Posts by Global Women's Strike
Event: 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…
Read MoreSign letter: We urge that Child Tax Credits go to mothers or other primary caregivers
Members of Congress, President Biden and Vice President Harris: We urge that Child Tax Credits go to mothers or other primary caregivers, leading to a permanent child cash benefit, and for the $15/hour minimum wage campaign promise to be honored. SIGN THE LETTER Seventy percent of the poor in the US are women and children.1…
Read MoreINDIA: Farmers Unions and Central Unions Joint Statement
Letter to NY Times: ‘Every Mother Is a Working Mother’
To the Editor: Re “Why Are We Worrying About Women’s Work?” (Opinion, nytimes.com, March 19): As a former Arby’s employee, I was glad that Elizabeth Bruenig questioned those who promote the importance of “standing behind the counter at Arby’s” over being a stay-at-home mother. Does forcing mothers on welfare to leave infants as young as…
Read MoreCNJ: The cancellation of Angela Davis’s university talk is a threat to freedom
LETTERS, 15 April, 2021 • DR Angela Davis, distinguished academic and renowned anti-racist campaigner, had a recent talk at Butler university, Indianapolis, cancelled. Various reasons were given, but Butler university organisations and community groups said that the university had been “bombarded by pressure from Zionist students… because of Davis’s support for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions”…
Read MoreImportant Legal Victory for Land Rights Defenders of Thailand
The Southern Peasants’ Federation finally wins court case after eight years of deliberations and delays. See information here. To Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand from Global Women’s Strike Congratulations to you all on your path breaking victory in court after 13 years of struggle! We are delighted and greatly enjoyed the pictures of you outside…
Read MoreSupport All India Strike – 26 March
Victory to the famers and all workers! 26 March Bharat Bandh (All India Strike) We are with the millions of brave women, men and children striking nationwide in India tomorrow against unjust farm and labour laws being imposed on people in both the countryside and the cities. Farmers and farm workers, including mothers, grandmothers and…
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