Global Women’s Strike
France: Mothers denounce police brutality
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…
Read MoreStatement from a Yellow Vests group in France
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…
Read More11 Dec: Protecting Breastfeeding from state intervention
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…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Strike 2019 – “Stop the world and change it”
International Women’s Strike planning meeting Tues 20 Nov, 6pm
Come to a planning meeting for the International Women’s Strike (IWS: 8 March 2019) 6pm, Tuesday 20 November 2018 Liz Hilton (EMPOWER-Thailand) is in London for a few days. So we are meeting now to benefit from Thai women’s struggle and especially their mass movement of sex workers. Also, Liz, Selma James and Nina Lopez (Global…
Read MoreMedia: Invisibility would undermine carers’ struggle for equity
THE IRISH TIMES, Fri, Jul 13, 2018 By Maggie Ronayne Family Carers Ireland estimates there are 200,000 family carers, but the means-tested carer’s allowance is only €214 per week for caring for one person. Abolishing the Constitution’s recognition of caring work done within the family would be a disservice to those doing this work.…
Read MoreDonate: URGENT Help grassroots women get to DC for Poor People’s Campaign final week of actions!
URGENT FUNDRAISING APPEAL!Support the networks of the Global Women’s Strike (GWS), Women of Color in the GWS and Payday men’s network delegation to DC to take part in the final week of the 40 Days of Action launching The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival! The week of June 18-23, multi-racial grassroots…
Read MorePress: Windrush scandal victim died under ‘enormous stress’ Camden New Journal 24 May 2018
24 May, 2018 — By William McLennanNEIGHBOURS of a man who died while under “enormous stress” caused by thegovernment’s clampdown on children of the Windrush generation have said that his treatmentwas “disgusting”.Dexter Bristol, 58, collapsed and died in the street outside his home in Holborn. Police toldneighbours at the time that he had suffered a heart attack.…
Read MoreUS Poor People’s Campaign launch 6 weeks of action
14 MAY 2018 – POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN LAUNCH SIX WEEKS OF NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES A new multiracial mass movement has been growing in the United States. The Poor People’s Campaign: a National Call for Moral Revival (PPC) is launching its first nation-wide event on May 14, the day after the US Mothers’ Day. Through highly publicized, non-violent…
Read MoreThe Global Women’s Strike has evolved into a worldwide protest
Decades after Iceland’s ‘day off’, our women’s strike is stronger than ever Selma James The Global Women’s Strike has evolved into a worldwide protest with myriad demands Thu 8 Mar 2018 06.00 GMTLast modified on Thu 8 Mar 2018 13.12 GMT ‘As a result of Poland and Argentina coming together, the International Women’s Strike was formed.’ Women march in…
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