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Women’s March Global: ‘Women’s Rights Are Human Rights!’

January 23, 2020 By Kathy Durkin, Workers.org Resist! Human Rights, Sexism, Women

The theme of the fourth annual Women’s March Global 2020 was “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights.” On Jan. 18, hundreds of thousands of women and people of all genders marched and rallied in at least 23 countries with various demands. In Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, Canada and the U.S., demonstrators called for their rights. Countries where coordinated protests took place included Brazil, Kenya, Micronesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Thailand, Zambia, Zimbabwe and 10 European countries.

55% Of US Voting-Age Women Prefer Socialism, Over Capitalism

January 23, 2020 Staff, Telesurenglish.net Educate! Electoral Politics, Ideology, Socialism, Women

A majority of voting-age women in the United States oppose capitalism and would rather live under an economic system resembling the democratic socialist structure in force in Nordic countries such as Sweden and Norway, according to a reminder published Sunday by the news website Axios. The Harris poll conducted for “Axios HBO” in June 2019 had shown that socialism gained popularity over the past years.

It’s Not Just ‘Coal Country’ — What The History Of Women’s Labor Reveals About Appalachia

November 15, 2019 Sarah Freeman-Woolpert, Wagingnonviolence.org Educate! Appalachia, Labor Movement, Women

After the 2016 presidential election, many people in the United States sought to understand the rise of Trump through stories of rural America. Books like “Hillbilly Elegy” and “Strangers in Their Own Land” examined conservative communities as a way to explain the rise in right-wing politics. But for historian Jessie Wilkerson, who grew up in eastern Tennessee, there is something important missing from the stories that gained a spotlight after Donald Trump’s election.

Eyewitnesses To The Rojava Revolution: Women Empowerment

November 5, 2019 Debbie Bookchin, Emre Şahin, and Marina Sitrin, Roarmag.org Educate! Rojava, Sexism, Women

What has been taking place in Rojava is easily one of the most inspiring and exciting experiments in autonomous self-government to ever exist. It is also one of the most massive, and gender inclusive, often compared to the Spanish Revolution of 1936, as well as the Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico. And yet, people outside the region know little about the different dimensions of the revolution taking place in Rojava. And now, this revolutionary territory is under military and political attack — its very existence at risk.

Women Stand Defiantly At The Vanguard Of Lebanon’s Protest Movement

November 2, 2019 By Finbar Anderson and Abbie Cheeseman, Middleeasteye.net Strategize! Lebanon, Protests, Women

In Beirut’s calls for revolution stand a distinct army that are protecting the mass protests from falling into violence: the women's frontline. Throughout the sprawling anti-government protests that have brought Lebanon to a halt, the country’s women have positioned themselves at the front line of protests. As they assert their role in the demonstrations, they are also redefining their role in Lebanon. For over a week they have been forming human walls between protestors and security forces to ensure that the Lebanese revolution is peaceful.

How Palestinian Women Successfully Defended Their Village From Demolition

October 11, 2019 Sarah Flatto Manasrah, Wagingnonviolence.org Strategize! Palestine, Women

Just over one year ago, photos and videos of Israeli border police violently arresting a young Palestinian woman went viral. She appeared to be screaming as they ripped her hijab off and wrestled her to the ground. It captured a moment of crisis on July 4, 2018 when Israeli forces arrived with bulldozers in Khan al-Amar, poised to expel and demolish the tiny Palestinian village at gunpoint. It was an indelible scene in a theater of cruelty that has defined the beleaguered village. Army and police were met by hundreds of Palestinian, Israeli and international activists who mobilized to put their bodies on the line.

Women Protest Raping Spree By Burning Police Station In Mexico

August 22, 2019 Johnny Hazard, Counterpunch.org Resist! History, Mexico, Protests, Rape, Sexism, Women

About two thousand people, mostly young women (many of whom identify themselves as anarcofeministas), marched and rampaged through the Zona Rosa area of Mexico City on Friday, August 16. This was the second such action in less than a week. The first, on Monday, was in direct reaction to a young woman’s accusation against four police officers whom she says raped her and to the new López Obrador-linked city administration’s inaction. (The district attorney had announced that she would close the case because the accuser did not identify the suspects on time.)

