We have brought to light what is otherwise overlooked. There are many people in need of care. And we are on the move.
Whether we’re migrants, queer, Black, people with disabilities, FLINTA* individuals with caregiving responsibilities, working-class moms, single parents, adoptive mothers, biological mothers, or emotional mothers—we all matter.

What unites us: unequal circumstances, a lack of time, insufficient support—and the daily struggle to balance caregiving, work, and life. 
We demand self-determination—in health, in family life, at work, and in life.
Motherhood is not private.
It is political.

Our detailed demands can be found here:

The program featured voices and sounds that move, evoke memories, and stir the soul:

• Manja Liehr and Türkân Deniz-Roggenbuck as moderators
• Shereen Adam with the „Song of the Mothers”
• Ela Fischer @maelamaela with a message promoting visibility and social responsibility
• Dagmar and Frieda Hertle on birth and health
• Chamah Marzougui on perspectives from social services and everyday life
• Ina Kurochkin presented a performative exploration of visibility, responsibility—and the right to defy others’ expectations
• Aylin Kuşkaya-Loos on care, work and social reality
• Franzi Helms and Jo Lücke from LUA - Carewerkschaft sharpened the political focus on structural conditions
• Delia Keller called for „child benefits for all children”
• Sandra Carius came from the # Lying-Down Demo – Making ME/CFS Visible to us on stage
• Nanda Ben Chaabane - Mother Anders with the song: „Today I sing in honor of every tear, every moment of anger”
• Ayten Kyazim and BATTAL (Yali) from kolibri. highlighted violence and social responsibility
• Shila Behjat On Global Perspectives
• TOSHA provided a musical finale

Photos by Mel Rangel