International Womens Day - M8 09

Jane Rimbaud 05.03.2009 21:08 Themen: Gender Kultur Repression Soziale Kämpfe Weltweit
International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. [IWD Website]
Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. A global web of rich and diverse local activity connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women's craft markets, theatric performances, fashion parades and more.
"Our battles are not easy ones to win because our freedom demands nothing less than the overthrow of the entire global capitalist system. To win "Bread and Roses" - a life where safe, productive work and beauty are human rights - we must build a radical, anti-capitalist movement for socialist feminism worldwide..."
"The history of International Women's Day shows that working women have the power to do this, to unite our class so often and so disastrously divided by race, sex, nationality, and sexuality... Because of the multi-faceted nature of the oppression we face... we are also the most radical in any struggle..."  http://perth.indymedia.org/index.php?action=default&featureview=728
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