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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.

Press: Lori Nairne, Oct. 23, 1951-Aug. 19, 2017: She leaves love in her wake

By Global Women's Strike | 5th September 2017

Lori Nairne, Oct. 23, 1951-Aug. 19, 2017: She leaves love in her wake September 5, 2017 A celebration of Lori Nairne’s life will be held at the Omni Collective – Omni Commons, 4799 Shattuck in Oakland – on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 2:30 p.m. Lori Nairne, women’s, queer rights and anti-racist campaigner, nurse and homeopath,…

Statement: Lori Nairne, Presente!

By Global Women's Strike | 27th August 2017

Many of you may have already heard the shocking, sudden and sad news that Lori Nairne has died. We are all devastated. We loved Lori; she was our dear campaign sister and friend. Lori was a dedicated and active member of the Wages for Housework Campaign (WFH) since 1973 when she first met Selma James.…

International Women’s Strike 2017

By Global Women's Strike | 8th March 2017

The call for this International Women’s Strike (IWS) follows mass protest in 2016 against men’s violence in Argentina and the criminalisation of abortion in Poland, and the women’s marches against Trump which mobilised millions in the US and 60 other countries, including 100,000 in the UK. The Women’s March UK and US are endorsing the IWD…

Event: Haiti At The Crossroads: A Fundraiser For The Haiti Emergency Relief Fund

By Global Women's Strike | 4th February 2017

Press: Day of action says Black Women’s Lives matter too.

By Global Women's Strike | 24th March 2016

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.

The Perspective of Caring Q&A

By Global Women's Strike | 23rd March 2016

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.…

Global Women’s Strike Conference 2015

By Global Women's Strike | 30th November 2015

CARING, SURVIVAL & JUSTICE vs. THE TYRANNY OF THE MARKET INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CONFERENCE ​ 14-15 NOVEM​BER 2015  Watch videos of the conference here: www.gwsconf15.weebly.com/

From Lima to London: the Common Struggles of Rape Survivors

By Global Women's Strike | 25th November 2015

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…

Petition: A living wage for mothers and other carers

By Global Women's Strike | 14th March 2015

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…

Honour Mothers, Honour all carers

By Global Women's Strike | 6th March 2015