Our club was founded on March 20, 1976 as the thirtieth club of SI Germany. We are part of one of the world's largest service organisations of professional women with socio-political commitment.

Founded in 1921 in Oakland/California, this globally active NGO (non-governmental organisation) with consultative status at the United Nations/UNESCO currently has around 70,000 members in 118 countries.

Our Club currently has 27 members. We meet every second Tuesdays each month at 7:00 pm. If necessary, our club evenings are also held online.

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Campaign by the Munich Women’s Associations Federation to establish a memorial, information and action site against patriarchal violence and femicide at the Frauenplatz in Munich

On 13 August 2026, on the initiative of the Munich Women’s Associations Federation (SMF), more than 200 people gathered at the Wasserglocken fountain on Frauenplatz. There, Munich’s Mayor Dominik Krause received a petition, signed by numerous organisations and individuals, calling for the establishment of a memorial site against patriarchal violence and femicide. Our club member and chair of the SMF, Maryam Giyahchi, presented this petition along with a banner, and the mayor promised to actively support the cause.

We now very much hope that the petition, which raises the profile of this unfortunately very pressing issue in the public sphere, will be successful, and that a clear signal against violence against women and girls will soon be sent from Munich’s Frauenplatz.

SI Munich Schwabing during the summer months:

In July, we will be meeting for an internal club evening to look back on our 50th club anniversary, which took place last March.

A small summer party is planned for August.

At our club evening in September, Professor Dr Laura Seelkopf will give a talk on the topic of tax and women

Club Summer Party 2026

On 8 August 2026, the weather gods were on our side, as the forecast thunderstorms failed to show up, and we enjoyed a wonderful summer party hosted by our experienced hostess Dagmar in the parish garden of St Magdalen’s Church in Moosach! Dagmar provided a great selection of drinks. All the club members brought something along – sweet and savoury treats – there was something for everyone! To make sure there was enough space, the buffet had to be laid out very tightly – many thanks to everyone for that! The old trees in the parish garden provided us with shade, which was extremely pleasant in the heat and created a soothing atmosphere with relaxed and informal conversations. An all-round successful summer party that will remain a fond memory for everyone!

Sisters, should prostitution have a prosperous future in Germany?

At one of our last club evenings, we heard a very convincing plea for the so-called "Nordic Model", which is used in Scandinavia to enforce the criminalisation of sex buyers, pimps and brothel operators.

Liane Bissinger and Dr. Inge Kleine from KOFRA (Communication Centre for Women in Work and Life) gave us an insight into the state of the discussion. Contrary to what is often claimed, the legislative changes of 2002 and 2017 have not improved the situation of prostitutes in Germany, on the contrary, they have massively worsened it and made Germany the brothel of Europe.

How should this now look in the future? Laws are legal norms: They determine how something has to be. The current legislation promotes prostitution and in particular leads to sex buyers being able to consider themselves law-abiding.

Feelings of shame due to deliberate violations of norms are either not built up in the first place (young clients) or greatly reduced by the lack of social sanctions and the assumption that they are 'only' using a completely legal service.

In addition, prostitution is a flourishing business in which everyone earns a lot of money, at the expense of the people who have to prostitute themselves and are usually suffering and traumatised. Is this really how it is supposed to go on??

Is this what we want or is it not time for a paradigm shift?

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