Selma James
Global Women Strike in Red Pepper
“The campaign for a living wage has taken off internationally led by cleaners, McDonald’s employees, caretakers, hospital and other workers. But will mothers and other carers be included or will we continue to be treated as ‘workless’ scroungers?” http://www.redpepper.org.uk/blog/
Read MoreDo We Value Women’s Work?
“While the 1% more than doubled their income in the last 10 years and the arms trade has risen by 22%, 1 billion children worldwide live in poverty, 3.7m in the UK and 176,565 surviving on food banks.” The Global Women Strike discuss the deepening sexism of austerity and the market. Do we value women’s work?
Read MoreWhy Don’t We Just Pay a Living Wage to Mothers and Carers?
‘Since Tony Blair called single mothers “workless” we have been treated as worthless, and our benefits have been cut – first one parent benefit, then universal child benefit and income support, the only benefits that recognised mothers were entitled to money from the state while raising their children’ –Nina Lopez Nina Lopez of the Global Women’s…
Read MoreWhat we can learn from Tanzania’s hidden socialist history
Selma JamesAfter independence President Julius Nyerere applied welfare state principles to his own country and never lost sight of African traditions Thu 11 Dec 2014 10.29 GMTLast modified on Sat 12 Jan 2019 17.59 As we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of Tanzania’s independence this week and the publication of its hidden socialist history written by Ralph Ibbott, we…
Read MoreWomen of Colour GWS invited speak on a panel discussion at a screening Stephen Vittoria’s film, Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary.
Women of Colour Global was an invited speak on a panel discussion at a screening Stephen Vittoria’s film, by the Development & Conflict Group at University of Westminster’s School of Law. Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary a film by STEPHEN VITTORIA (119 minutes) Wednesday 30 April 2014 at 6 p.m. Venue: School of Law, University of Westminster, 4…
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 MoreQED: Chelsea Manning Joins the Army – Of Whistleblowers
Selma James, QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking, 2014 Considering the enormity of the truths which Chelsea Manning made accessible to us, it was somewhat disappointing how modest were the demonstrations in her support, in Europe as well as in the United States, though millions more were sympathetic who stayed at home. This was the case…
Read MoreHugo Chávez knew that his revolution depended on women
And he wasn’t the only one. Presidents of Tanzania and Haiti have both benefited from making women central to progress Selma James and Nina López Fri 8 Mar 2013 19.15 GMTFirst published on Fri 8 Mar 2013 19.15 GMT The funeral of President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela took place on International Women’s Day – a fitting day of departure for “the president of…
Read MoreA life in writing: Selma James in The Guardian
Books A life in … A life in writing: Selma James ‘By demanding payment for housework we attack what is terrible about caring in our capitalist society’ Becky Gardiner Fri 8 Jun 2012 22.45 BSTFirst published on Fri 8 Jun 2012 22.45 BST Selma James describes the frustrations of women’s lives. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe for the Guardian The last time…
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