PRESS RELEASE: Myanmar Military: Never in Fashion
PRESS RELEASE Guess, H&M, Next, Primark, Zara – no business as usual in Myanmar. On Saturday 11 June 2-3pm the campaign Myanmar Military: Never in Fashion will protest outside H&M, Zara and Primark on Oxford street to inform the public and urge the brands to cease all production in Myanmar to weaken the military…
Read MoreMyanmar Military: Never in Fashion – Protest outside H&M, Zara and Primark
Stop doing business with murderous dictators! Protest outside H&M, Zara and Primark Saturday 11 June 2-3pm Oxford Street London Start at H&M, 250 Oxford St, London W1B 2ES, we will march to ZARA,215-219, Oxford St, London W1D 2LG and then Primark, 14-28 Oxford St, London W1D 1AU for a speak-out outside each shop. H&M,…
Read MoreThailand: People’s Movement versus laws which undermine freedom of association.
An open letter to The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Cc Gita Sabharwal, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Thailand Dear Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of UNESCAP, We, the People’s Movement Against the Draft Laws that Undermine Freedom of Association, are writing to express our serious concerns regarding Thailand’s Draft Act on the Operations…
Read MoreWages for Housework: 50 years of campaigning – The Global Women’s Strike experience event
The Global Women’s Strike Experience—Part 1 When: Saturday 28 May, 2-4pm, in person Where: Bishopsgate Institute, London EC2M 4QH Speakers: CRISSIE AMISS, UK: Global Women Against Deportation (GWAD), Women Against Rape, Women of Colour Global Women’s Strike (GWS) CHARLOTTE LEE, Singapore/UK: International Prostitutes Collective, GWS LIZ HILTON, Australia/Thailand: Empower, Community Women Human Rights Defenders Collective,…
Read MoreVital Discussions: RSL Remembers C. L. R James with A Lloyd Banwo, Margaret Busby & Selma James
ONLINE ONLY. Free for RSL Members and Digital Events Passholders. Members can also book one discounted online ticket for a guest for £3. LOG IN to book or join HERE. Non-Members can book public tickets through the BRITISH LIBRARY. Ahead of a special event on James’s life and times at Trinidad and Tobago’s premier literature festival, the NGC Bocas…
Read MoreWork Requirements for Child Tax Credits Are An Insult to Mothers (Ms. Magazine)
Sen. Joe Manchin has been demanding “work requirements” for qualification—but every mother is a working mother, and every mother knows that.
Read MoreSelma James attends disability demo – and is quoted in Disability News Service.
Among the allies who attended the action was 91-year-old writer, feminist and social activist Selma James, co-founder of the International Wages for Housework Campaign, which this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary. She told DNS that “remembrance” was “an important part of our movement” and that “winning is power”, and “not only what you win then but…
Read MoreArchitectural Review magazine looks at collective action and references Crossroads Women…
The Collective Body by Lola Olufemi. https://www.architectural-review.com/magazines/ar-1489
Read MoreSpecial offer on these brilliant books via the Crossroads online bookshop.
www.crossroadsbooksonline.net OUR TIME IS NOW: Sex, Race, Class, and Caring for People and Planet. A Selection of Writings by Selma James: From Wages for Housework to a Care Income (1977-2020), Introduction Margaret Prescod, Editor Nina Lopez. PM Press, 2021. £13.00 “Selma James is a force of nature in the flesh and on the page. She…
Read MoreEvents – Organizing Stories: Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein in conversation with Selma James 6 April 12.15 EDT
Join us for a conversation with Professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Black feminist theorist and theoretical physicist and author of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred (2021), and her grandmother Selma James, long-time feminist activist and ‘Wages for Housework’ co-founder, on Wednesday, April 6th, 12:15-1:15pm. In keeping with this spring’s Organizing…
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