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‘Massive Fleet’ Of Buses Now Taking New Yorkers To Women’s March

December 24, 2016 Catherine Pearson, www.huffingtonpost.com Resist! D.C., March, New York (NY), Washington, Washington D.C., Women

By Catherine Pearson for The Huffington Post - The Women’s March on Washington is happening. It has permits. It has a starting location. More than 150,000 people have indicated on Facebook that they will be there ― a number that grows by the day. Now march organizers are helping attendees get from New York City to Washington D.C., running what the New York City chapter of the Women’s March described in a statement as a “massive fleet of buses.” The buses will pick up marchers in 56 neighborhoods, traveling 70 distinct routes, and return to the city the same day. Tickets cost $62 (plus tax) round-trip. “It is our highest priority to ensure that this march is accessible for people from every demographic in New York.

A Note To My Fellow White Women About The Barred Inauguration March

December 15, 2016 Cayce D. Utley, www.theestablishment.co Resist! Inauguration, Women

By Cayce D. Utley for The Establishment - I love that you’re coming. I love that you’re mad enough about this horror show to show up, maybe for the first time. But let’s dive into our frustration about this . . .First, let’s sit with what it means to ask permission from the state and actually feel disappointment at being told “no.” We’re hip-deep in privilege if we thought a large gathering of women (now helmed by women of color) would be able to dissent with state approval. Are we used to getting our way a little? You betcha. Now is a good time to look around and re-center women of color in our thinking. How does the state respond to them? What is our response to all THAT?

Yes, The Women’s March Is Still On — And It Has A Starting Location

December 13, 2016 Catherine Pearson, www.huffingtonpost.com Resist! March, Washington DC, Women

By Catherine Pearson for The Huffington Post - The Women’s March on Washington is still due to take place the day after DonaldTrump’s inauguration next month ― despite media claims that it’s been barred from nearly all of the capital’s major public protest spaces, rally organizers say. And they’ve secured a starting location. “People from across the nation will gather” at the intersection of Independence Avenue and Third Street SW, near the U.S. Capitol, at 10:00am” on Jan. 21, march organizers said in a statement on Friday. Planning would continue right up to the march and for security reasons, organizers would not release more logistical details until a later date, the statement added.

Women’s March On Washington Barred From Lincoln Memorial

December 12, 2016 Amber Jamieson and Jessica Glenza, www.theguardian.com Organize! March, Washington DC, Women

By Amber Jamieson and Jessica Glenza for The Guardian - For the thousands hoping to echo the civil rights and anti-Vietnam rallies at Lincoln Memorial by joining the women’s march on Washington the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration: time to readjust your expectations. The Women’s March won’t be held at the Lincoln Memorial. That’s because the National Park Service, on behalf of the Presidential Inauguration Committee, filed documents securing large swaths of the national mall and Pennsylvania Avenue, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial for the inauguration festivities. None of these spots will be open for protesters.

For Women’s Reproductive Freedom, A Chill Wind Blows

December 1, 2016 Dorothy Samuels, www.brennancenter.org Educate! Reproductive Rights, Women

By Dorothy Samuels for Brennen Center for Justice and The American Prospect - Donald Trump’s plans for an extreme misogynistic makeover of reproductive health care received way too little scrutiny during his noxious, anti-woman campaign. Now, the damage a hard-right Trump administration could inflict on abortion rights and women’s health services more broadly has become impossible to ignore. Trump lost the popular vote and received no mandate to roll back or eliminate a fundamental right that the Supreme Court has recognized as integral to women’s autonomy and equality, but since Election Day, he has made even plainer his commitment to doing exactly that.

Why I Do Not Support The Women’s March On Washington

November 30, 2016 Brittany T. Oliver, www.brittanytoliver.com Resist! Washington DC, Women, Women of Color

By Brittany T. Oliver for Brittany T. Oliver - My name is Brittany Oliver and I'm a women's rights activist in Baltimore, MD. As a Black woman, I am once again let down by people who call themselves feminists. I have been marginalized by the movement and now, my guard is up. Despite my posts being deleted from the national Facebook event page, I've continued to be very vocal in my disappointment in the political co-optation of the "One Million Women," now known as the "March on Washington" which is scheduled for January 21, 2017 at Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

25th November – International Day For Elimination Of Violence Against Women

November 26, 2016 Lakshmi Puri, www.ipsnews.net Create! Violence, Women

By Lakshmi Puri for IPS - NEW YORK, Nov 25 2016 (IPS) - Each year on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is commemorated. A commemoration in essence is an opportunity to reflect on the challenges, prove that progress can be made and celebrate victories. It is also a reminder of the obligations and the responsibility we all must own at both the private and the public level to ensure that every woman, every girl, in all corners of the world lives in a world free of violence and fear.

