Violence Against Women
Organizing Against Rape Culture: Lessons from Brazil
Amidst attacks from right-wing governments in Brazil, tens of thousands of women took to the streets to protest rape culture. How are these protests related to the current political climate, and how can this movement inform the struggles of women in the United States and elsewhere?
Tatiana Cozzarelli
July 5, 2016
Argentina Rises Against Gender Violence
Hundreds of thousands mobilize in Argentina against femicide and violence against women.
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
June 14, 2016
Pan y Rosas: Argentine Women in the Struggle
A video introducing Pan y Rosas, an Argentine women's group.
Pan y Rosas
May 18, 2016
The Patriarchal Mandate is Written in Blood
The abominable regularity of femicide. Expropriation of sexual autonomy and commodification of women. Feminization of poverty and job insecurity. The right to a life free of violence.
Andrea D'Atri
February 3, 2016
“For socialism! For internationalism! For bread and for roses!”
On October 10-12, the 30th annual National Women's Meeting (Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres) took place in the coastal city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. There, the Left and the Workers’ Front (FIT) joined Pan y Rosas, a national women's organization organized by the PTS with sister organizations in Uruguay, Mexico, Brazil and Spain.
Left Voice
October 27, 2015
Sixty-Five Thousand Strong at National Women’s Meeting
On October 10-12, the 30th annual National Women's Meeting (Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres) took place in the coastal city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. There, the Left and the Workers’ Front (FIT) joined Pan y Rosas, a national women's organization advanced by the PTS with sister organizations in Uruguay, Mexico, Brazil and Spain.
Gloria Grinberg
October 23, 2015
Peace missions? Denounces of abuse and prostitution against “Blue Helmets”
A recent study from the UN confirms the accusations made years ago by left and feminist organizations: troops abuse of women and young girls and offer food and money in exchange for sex.
Celeste Murillo
June 26, 2015