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Resisting Feminicidal Violence: A Vigil for Memory, Solidarity and Justice

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Vigil in Rotterdam for victims of feminicide in the Netherlands and worldwide

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Every year, around 40 women or trans persons are murdered in the Netherlands because of their gender. On 25th of November 2025, Feministas Rotterdam gathered to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, shedding light on this urgent issue, raising their voices against sexual abuse, gender violence, and patriarchal oppression.

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Gender Based Violence in the Netherlands: a Vigil in Rotterdam
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a group of some 50 people gathered in front of the Central Station of Rotterdam to collectively honour the women, girls, trans and non-binary people whose lives have been taken by patriarchal and feminicidal violence. By creating a public space for remembrance, resistance, and solidarity, the action addressed the ongoing and systemic nature of gender-based violence in the Netherlands and globally. Patriarchal violence continues to destroy lives everywhere.
A collective program that included song, poetry reading and an open mic created the space for the collective grief for the too many lost lives. With banners, flowers, candles and photographs, the scene sparked the attention of by-passers, who were reminded of the urgency of addressing systemic inequalities and the normalization of violence against women, girls and gender-diverse people, a problem that in the Netherlands claims the life of one woman every eight days. Every lost live is one too much, and demands to be commemorated!
Feministas en Rotterdam & Feministas en Hollanda
The vigil was organized by Feministas en Rotterdam (FER) and Feministas en Hollanda.
Both are feminist, trans-inclusive, anti-colonial and intersectional feminist collective of Spanish-speaking migrants, based in Rotterdam and its surroundings, originated in 2020. They create a local space where migrant, racialized, and LBTIQ+ feminist women can meet, support each other, and build feminist strategies that respond to the challenges of daily life.
They aim to strengthen grassroots feminist organising and by collaboration regularly with other organisations, they weave networks of solidarity across different communities, and ensure that the feminist agenda in the Netherlands reflects the diverse reality of women’s lives and experiences.  By empowering migrant and racialized women, they contribute to building a stronger and more inclusive feminist movement for everyone in the Netherlands.
Futher activities 
FER envisions a world where migrant, racialised, and LBTIQ+ women are safe and empowered as community leaders. To achieve a long-term change and create as much visibility for an intersectional feminist agenda, they hold monthly strategy and network meetings, mobilize for and organise demonstrations, and organise workshops, conferences and events, and develop tools for navigation the patriarchy. Amongst other activities, they organised a self-defense workshop in collaboration with Queer Gym Rotterdam. Yearly they march in the Pride Protest in Rotterdam organized by Queers United; and they lead the ‘Critical Block’ in the national marches against feminicide in Rotterdam to put an intersectional lens to the issue. On the International Women’s day of March 8th 2026, they co-organised the protest march and related festival on feminist strategies in Rotterdam.
Het Actiefonds is proud to have supported this vigil, and will continue to stand in solidarity with FER, Feministas en Hollanda, and all intersectional feminist groups organising to fight gender-based violence!