Global Women's Strike
Global Women’s Strike is an international multiracial network campaigning for recognition and payment for all caring work for people and planet - a Care Income. It is co-ordinated by the International Wages for Housework Campaign and was launched by Selma James in 1972.
Margaretta D’Arcy – our dearest sister in struggle
We mourn the loss of our beloved sister in struggle, Margaretta D’Arcy, and we offer our deepest condolences to all her family, friends and movement colleagues. Margaretta was a bold, fearless and determined campaigner against war and imperialism, and for women. Throughout her life, she used her many talents as an actor, playwright, writer, broadcaster…
Our proposal to the UN Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights for: A Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth
A PROPOSAL FOR THE SPECIAL UN RAPPORTEUR ON POVERTYrelating to all five areas but most especially to social protections, labour andthe care economy, the climate and global solidarity – 30 March 2025 https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2025/call-submissions-roadmap-eradicating-poverty-beyond-growth A care income for all caring work for people and planet 1. Increased recognition for caring work In recent years and…
50 years ago, 24 October 1975, women in Iceland went on strike from waged and unwaged work.
50 years ago, 24 October 1975, women in Iceland went on strike from waged and unwaged work. They called it a ‘Day Off’ and 90% of women took part. They said, “When women stop, everything stops” and everything stopped in Iceland! The media hardly mentioned it but the International #WagesforHousework Campaign heard of it –…
Angkhana Neelapaijit, a human rights defender at risk – Let us stand together in solidarity with her
CHARLES HECTOR ON HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND PEACE ISSUES, LABOUR RIGHTS, MIGRANT RIGHTS, FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY, TOWARDS AN END OF TORTURE, POLICE ABUSES, DISCRIMINATION… Friday, October 17, 2025 Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit, a prominent woman human rights defender (WHRD), former National Human Rights Commissioner of Thailand, and a long-standing advocate for human…
Palestinian-American legal scholar Noura Erakat brief to the UN Security Council
Drop Site @DropSiteNews Palestinian-American legal scholar Noura Erakat (@4noura) made history Monday as only the second Palestinian woman to brief the UN Security Council since October 7, 2023— and the first to present the legal case that Israel’s war on Gaza is genocide. Speaking for over 10 minutes, Erakat explained how Israel’s campaign amounts to…
Hookers, dykes and women of colour celebrate 50 years of making trouble & history
Hookers, dykes and women of colour celebrate 50 years of making trouble & history When: Wednesday 22 October 18:30 – 20:30 Where: Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4QH (Full wheelchair access. Bar & refreshments) Book: Bishopsgate Institute Online Price: £15 / £11 – Use code ECP20 for a discount on standard…
Defend Ireland’s Neutrality – Keep The Triple Lock! Calling on all women to defend the triple lock and stop the government from abandoning neutrality! Resist, sisters, resist!
DEFEND IRELAND’S NEUTRALITY – KEEP THE TRIPLE LOCK! Statement by: Raging Grannies, Red Umbrella Éireann, Street Workers Collective of Ireland& Global Women’s Strike Ireland Calling on all women to defend the triple lock and stop the government from abandoning neutrality! Resist, sisters, resist! We women say + NO to war + NO to war hysteria…
Defend Ireland’s neutrality – keep the triple lock!
The Triple Lock is a key part of the current means of keeping Ireland out of wars. The Triple Lock means that to send more than 12 soldiers on an overseas mission, there needs to be approval from the Irish government, the Dáil and the UN (authorised by either the UN Security Council or the…
Tues 20 May – International actions for Haiti. Reparations NOW! London French Consulate
Urgent International Actions for Haiti! Tuesday 20 May 2025 Restitution & Reparations Now! No More US-Made Weapons to Haiti Right to Asylum for Haitian Refugees London protest: 12.30-1.30pm French Consulate 21 Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2EN South Kensington tube The protest for Haiti at the French Consulate in London will be live…
Queer Strike – From our archive*: lesbian visibility in the 70s
On lesbian visibility day, let’s remember Maureen Colquhoun. Ms Colquhoun was the Labour MP for Northampton North from 1974-1979, a time when there were only about 30 women in Parliament. In 1977 she was outed (with her life partner Babs Todd) as a lesbian by the tabloid press and accused among other things of having…