Zagreb, 24 February 2022

Women's Appeal for Peace*


With consternation and disbelief, we are witnessing the escalation of the war and violence in Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion and the suspension of negotiations between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine.

As female citizens of Europe and the world, we demand from the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately cease hostilities, knowing that war is a crime against peace and humanity. At the same time, we urge all sides in conflict to continue the negotiations through diplomatic channels and to rely on all available non-violent means, in order to find appropriate solutions and ensure long-term peace and security in Ukraine, including the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

As peace activists and feminists, we strongly oppose any act of war by any state or international actor. We oppose the culture of violence based on permanent military armament, constructing and producing of enemies, macho-militaristic competition and creation of new military shields in the heart of Europe.

We also oppose the public incitement to war by powerful states based on their geopolitical and financial interests, and warmongering atmosphere that promotes fear and anxiety among the people of Ukraine, but also among the citizens of neighbouring countries as well as citizens of Russia.

As witnesses of the havoc of war and war iconography during the 1990s in our own country, we are well aware of the harmful repercussions of the war and its long-lasting devastating effects on society, civilians and the human community. We know all to well how divided communities in the post-war period suffer from trauma, and feelings of injustice, which makes the healing hard to achieve. For us, human security and the life of every human being is an ethical imperative for every political action, surpassing issues such as state-territorial interests, political independence and military-defence security.

Therefore, we demand for from the Government of the Republic of Croatia to actively support peace efforts in order to prevent further escalation of the conflict.

We express our solidarity with all citizens of Ukraine and express our support for peace initiatives and anti-war movements in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.


*This appeal was initiated by feminists and peace activists from Croatia, which was supported by feminists and peace activists from the post-Yugoslav countries and the world.


Signatories:

