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Women of Colour
Indigenous & rural women
Mothers
Women in waged work
Women with disabilities
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Older women
Young women
Sex workers
Religious activists
Students
Teachers
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Women's Website against Racist Sexual Violence
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Refusing
to kill
Pay
Equity
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6th Global
Women's Strike – 8 March 2005
End Poverty and War
– Invest in Caring
Not Killing!
A Living Wage for All our Work &
Pay Equity in the Global
Market
PRESS
RELEASE (UK): Global Women's Strike Breaks Language Barrier
Invest in Caring Not Killing spells survival in every language!
From
Previous Strike Calls 2000-2004
Philadelphia:
Strike actions in & around
Philadelphia - 5 March
Gathering Our Forces Against Poverty & War with video
premiere 'Refusing to Kill'
8 March Speakout & Rally Our children don't want their mothers in jail!
Strike against racist criminal 'injustice' system
Mumia
action Statement
San
Francisco:
Events - 8 March - March &
speak out
5 March East Bay video premiere
“The Bolivarian Revolution: ENTER THE OIL WORKERS!”
London:
5 March The All African Women’s Group
- food, music,
dance, singing and drama from Algeria, Bangladesh, Burundi, The Comoros,
Ivory Coast, Congo (DRC & Brazzaville), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda,
Somalia, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
12
March Refuseniks
and military families speak out a Payday event, part of the 6th Global Women’s Strike
Video Premiere: Refusing to Kill – refuseniks from around the world speak
out against military murder, rape & other torture.
1st
London Planning meeting - & every Tuesday evening
Taking Action
Los
Angeles:
Urgent
Haiti Action
10 March
Gathering our forces against poverty & war - march & rally to Twin
Towers Jail
| Global
Women’s Strike Photo Exhibition over 50 beautiful colour photos with
captions by and about the lives of women participating in the Strike in
nearly 20 countries. Opens Crossroads Women's Centre, London 5 March |
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Mumia
Abu Jamal :
Doing the movement's work from inside visiting
Mumia in prison
Venezuela: creating a caring economy
EUROPEAN
TOUR OF NORA CASTAÑEDA AND ANGELICA ALVAREZ
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Nora Castañeda,
President
of Venezuela’s
Women’s Development
Bank (Banmujer)
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Angélica Alvarez,
Banmujer’s
Promoter Co-ordinator in Bolívar state
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UK Tour dates March 2005:
Monday
14: London
School of Economics
Tuesday
15: Edinburgh, Scottish
Parliament & Napier University
Wednesday
16:
University
of Manchester
Thursday
17: University of Leeds & Sheffield
Friday
18: Leicester
Invitation to participate in
organizing a European tour of two women from Venezuela: Nora Castañeda, President of the Women’s
Development Bank (Banmujer), and Angelica Alvarez, co-ordinator of the
Network of Users of Banmujer.
Letter published in the
Guardian: Women support Chavez,
fri 25 feb
Press release: The Women’s Development Bank of Venezuela
on tour in Europe
Article in the Guardian 3 Feb 05, and letter from the Strike in
response 'Hugo Chavez superstar'
(More on Venezuela)
Defend the right to protest outside UK Parliament
Photos of the
demonstration, 7
February Parliament Sq, London
Letter
to the Stop the War Coalition The presence of the picket outside clearly influenced the debate inside the
House of Commons, where a number of MPs raised serious concerns and 86 voted
against the Bill. The protest got good publicity, which will help the next
stages of the fight against the Bill in the House of Lords, and there was a
general feeling, including among those MPs who oppose this clause of the Bill, that it can be defeated.
But where was Stop the War?
We refuse to be silenced! demonstration
jointly called by Military Families against War, Muslim Parliament of
Great Britain, Vanessa & Corin Redgrave, John McDonnell MP, Green
Party, Trisha Goddard...
All African Women’s Group Support the Right to Protest
PRESS RELEASE
3 February 2005: A growing coalition of voices
demonstrate against government plans to stop the right to protest around
Parliament.
Report
and leaflet: Parliamentary
briefing on the Serious
Organised Crime and Police Bill,
Defending
the right to protest in Parliament Square
18 Jan
Parliament
Square peace campaigner wins again in court
House
of Commons Early Day Motion 299
"Blunkett
legislates to silence lone protester at Westminster", Independent
on Sunday 24 Oct
Endorse
this petition to defend our right to protest in Parliament Square, London
Petition
signatories
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Community
Picket & Open Mic,
join us Every Wednesday
5.30-7pm in Parliament Square, London.
