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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Austria)

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image located by M. Schmöger, 31 March 2009
Source: http://www.linz.at/images/25112005fdruck.jpg


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Description of the flag

Although not restricted to Austria, but (at least) to Germany and Austria, photographs of the flag (in different hoisting versions) can be seen at:
http://www.frauensolidaritaet.org/images/news/fahnefs_gross.JPG
http://die-linke.de/uploads/pics/fahnenbanner.jpg
http://www.linz.at/images/25112005fdruck.jpg
http://data.blogg.de/3945/images/fahne-mittel.jpg
http://www.frauenrechte.de/tdf/images/stories/fahnen/2008/fahnen08-lauterbach.jpg
http://www.frauenrechte.de/tdf/images/stories/fahnen/2007/FA-2007-4.jpg
http://www.frauenforum-salzkammergut.at/cms/typo3temp/pics/de6b8d7402.jpg

The whole action is meant to take place on 25 November of each year, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Originally, this was a remembrance day for the murder of three sisters in the Dominican Republic, on 25 November 1960 [1]. Since 2001, the German organisation "Terre des Femmes" has encouraged the "Fahnenaktion", the display of this flag on 25 November [2].

Sources:
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_for_the_Elimination_of_Violence_against_Women
[2] http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/cal2003attach/Terre%20Des%20Femmes%20-%20Germany.pdf

Marcus E.V. Schmöger, 31 March 2009