Posts by Global Women's Strike

Dear Friends Please sign, and circulate the Petition to the UK Government and Parliament: Repeal the two child limit to Tax Credits and Universal Credit http://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/233887 Tweet from Unison, 11 Jan 2019 http://twitter.com/unisontweets/status/1083665095304101888 UNISON – the union‏ @unisontweets The decision not to extend the 2 child limit to families that had their third child before 6…

Another kind of Question Time               We welcome to London     who will be joined by   LEANNE WOODformer leader of Plaid Cymru   (Party of Wales)       NATALIE BENNETTformer leader of   the Green Party         Chaired by Selma James   7-9 pm Thursday 21 February Crossroads Women’s…

Save the date! – Saturday 2 Feb 2019 Film screening: How the Mangrove 9 Won Altheia Jones-LeCointe, defendant and point of reference for the Black Panther Movement (UK) which organised the defence. Ian Macdonald, now QC, then key barrister of the defence team. Key participants describe the successful trial and community organising which spearheaded the…

  Since 17 November, there’s been widespread street protests and road blocks all over France by the ‘gilets jaunes’ (named after the hi-vis yellow vests they wear). They were sparked off by an increase in the tax on petrol while the rich had had a tax cut. The movement has grown and broadened its demands…

As you know there has been widespread street protests all over France in the last few weeks. It started against an increase in the tax on petrol while the rich had had a tax cut. The protests have grown and broadened their demands, and many sectors including students, ambulance workers, campaigners against police murders and…

From Legal Action for Women: Dear Friends, Protecting breastfeeding from State intervention (family courts, detention centres, hospitals, prisons, etc.) We thought you would like to know about an important meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infant Feeding & Inequalities on Tuesday 11 December 2018.  See agenda here. Solveig Francis and Shoda Rackal from…