Category: Feminism
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Women and Nature: Toward an Ecosocialist Feminism
It was hot outside that day. In the remote area of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa a young man watched as five men approached him on the porch. “Could we have … Keep reading »
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Migrant Women Are Holding Society Together During This Pandemic
The past year has seen several lockdowns as a result of the pandemic, which have had a deep impact on education, employment and the way we work globally. These factors … Keep reading »
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The Struggle for Water Justice is a Struggle for Gender and Racial Justice
The essay is published in honour of World Water Day, which has been held every year on March 22 since 1993. The goal of this day is to celebrate water … Keep reading »
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Beyond McFeminism: The Socialist Origins of IWD in Canada
When a California McDonald’s marked International Women’s Day (IWD) in 2018 by inverting its big M to a W, some happy meal consumers tweeted that it should stick to hamburgers … Keep reading »
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International Women’s Day: A Militant Celebration
This proposal for an International Women’s Day, made at the Second International Women’s Conference at Copenhagen in 1910, appeared in the women’s magazine of the German Social Democratic Party, Die … Keep reading »
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Justice and Dignity for All
Introduction By Evert Hoogers, retired postal worker and former CUPW National Union Representative. This gripping labour documentary takes 34 minutes to provide an inspiring account of 40 years of struggle … Watch video »
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Poland: Revolution in Times of the Pandemic
While the protests are set to drown in a rising wave of the pandemic, we are witnessing a profound mentality shift in Poland. Keep reading »
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Revolution Means Taking Care of the Future
Thinking a socialist future implies imagining what this future might look like, and then asking how we can get there. Utopia, as conceived by revolutionary theory, implies a pragmatic aspect … Keep reading »
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Will the Pandemic Set Women Back?
By sapping demand for garments and other goods produced in export-oriented developing and emerging economies, the COVID-19 pandemic poses an acute threat to women workers and progress toward greater gender … Keep reading »
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Socialist Feminist Cabaret 2020
Performances by: The Rise Up Feminist Jazz Band Songs of Chilean Resistance MC’ed by Sue Findlay and Nithya Nagarajan. Recorded in Toronto, 29 February 2020.
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Socialist Feminist Cabaret: A Rapist in Your Path
Presentation of “A Rapist in Your Path” in English and “Un violador en tu camino” in Spanish with Canadian-Chilean solidarity group Apoyamos Chile. Part of the Socialist Feminist Cabaret 2020. Watch video »
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Working Women: Should We Be Combatting Sexism to Stimulate Economic Growth?
In the run-up to International Women’s Day, it was good to see Christine Lagarde highlight the problems of sexism in the global economy. Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary … Keep reading »