Vanja Nikolić
Vesna Janković
Rada Borić
Biljana Kašić
Mirjana Radaković
Nela Pamuković
Vesna Teršelič
Katarina Kruhonja
Nataša Medved
Iva Grgić Maroević
Ivana Bago
Leonida Kovač
Brigita Miloš
Neva Tölle
Maja Profaca
Jasmina Lukić Tihana Rubić
Julijana Tešija
Nataša Lalić
Ana Dana Beroš
Marijana Senjak
Adriana Bego
Biserka Momčinović
Sanja Sorić
Adriana Branka Pojatina
Vitarnja Gamulin
Ana Raffai
Jelena Kupsjak
Ana Maskalan
Jagoda Novak
Karolina Leaković
Tina Pavlović
Martina Petrinjak
Sanja Bachrach Krištofić
Renata Jambrešić Kirin
Lada Čale Feldman
Senka Božić-Vrbančić
Ksenija Turčić
Željka Jelavić
Nadežda Čačinovič
Nada Peratović
Snježana Pavić
Sandra Prlenda Perkovac
Sanja Sarnavka
Nada Beroš
Martina Findrik
Ana Zbiljski
Daniela Širinić
Dorotea Šušak
Suzana Komušar
Suzana Marjanić
Sonja Leboš
Marija Geiger Zeman
Monika Marić
Željka Sartori
Kosjenka Laszlo
Barbara Blasin
Mirta Jurilj
Leila Topić
Sanja Bilas
Gordana Orsag Pasanec
Nataša Govedić
Jadranka Pintarić
Mirjana Kučer
Danijela Stanojević
Georgette Yvette Ponte
Bojana Guberac
Davorka Komsi
Miljenka Ćurković
Ines Udodovsky
Morena Ruppe
Ivana Armanini
Snežana Andrejev Majcan
Jadranka Vuksa Kovačević
Marinka Bakula Anđelić
Ljiljana Raičević
Ivana Kabaj
Jelena Božić
Azra Svedružić
Sanja Končevski
Zdenka Cic
Slavica Renko
Sanda Malbaša
Ana Legčević
Nina Romić
Iva Rada Janković
Vesna Mažuran Subotić
Ratka Višnjić
Ivanka Mijić
Uranela Đekanović
Ljubica Andrišek
Ives Cikatić
Tatjana Latinović
Stanislava Brlobaš
Sniježana Kotarski
Aliče Prhat
Nada Drobnjak
Tihana Tomas Skala
Ljiljana Djurica
Jadranka Plantak
Sanja Macoko
Jasmina Lončarević Serdar
Manuela Zlatar
Tanja Todorović
Diana Haniš
Ana Horvat Vuković
Vlatka Bećović
Gabrijela Kramarić Eid
Lana Bobić
Sunčica Damjanović
Silvia Zufić Dujmović
Anita Kargotić
Jasmina Cvenk
Ljiljana Karlić
Meliha Ćilimković
Silvija Tomčik
Milanka Marić
Dijana Medić
Vesna Jozić
Vesna Ramljak
Nikolina Komljenović
Tihana Kružić
Marina Bura
Maja Capan Antić
Iva Davorija
Petra Počanić
Dubravka Canjko
Nataša Vajagić
Dunja Gusić
Marina Šimanović
Nevenka Trgovčić
Martina Validžić
Besima Borić
Rada Bulich
Marina Štembergar
Renata Ivanović
Branka Stipić
Magdalena Kozarić
Armina Pilav
Snježana Abramović Milković
Aleksandra Ninić Vranješ
Maja Šintić
Biljana Stamenkovska Šipuš
Nives Miošić
Martina Uzelac
Igra Šain Kovačević
Željka Turčinović
Vesna Podlipec
Emina Bužinkić
Tea Škokić
Ljerka Horvat Odadžić
Klelija Balta
Anica Tomić
Nevenka Orbanić
Fani Bugarin
Dina Čarija
Lina Kežić
Kristina Čačić
Daniela Bilopavlović Bedenik
Blaženka Civadelić
Zdenka Stilinović
Kristina Mihaljević
Nives Jozić Kvastek
Ana Sršen
Fani Bugarin
Lara Javorčić
Jelena Pranjić
Danijela Dugandžić
Milena Visser
Anica Čizmazija
Emili Sedlar
Sanja Juras
Zrinka Pukljak
Biserka Brbot Lasić
Vesna Turuški-Grubić
Zdenka Krstinić
Dunja Bonacci Skenderović
Ivana Pavić
Pinija Poljaković
Vera Vujačić
Valeria Madarasz Kovačević
Iva Sirotić
Nermina Zaimović-Uzunović
Marica Mirić
Kristina Peruničić
Martina Mokus
Bosiljka Vrban Arh
Maja Šintić
Nuna Zvizdić
Tea Kantoci
Aleksandra Čižmešija
Rosana Ratkovčić
Francesca Maria Gabrielli
Ana Rajković
Laura Brcković
Neda Novosel
Mirjana Mizdrak Mišanović
Lidija Japec
Darja Đorđević
Željka Leljak Gracin
Ljiljana Ban
Hana Dagostin
Klaudija Barbarić Mešin
Josipa Krizanović Cimeša
Tatjana Bandara-Mrakovčić
Zlata Smajić
Mirjana Kazija
Žak Valenta

Ivana Percl
Ivana Zanze
Iva Zenzerović
Sara Lalić
Diana Topčić-Resenberg
Sanja Rakić
Melita Jureša
Mirela Despotović
Ani Tkalčec
Jasna Šumanovac
Ida Kovač
Iva Prpić
Sanja Janković
Ana Prolić
Mimi Burić
Branimira Mrak
Nada Golubović
Višnja Klaić
Alena Rosandić-Vujnović
Karmela Romić
Savka Todorovska
Magdalena Obradović
Karmela Fakleš Martinjak
Maja Lang Balija
Melanija Strika
Mirna Hromadko Reiser
Mirjana Obradović
Maja Rilović
Ivana Čurčić
Josipa Bubaš
Lejla Šehić Relić
Nena Pavelić
Snježana Pavelić
Željka Mandić
Svetlana Slapšak
Igballe Rogova
Marta Drury
Vjosa Dobruna
Feride Rushiti
Nermin Mahmuti
Marija Lozo
Ariana Qosaj Mustafa
Daša Duhaček
Zana Hoxha
Alba Loxha
Rada Iveković
Vetone Veliu
Shqipe Malushi
Elizabeta Šeleva
Silvana Carotenuto
Dubravka Stojanović
Viktorija Kudra Beroš Danijela Paska
Nadejda Charrere
Sylvia Marcos
Zilka Spahić-Šiljak
Vesna Malešević
Chizuko Ueno
Iva Krtalić Muiesan
Iva Peter Dragan
Ivana Percl
Nives Rebernak
Melanija Belaj
Danijela Birt
Sanja Đurin