Archive for May 2021
Farmers Unions call for protests across all India
Update from Global Women’s Strike (GWS) Women of Colour GWS and Payday men’s network, (which include farmers and farmworkers in different countries). GWS & WOC have been working with grassroots Dalit and Adivasi women in our network in India since 1992. We have been spreading the word about this momentous strike of millions of farmers…
Read MoreSelma James wins Sheila McKechnie Long-term Achievement Award
See Selma’s acceptance speech here: Occasionally, a person comes along whose experience, analysis and sheer fighting passion shift the way we think about the deepest systems of power. When they do, they are a gift without equal because they create new space to imagine a different, better way of living. Selma James is one of those people. Campaigning background Selma James is…
Read MorePlease sign this petition to save women’s and children’s lives in Palestine
Introduce sanctions against Israel The Government should introduce sanctions against Israel, including blocking all trade, and in particular arms. Its disproportionate treatment of Palestinians and settlements that are regarded by the international community as illegal are an affront to civilised society. Sign this petition
Read MoreJoin protests in solidary with Palestine
This Saturday – Join protests in Solidarity with Palestine 15 May 12 noon Marble Arch Look out for Women of Colour banner near the tea hut nearest to Marble Arch. We’ll be marching with International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network Watch interview: Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAqxwzWI9tU Take part wherever you can. See UK list of protests…
Read MoreWebinar: Solitary Confinement is a Crime
Solitary Confinement is a Crime International Webinar: 12 May 20212 – 3.30pm (US Eastern Time) / 7 – 8.30pm (UK) REGISTER HERE Hosted by Legal Action for Women, Payday men’s network,Women of Colour Global Women’s Strike Speakers include: · Kevan Thakrar, over 11 years in UK Close Supervision Centre – audio presentation Now in further…
Read MoreEvent: Whistleblowing, Dissent, Accountability Int’l festival
WHISTLEBLOWING, DISSENT, ACCOUNTABILITY Saturday 8 May Join distinguished international speakers Sami Al-Arian, Academic Michael Albert, Author and activist Mads Andenæs, Lawyer Diani Barreto, Painter and activist Somerset Bean, Graphic designer Max Blumenthal, Investigative journalist and author Jonathan Cook, Journalist and author John Christensen, Tax justice campaigner Eileen Chubb, Whistleblower and founder of Compassion in Care Marjorie Cohn,…
Read MoreMessage From Argentina’s Madres Of Plaze De Mayo, Linea Fundadora
To our sisters the Mothers of Thailand: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Founder Line highly value the vigil that Mrs. Sureerat Chiwarak and other Mothers are keeping in front of the jail where their dear children are, whom we consider unjustly detained. They are accused of having violated “the law of lese majesty”, that…
Read MorePlease sign & circulate urgent petition in support of women in Burma/Myanmar
Sign the petition: Ask Angelina Jolie and the UN Women to do more to help the women of Myanmar https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/ask-angelina-jolie-and-the-un-women-to-do-more-to-help-the-women-of-myanmar
Read MoreAction Alert: In support of Global Movement for Myanmar Democracy
URGENT ACTION ALERT in support of the Global Movement for Myanmar Democracy Sign, write, circulate as widely as possible Since the seizure of the London Myanmar embassy by the military, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has followed up with no further action. This is of great concern because it gives the impression of…
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