The 13th International Conference of Women in Black took place in Jerusalem 12-16 August 2005 under the title "Women Resist Occupation and War". Most of the conference sessions were held in Jerusalem. Part of the conference program included solidarity site visits in Palestine and a demonstration of our opposition to the occupation.
For viewing of the Women in Black conference plenary sessions and demonstration in Kalandia, click here.
For the historical record, we would like to list the international conferences of Women in Black:
#1 in 1992 – Held in Novi Sad, Vojvodina; organized by WIB Belgrade
#2 in 1993 – Held in Novi Sad, Vojvodina; organized by WIB Belgrade
#3 in 1994 – Held in Novi Sad, Vojvodina; organized by WIB Belgrade
#4 in 1994-5 – Held in Jerusalem; organized by Israeli WIB
#5 in 1995 – Held in Tresnjevac, Vojvodina; organized by WIB Belgrade
#6 in 1996 – Held in Novi Sad, Vojvodina; organized by WIB Belgrade
#7 in 1997 – Held in Novi Sad, Vojvodina; organized by WIB Belgrade
#8 in 1998 – Held in Palic, Vojvodina; organized by WIB Belgrade
#9 in 1999 – Held in Ulcinj, Montenegro; organized by WIB Belgrade
#10 in 2000 - Held in Bruxelles, Belgium; organized by Italian WIB
#11 in 2001 – Held in Novi Sad, Vojvodina; organized by WIB Belgrade
#12 in 2003 – Held in Marina di Massa; organized by Italian WIB
#13 in 2005 – Held in Jerusalem; organized by Israeli WIB in cooperation with Palestinian women
Elisabetta Donini of Turin Women in Black compiled this list, and writes: “However, even if in my opinion this is acceptable as an official record, there is as usual a "hidden side of the history" beyond the written one: Belgrade WIB has been often supported by a lot of organizing work performed by Italian and Spanish women; Luisa and her being a member of the European Parliament was crucial for the Bruxelles meeting..... But to reproduce the personal commitment of individual women as well as the complexity of the networking that has been done behind the scenes we should need a book, not just a list.
So, I think that for now we can be satisfied, waiting for some historian in the future to tell our story.”