Anti-war
speakers, poets, musicians, singers, street theatre welcome
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End
poverty and war, which go together like Bush and Blair - demonstrations at
Bush ceremony, USA
Speech given by Phoebe Jones from the Strike in Philadelphia, USA 20 Jan
2005, at Counter-Inaugural Demonstration, Washington DC
Say No to Bush, War & Occupation come
to Jan 20th Counter-Inaugural Demonstration
in LA
International conference on
prostitution
The
English Collective of Prostitutes and the International Prostitutes
Collective invite you to
NO BAD
WOMEN, NO BAD CHILDREN, JUST BAD LAWS
Sat 4 December 9.30am
– 6pm, London
Visit the ECP
webpage for more info on the conference, and their response
to the government consultation paper on prostitution: Paying
the Price of Criminalisation.
17
Oct Million Worker March, USA
To
the Million Worker March from women and men in a cotton-growing village in
Shandong province, China
Women's message to the grassroots: join the
Invisible
Workers on the March contingent, Washington DC
Million
Worker March list of demands
Urging
the AFL-CIO to support the MWM March
Your help & support for this historic event is urgently needed
10
Oct, Video Café
fundraiser, Los Angeles Haiti
The
Betrayal of Democracy with Kevin Pina, documentary filmmaker &
independent journalist, Saturday November 27, Los Angeles
EMERGENCY UPDATE ON HAITI -
25 Oct, Los Angeles
Press Conference:
Personal adviser of Jean-Bertrand Aristide and other members
of Family Lavalas call on European Social Forum to condemn US/France occupation and slaughter in Haiti
BBC Radio:
Aristide still popular in Haiti
Serge Louis, adviser to former Haitian leader Jean Bertrand Aristide has said that
Haitians wanted to see the return of the former leader.
Haitian Lavalas Activist Calls for Solidarity European
Social Forum 14-17 Oct, London
Letters
to the Guardian about the struggle for a women's day at the ESF
Unpublished
letters from Spain & Germany
Please
let us know if you have photos of the Strike protest at the Assembly of
the Movements on Sunday morning at Alexandra Palace. ESF Women's Day resolution
"Invisible Workers: Centre
Stage"
Thur
14 Oct Women's
Open Day: Speak
out & Videos,
with affordable food Report of Women's Day: Silenced Women Speak Out
Fri
15 Oct Theatre
de l'arte "Welcome to Fortress
Europe"
Sat
16 -Sun 17 Workshops
on grassroots
campaigns for justice and resources No Blood or rape for Oil - Invest
in Caring not Killing; Without Papers, not without rights; Venezuela:
Creating a Caring Economy Español
Italiano
Deutsch
Français
Correspondence
between the Strike and the Women's World March regarding the necessity of a
women's day
Call
For a Women's Day at the European Social Forum 2004
Deutsch
Español
Francais
Italiano
Türkçe 
"Turkey's human rights abuses need
addressing" writes
Maggie Ronayne in Irish Times, Opinion, p 16, 28 September 2004
Venezuela:
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NEW
documentary on Venezuela
"The
Bolivarian Revolution:
ENTER THE OIL WORKERS!"
July
2004, 34mins, Spanish with English subtitles
Produced by the Bolivarian Circle of the Global Women’s Strike
VHS Video or DVD: £5 10E $10 read more or order
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London
Dec 04:
You
are invited to meet Marisol
León from
Venezuela
WE HONOUR THE MEMORY OF JESÚS
RIVERO, TEACHER, COMPAÑERO AND HUSBAND OF NORA CASTAÑEDA
Venezuela
Report-Back:
Oil Workers, the Grassroots and the Historic Referendum International
Election Observers Selma James and Nina Lopez (with video clips) &
Documentary premiere "The Bolivarian Revolution: Enter the Oil Workers!"
