Womens’ Rights
Catalan Labor Union Calls Strike on International Women’s Day
The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) in Catalonia has called for a 24-hour strike on International Women’s Day, March 8.
IzquierdaDiario.es
March 3, 2020Trump’s Far Right State of the Union: Red Baiting, Xenophobia and Imperialism
The State of the Union speech was a right-wing circus, often applauded by the Democrats. Here are just a few of the worst ideas put forward.
Maria Aurelio
February 5, 2020Women Worldwide Protest Against Sexual Assault
"A Rapist in Your Way" (Un violador en tu camino) is a feminist outcry against sexual assault and the violence of the state against women protesters. Originating in Chile, where people are rising up against austerity and the repressive Piñera government, this performance piece has been adopted by protesters worldwide.
Julia Wallace
December 24, 2019In Turkey, Seven Women Are On Trial for Playing “A Rapist in Your Way”
Seven women were arrested in Istanbul after performing the iconic dance "A Rapist in Your Way." The state prosecutor is pushing for sentences of up to two years in prison.
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
December 19, 2019Chilean Protesters Report Beatings and Sexual Assault By Military and Riot Police
**Trigger Warning** As mobilizations against the government continue in Chile, reports are surfacing of violence and sexual abuse against women involved in the protests.
Celeste Murillo
October 24, 2019“A Free Country Needs Free Women”—Interview About Palestinian Women’s Protests
Last Thursday, 3,000 Palestinian women protested from Beirut to Ramallah. The socialist women's group Bread and Roses from Munich spoke to Isleen Atallah (18) from Jerusalem.
Amelie Mayer
September 29, 2019DSA Members Call for Mass Strike for Reproductive Justice
A proposed resolution urges the DSA to organize a nation-wide mass strike “when Roe v. Wade is challenged at the Supreme Court.” The resolution will be voted on at the DSA's upcoming national convention. This could be the starting point for the kinds of mass actions needed to stop the right-wing offensive against reproductive rights.
James Dennis Hoff
July 29, 2019Mass Protests Accompany Eighth Attempt to Legalize Abortion in Argentina
On Tuesday, a bill to legalize abortion was presented in Congress for the eighth time. Thousands on the streets all across the country demanded: Let it be law!
Gloria Grinberg
May 31, 2019Abortion Access Will Only be Won Through a Broad Grassroots Movement
The attacks on abortion rights aren't new. Here, Anne Rumberger explains why we can't trust the Democrats, we have to build a movement for reproductive justice.
Anne Rumberger
May 21, 2019Let’s Shut Down the Economy to Fight for Abortion Rights
Abortion is becoming illegal again. The best way to fight against these restrictive laws is mass mobilizations and strikes—not sex strikes, but strikes that grind the entire capitalist system to a halt.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
May 17, 2019