What Do the Pink Scarves Mean?

What Do the Pink Scarves Mean?

On Monday (Dec 1) an anonymous blogger asked this question in response to my posting "Post Forum Blues and the ‘What now?’ Syndrome". This post is in response to you personally and to others who might have had the same question.

Hi there, thanks for the question. The Pink Scarf was a symbol. Like the red ribbon that symbolised awareness of HIV/AIDs and possibly aslo active participation (whether through activism or personally practicing safe sex, for example) to end the spread of HIV. The Pink Scarves that we made and wore at the Forum represent the presence and active participation of young women at the Forum and in the movement. They also represent awareness of the challenges (and possibly a committmnent to resolving these) and opportunities of working with young women in the women's movement. For some, this means a committment to intergenerational movement building. We wanted the scarves to bring awareness to young women because often young women do not get the opportunity to attend big conferences, and when they do attend, it is sometimes a chlalnge for them to participate fully. The scarves were one of many activities that we (AWID YFA) carried out to facilitate the participation of young women and the recognition of young women's activism and contributions to our work. I hope that all makes sense?

Thanks again!