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Global Women's Strike Conference in London 28-29 April
Invest in Caring Not Capitalism
The Wages for Housework Campaign
40 years on
Saturday & Sunday 28-29 April 2012
11 – 6 pm
Crossroads Women’s Centre
25 Wolsey Mews, Kentish Town
London NW5 2DX
And launch of
Sex, Race and Class –The Perspective of Winning
A Selection of Writings: 1952-2011 by Selma James

Participants from the
GWS network in Guyana, Haiti,
India, Ireland, US . . .
Saturday 28 April
11 am Registration
11.30 Opening: Sex, Race and Class – What are the terms of unity?
12-2 pm Panel One: Fighting for Survival and Welfare South and North – the Unrecognised Movement of Mothers and other Carers Discussion
2-3 pm Lunch break. Selma James will sign her new book
3-5 pm Panel Two: Asylum, Immigration and Other Struggles Against Poverty, Ecological Devastation, Military Occupation and War Discussion
Sunday 29 April
11 am Registration
11.30 Opening – Where Have We Reached?
12-2 pm Panel Three: Demanding Justice – Rape, Racism and Discrimination, the Criminalisation of Poverty and ProtestDiscussion
2-3 pm Lunch break. Selma James will sign her new book
3-5 pm Panel Four: The 99% – Crossing the Divisions Among Us vs. the 1% Discussion
5-5.30 Summing Up: Occupying the Future
For information about childcare, disability access & other arrangements: (020) 7482 2496 gws@globalwomenstrike.net
Selma James
Co-ordinator of Global Women's Strike
Quoted in NY Times Op-Ed: Pay People to Cook at Home!

Sex, Race & Class - a new book by Selma James
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