A Huge Women’s March On Washington Is Taking Shape

November 24, 2016 Tex Dworkin, www.care2.com Organize! Washington, Women

By Tex Dworkin for Care 2 - On January 21st, one day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, thousands of women and their allies from around the country are expected to march on Washington, D.C. Here’s why, plus details for those interested in participating. Originally dubbed the “Million Women March on D.C.”, the “Women’s March On Washington” is taking shape as we speak.

A Women’s Economic Agenda For The Next President

November 2, 2016 Elise Gould, www.epi.org Create! Economic inequality, Economics, President, presidential elections, Women

By Elise Gould for EPI - Progress on closing the gap between men’s and women’s wages in the U.S. economy has been glacially slow in recent decades—and gender wage parity has become a top priority for those committed to ensuring the economic security of American women. This priority is absolutely essential. No matter how you cut it, the gender wage gap is real and it matters (link to paper). That said, pay parity cannot be the only goal for those looking to improve the economic lot of American women.

Thousands Of Women In Iceland Walked Off The Job At 2:38 P.M.

October 31, 2016 Eric March, www.upworthy.com Resist! Iceland, Women, Workers Rights and Jobs

By Eric March for Up Worthy - Women in Iceland make roughly 18% less than their male counterparts, according to the latest European Union data. Which is good, compared to a lot of other countries — including the United States (which ranks 28th on the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Report; Iceland is first). But still pretty unfair. Unless, of course, their work day was 18% shorter. Which means they'd get out at 2:38 p.m. This isn't the first time women in Iceland have gone on strike.

We Strike Too: Joining Latin American Women’s Strike From US

October 28, 2016 Erika Almenara , Ivonne del Valle, Susana Draper, Ludmila Ferrari, Liz Mason-Deese and Ana Sabau, www.truth-out.org Resist! Latin America, Strikes, Women

By Erika Almenara , Ivonne del Valle, Susana Draper, Ludmila Ferrari, Liz Mason-Deese and Ana Sabau for Truthout - The October 19 strike was a powerful first: Thousands of women across Latin America, from Argentina to Mexico, interrupted their daily routines to take to the streets and plazas and join the first women's strike in the region. Bringing together their voices, bodies and minds, they chanted "ni una menos" (not one less), "vivas nos queremos" (we want us alive) and "nosotras paramos" (we strike).

Women In Iceland Protest Country’s 14% Pay Gap

October 27, 2016 Staff, www.nytlive.nytimes.com Resist! Iceland, Inequality, Protests, Women

By Staff of WITW - Even in Iceland, the country many experts consider the world’s leader in gender equity, the gender pay gap persists. Women employees make 14 to 18 percent less than men in Iceland — a discrepancy that unions and women’s organizations say means women effectively work for free after 2:38 pm. On Monday, in protest of the pay gap, thousands of Icelandic women decided to work the hours their pay merited — by leaving their workplaces promptly when the clock struck 2:38.

Visionary, Defiant And Resilient: Bahrain’s Dissenting Women

October 25, 2016 Semanur Karaman, www.huffingtonpost.com Resist! Bahrain, Women

By Semanur Karaman for The Huffington Post - The Gulf State of Bahrain is known for its extravagance. Gloating over multi-million dollar investments in tourism, sports and banking, the kingdom does not shy away from showing off with the Grand Prix races, or celebrity visitors the likes of Kim Kardashian. This alone, makes the Kingdom look like a miracle of some sort to many who associate the Middle East with subsequent failures, instability and conflict.

Why I Am On The Women’s Boat To Gaza

September 24, 2016 Lisagay Hamilton, www.counterpunch.org Resist! Blockades, Gaza, Women

By Lisagay Hamilton for Counter Punch - Sunday night, September 18, 2016. As my “industry” colleagues attend Emmy parties and dress for the red carpet, I stand on the chilly docks of Ajaccio, Corsica, in the wee hours of the morning awaiting the arrival of a small sailboat called the Zaytouna-Oliva. The boat arrives just after 2AM, and the passengers and crew, all women, disembark. The trip from Barcelona was rough. Everyone had gotten sick and it showed on their faces.

Women’s Boat To Gaza Prepares A New Challenge To Israel’s Blockade

August 20, 2016 Joe Catron, www.truth-out.org Resist! Blockade, Gaza, Israel, Women

By Joe Catron for Truthout - When two dozen women sail from Barcelona on September 14, mounting the latest international challenge to Israel's naval blockade of the Palestinian Gaza Strip, their boats -- the Amal, or "hope," and Zaytouna, or "olive" -- will confront a seemingly intractable impasse. "There is no freedom of transport or travel owing to the closure of cross points and borders, which led to the death of a score of patients [from Gaza] who were unable to receive their treatment abroad,"

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