Posts Tagged: women’s rights
NYC conference on feminism empowers working-class and poor women
Mar 29, 2019
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Lively discussions of Marxist feminist ideology filled the air deepening perceptions of the role of feminism in revolutionary struggle.
US women’s national soccer team sues for equal treatment
Mar 25, 2019
The struggle for recognition of women’s equality with men has been waged in countless high profile industries.
Democrats vote to uphold abortion ban in New Mexico, endanger millions of women
Mar 24, 2019
Failure to repeal New Mexico’s abortion ban when they had all the power to do so speaks volumes about the political substance of the “blue wave."
New Paltz International Women’s Day march
Mar 17, 2019
More than 200 activists marched along Main Street in the college town of New Paltz, NY, on Saturday, March 9, to commemorate International Women's Day...
IWD event shows solidarity with Filipina women
Mar 10, 2019
Protesters gathered in New York City outside the Philippine Consulate on March 8, International Workingwomen’s Day, to express their outrage at the...
Why women defend Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution
Mar 08, 2019
Venezuela created a women’s ministry in the national government, tribunals dealing specifically with violent crimes against women, pensions for poor...
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Mar 08, 2019
To commemorate International Women’s Day, we publishe excerpts from Kollontai’s 1920 article, "International Women’s Day," written just over two...
Say her name: The wrongful death of Lamekia Dockery
Mar 03, 2019
She died in jail due to medical neglect despite her cries for help.
Banner drop caps week of protest against NM abortion ban
Jan 24, 2019
The revival of militant street-based movement for abortion rights is sure to continue!
On Roe v Wade anniversary, build the movement, fight for women’s rights!
Jan 23, 2019
Forty-six years after the Roe v Wade decision recognized that a women’s right to abortion was protected by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, a...
New Book
Women Fight Back: The Centuries-Long Struggle for Liberation
(Liberation Media, 2017)
Tracing the historical evolution of a movement that has thoroughly transformed society, and is in need of militant revival today.