Global Women’s Strike
Press: Day of action says Black Women’s Lives matter too.
Black Coaltion fighting serial murderers: For two decades over 200 black women went missing in South Central Los Angeles. To remember the victims and get justice for their families, an International Day of Action was held in the US and UK during International Women’s week. Read our full article here below.
Read MoreThe Perspective of Caring Q&A
The Perspective of Caring Why Mothers and All Carers Should Get a Living Wage for their Caring Work A Q&A on caring, the vital human relationship that ensures survival and well-being, the international petition to get a living wage for this work, the origins of this demand and who supports it. By Nina Lopez, 2016.…
Read MoreGlobal Women’s Strike Conference 2015
CARING, SURVIVAL & JUSTICE vs. THE TYRANNY OF THE MARKET INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 14-15 NOVEMBER 2015 Watch videos of the conference here: www.gwsconf15.weebly.com/
Read MoreFrom Lima to London: the Common Struggles of Rape Survivors
Coming together across international borders, we can win our rights — for everyone. And we will. The Morning Star this week hosted a double page spread focused on the work of anti-rape groups based at the Crossroads Centre. In this piece, Lisa Longstaff of Women Against Rape talks to the general secretary of Peruvian domestic…
Read MorePetition: A living wage for mothers and other carers
Mar 14 2015 Global Women’s Strike (GWS) and Women of Colour in GWS #Gender Rights and IssuesTarget:Petition to ALL governmentsRegion:GLOBALWebsite:www.facebook.com We demand a living wage for mothers and other carers because: · Every worker is entitled to a living wage. Women do 2/3 of the world’s work – in the home, on the land…
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Free Margaretta D’Arcy, Free Shannon
Dear friends, Please find below a statement from Global Women’s Strike demanding that our dear friend and colleague Margaretta D’Arcy, be released. She has been jailed for three months in Ireland, for protesting the use of Shannon’s civilian airport for US wars. She is only allowed one phone call a day and two half-hour visits…
Read MoreBotched police raid: My 18 months of hell after race charge.
A disabled mother has hit out at police after they charged her with racially assaulting an officer during a raid on her home. Download the full article here below
Read MoreLetter of thanks from Margarett D’Arcy
Dochas Women’s PrisonMount JoyNC RoadDublin 7 (posted 25 Feb 2014) Dear Women, I am overwhelmed with your support and amazed with your energy, it is hard work when the State incarcerates women who are doing the work that the Irish State should be doing. Protecting our neutrality, bringing justice, affirming its devotion to the ideal…
Read MorePetition: End poverty of mothers & children. Recognize caregiving work. Support the RISE Act and Reintroduction of the WORK Act.
Jun 30 2013 Global Women’s Strike, Women of Color in the Global Women’s Strike, and Every Mother is a Working Mother Network #Gender Rights and IssuesTarget:US CongressRegion:United States of AmericaWebsite:everymothernetwork.net 21.6% of US children live in poverty, more than in any other major industrialized country. Mothers are the primary caregivers everywhere in the world, working…
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