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On 8 March 2017, women in 46 countries will take time off from waged and unwaged work – for the whole day, or for hours or minutes – to protest against violence, poverty, discrimination, exploitation, war, the destruction of the environment . . . and for a caring society.
In London join us on Wednesday 8 March |
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9.45-11am |
PROTEST: VALUE the WORLD’S MOTHERS & CHILDREN Central Family Court, First Ave House, 42-49 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NP 80% of UK women are mothers. Women are primary carers in 90% of households. Stop the unjust separation of children from their mothers, and the rise in children taken into care, forced to have contact / live with violent fathers, or adopted against their mother’s wishes. |
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12-2pm |
SPEAKOUT outside PARLIAMENT Old Palace Yard (opposite House of Lords) We can all say why we’re striking and what changes we want. The All African Women’s Group will perform their short play about the sexism and racism of the immigration system – from Yarl’s Wood Detention and Removal Centre to the courts. Bring a broom to sweep out the
theft of our time and our money.
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3-4pm |
VIGIL for FARMING COMMUNITIES in THAILAND St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ Honouring the Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand and others risking their lives to defend land and water from corporate land grabs.
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6pm |
MAKE a BIG NOISE with women in other countries taking part. Bang pots and pans, drum, whistle . . . wherever you are.
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This call follows mass protest in 2016 against the criminalisation of abortion in Poland and men’s violence in Argentina, and the women’s marches against Trump which mobilised millions. The Women’s March UK & US have endorsed the IWD call.
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In London, Global Women’s Strike and Women of Colour GWS are coordinating various actions. Join our speak outs. Organise your own actions.
Participating organisations so far:
All African Women’s Group, Black Women’s Rape Action Project, English Collective of Prostitutes, Legal Action for Women, Queer Strike, Single Mothers’ Self-Defence, WinVisible (women with visible and invisible disabilities), Women Against Rape. Men who support our goals welcome. Contact: Payday men’s network payday@paydaynet.org
Countries taking part in the IWS so far
AUSTRALIA • ARGENTINA • BELGIUM • BOLIVIA • BRASIL • CANADA • CZECH REPUBLIC • CHILE • COLOMBIA • COSTA RICA • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • EL SALVADOR • ECUADOR • FINLAND • FRANCE • GERMANY • GUATEMALA • HONDURAS • ISRAEL • ITALY • SOUTH KOREA • REPUBLIC OF IRELAND • NORTHERN IRELAND • MEXICO • MYANMAR • NICARAGUA • PANAMA • PARAGUAY • PERU • POLAND • PORTUGAL • PUERTO RICO • RUSSIA • SCOTLAND • SINGAPORE • SPAIN • SWEDEN THAILAND • TIMOR-LESTE • TOGO • TURKEY • UK • URUGUAY • USA
▶ Some suggestions: ● total strike – stop work, housework, caregiving for the whole day ● part-time strike – stop production/work for 1 or 2 hours ● set up an "out of office" auto-reply and explain why ● boycott companies that use sexist advertising, speak to the workers ● boycott local misogynists (to be selected by you) ● sex strike – some sex workers plan to charge double instead ● shopping strike ● block roads and streets ● demonstrations, pickets, marches ● if you can’t stop work wear black clothes, ribbon, hat . . .
International Women’s Strike facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1043905282422378/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1186044674826978/
Global Women’s Strike:
gws@globalwomenstrike.net
Tel: 020 7482 2496 |
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