriage
While many have also demanded for climate justice in Malaysia
Image via Twitter
Image via Twitter
Most notably, a representative of the Orang Asli Temiar tribe from Gua Musang, Kelantan was also at the rally.
She urged the government to recognise, respect, and protect indigenous peoples' rights, defend their land and help stop climate change.
Image via Twitter @ayyputeri
Lastly, while this isn't a placard, it's still pretty creative
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In February, the Selangor Forestry Department announced that they would be degazetting 97% of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve:
The fight for women's rights in Malaysia is far from over:
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