Women in Black – End the Occupation

This button highlights Women in Black, a women’s anti-war movement with an estimated 10,000 activists around the world. The first group was formed by Israeli women in Jerusalem in 1988, following the outbreak of the First Intifada. It began as a vigil held every Friday in central Jerusalem, where women would wear black in mourning for all victims of the conflict. The initiative soon spread to various other locations in Israel, with women standing weekly in main squares of cities. The movement soon spread to many European and North American cities.