Women Lead Struggle To Preserve Indian Democracy In Face Of Rising Hindu Nationalism

August 17, 2019 Yamuna Matheswaran, Wagingnonviolence.org Resist! India, Nationalism, Women

After the Indian government’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, people across India answered a nationwide call for protests issued by left-wing parties on Aug. 7. Article 370 had provided the state with considerable autonomy and was one of the conditions for its accession to the Indian union in 1947. Shabnam Hashmi, social activist and co-founder of the non-governmental organization Act Now for Harmony and Democracy, or ANHAD, livestreamed the protests from New Delhi.

‘Value’ Of Unpaid Work By Women

June 22, 2019 By Sheshu Babu, Countercurrents.org Create! Labor, Sexism, Women

In an article ( Women’s unpaid work:some statistics, 7 March 2000, theguardian.com), compiled by Global Women’s Strike campaign, ‘….. unwaged work contributes as much as £ 739 bn to the British economy (Office of National Statistics (ONS), October, 1997). Two thirds of women working out of the home full time do most of the housework. (Red Magazine , Jan 2000) . Women in waged work with young children do 46 hours a week of housework ( childcare, cooking, laundry, shopping, gardening, etc ) compared to 25 hours by men(Omnibus Survey ,ONS, 1995).

The Victories – And Continuing Struggles – Of Women In Sudan

June 21, 2019 Nada Mustafa Ali, Theconversation.com Resist! Protests, Sudan, Women

One of the most popular images from Sudan’s protests that led to the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir is that of Alaa Salah – a young, female university student. The image of her speaking to a crowd highlighted the presence and role women had in the uprising. While the video challenged narratives prevalent in global media – which sometimes portray African and Muslim women as victims who lack agency – Alaa Salah’s courage is but an extension of the roles that women have played throughout Sudan’s history. Warrior queens and queen mothers had crucial power in Sudan’s ancient kingdom of Kush and its metropolis, Meroe (circa 1069 BCE to 350 CE).

A (Real) Strike To Fight For Abortion Rights

June 6, 2019 Tatiana Cozzarelli, Ezra Brain and Olivia Wood, Leftvoice.org Resist! Abortion, Reform, Reproductive Rights, Sexism, Women

In recent weeks, several states have passed incredibly restrictive laws against abortion. The specifics of these laws vary, but the end result is the same: abortion is becoming illegal again. In many cases, these laws threaten anyone who gets or performs an abortion with prison time. The Alabama bill (HB 314) reclassifies performing an abortion at any stage of the pregnancy as a Class A felony, meaning that doctors will face a minimum of 10 years and up to 99 years in prison. The law states that people who seek or attain abortions will not face criminal or civil liability.

Abortion Rights And The Power Of Protest

May 27, 2019 Margaret Kimberley, Blackagendareport.com Resist! Abortion, Electoral Politics, Protests, Reproductive Rights, Women

Americans do not know how to protest. Even on those occasions when they take to the streets they also waste time with nonsense. Props like pink hats or costumes from the Handmaids Taletelevision show are poor substitutes for effective politics. It has been nearly 50 years since mass action has been coordinated into coherent political demands. Now the right to abortion is at risk and the lack of effective protest is partly the cause. The states of Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Iowa, Kentucky, and Arkansas have passed so-called fetal heart beat laws which ban the procedure before many women even realize they are pregnant.

The Most Dangerous Time For Women’s Rights In Decades

May 21, 2019 By Martha Burk, Otherwords.org Educate! Abortion, Sexism, Women

We’re living in the most perilous time for abortion rights and reproductive freedom since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. While some erosion of abortion rights has occurred over the decades — parental consent laws, waiting periods, procedure curtailment — the fundamental right has largely been by ruled by the courts, and viewed by the public, as guaranteed under Roe. Around 60 percent of Americans support a legal right to the procedure. Now state legislatures are escalating their assault on that right — and on the women who attempt to exercise it.

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