Cinema evening in Villach: A day without women sets strong signs!

Cinema evening in Villach: A day without women sets strong signs!

On Tuesday, June 24th, the women's office in the city of Villach invites you to a free cinema evening in the Villach city cinema at 6 p.m. The documentary "A day without women" by Pamela Hogan, which deals with the nationwide women's strike in Iceland in 1975, is shown. This significant strike, in which over 90 percent of the female population of Iceland, was a milestone in equality by laying down their work in order to illustrate the dependency of the nation on the female population. The film is originally presented with German subtitles and has a term of 71 minutes.

The women's office, which has been part of the town hall for over 30 years, acts as a central point of contact for women in Villach and offers advice, educational offers as well as help and networking. Women's speaker Vice Mayor Gerda Sandriesser underlines the importance of support for women, while the women's representative Alisa Herzog mentions close cooperation with committed clubs and organizations. The events of the women's office, including the cinema evenings, regularly enjoy great popularity and are visited with great interest. A reservation for the film evening at villach.at/frauenkino is recommended.

A look at the women's strike from 1975

hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, a contemporary witness of the women's strike, was there on October 24, 1975 and worked with the US director Pamela Hogan on the documentation on this memorable day. The strike was advertised as a "free day" in order to move conservative women to participate. Gunnarsdóttir remembers the imposing crowd in Reykjavik, while she experienced the strike and talks about her memories and the challenges in the search for historical film material, since much was considered and lost. A special scene in the film shows a controversial action in which a housewife doll was nailed to a fir tree.

The feminist protest soon led to significant political changes, including the choice of Vigdí's Finnbogadóttir as the first president in Iceland in 1980. The importance of movement and strike itself have sustainable effects on society in Iceland, which today has one of the smallest wage gaps between women and men worldwide. This is attributed to clear laws and statistics that support equality.

cultural aspects of documentation

The documentary "A day without women" was recognized in Nordic film days in Lübeck as the best documentary in the Nordic film days in Lübeck and is shown in various cities in Germany, including Hamburg, Lübeck, Kiel and Rostock. Musically, the film is accompanied by the well -known singer Björk, who was able to contribute to documentation through personal contacts. With its humorous approach, the film reaches a wide audience and invites you to think about the achievements of the feminist movement and its importance for today's society.

The upcoming cinema evening of the women's office could therefore be viewed not only as a cultural event, but also as a platform for promoting the consciousness for equality issues and strengthening the community of women in Villach.