Saturday 18 September 3-6pm,
London
more
about the documentary
"Dance
with democracy" Renewed
US attempts to remove President Hugo Chavez from office, Nina Lopez
writes in New Internationalist
"An
antidote for
apathy: Venezuela's
president has achieved a level of grassroots participation our politicians
can only dream of" Selma
James, co-ordinator of the Strike and Invited Observer of the recent
referendum, writes in the Guardian
"All
power to the people" from Caracas,
Selma
James reports in San Fransisco Bay View
Appeal
to US trade unionists on behalf of workers in Venezuela:
OPEN
LETTER TO JOHN SWEENEY, President of the AFL-CIO,
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organizations,
From the Global Women’s Strike, April 2003
- pamphlet available to
buy!
More on Venezuela
Older news &
actions:
September update from supporters of Brian Haw
Parliament
Square (London) Peace Campaigner arrested and 3-year protest site broken up in
midnight police operation
please ask your MP to sign the
EDM
Bush
brings Guantanamo to Shannon:
Women in Ireland say Invest in Caring Not Killing, Not Torture, Not Rape June
25 & 26
National
Gathering: The World
Belongs to All of Us, We All Have a Right to Be Here
Strengthening
the movement against repressive laws on asylum and immigration, 3
July, London (on www.allwomencount.net)
Press
Release from Mary Kelly:
'Kelly case puts Bush, Irish Government on trial'
Open
Letter to Prominent Women in Ireland
from Women in the Anti-War
Movement
Leaflet: Mary Kelly Needs your
Help
Why
we will support the Green Party at the UK elections, 10 June
Press Release - ARGENTINA
first anniversary of the flood, 29 April
Justice
for Kebba ‘Dobo’ Jobe
killed by a team of
undercover police in May, and photos from a protest march through Kentish
Town, London
What happened in Madrid after the bombings
- translated from
Spanish
Rape in Iraq & Afghanistan:
Neither blood nor rape for
oil
To
Women Legislators of the Coalition of the Willing, Coming
clean on rape and other sexual torture of women and girls at the hands of
US and UK armed forces or their agents in Iraq and Afghanistan, By
Black Women’s Rape Action Project and Women Against Rape
"Rape in
Iraq", letter to The Guardian (England), May 24 from Black Women's Rape Action Project and Women Against
Rape
Rape
and other torture in Iraq
- statement from the Global Women’s Strike
URGENT:
Please sign Stop
the rape & other torture of Iraqi women and US servicewomen by
US military personnel, and women in US Prisons.
Letter
to US Congresswomen from International Women Count Network
re: suppression
of information about rape in Iraq
"US Government
and Pentagon Sanctioning Rapes and Abuses" Excerpts
from a paper by Rev. Dorothy Mackey, former US Air Force Captain and
Commander who
herself suffered rape and sexual assault while a serving officer, at the
hands of her colonel and lieutenant colonel. Neither was ever prosecuted.
June 5 Protest
in Los Angeles - Neither Blood Nor Rape for Oil,
STUNNING POEM
by the sister of a US soldier killed in Iraq, & photo of rally.
Survivors
of sexual assault by the military, and supporters, go to "the
summit" to demand an end to the crime of rape and for benefits and
services for rape survivors
June, USA
Media
coverage 2004:
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London
press release
Prime
Minister Tony Blair & his government, and his master George W
Bush YOU
ARE REQUIRED TO APPEAR AT A WOMEN’S COURT IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE,
LONDON
6 March 3pm |
England:
Home
truths for feminists: How should the work women
do as mothers be rewarded? Selma James and Melissa Benn argue about
carers and careers, The Guardian, 21 Feb
Full
version from Guardian website
Guyana:
Fund
caring not killing - Women's Day message, Stabroek News,
March
Spain: Women
demand that military budgets are spent on family benefits
US
public radio: KPFK: The Sojourner Truth Edition of Morning Review with host Margaret Prescod 7:00 - 8am 90.7 FM So Cal / 98.7 FM Santa Barbara
Anti-War:
Anti-war
protests from around the world
Invest
in caring not killing Since the
bombing of Afghanistan and then Iraq, the biggest ever anti-war movement
has unfolded globally. (from Strike Journal 2003)
Ireland:
vigil at Shannon Airport in protest at Bush's visit
A growing movement of
refuseniks Payday - the network of men that works with the Global Women's Strike - invites
men to demand with the women "Invest in Caring not Killing".
| Refusing
to kill.
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Sign and endorse:
Caribbean Women Denounce the US-backed coup in Haiti
Video
Cafe on Haiti in East LA, 10 June
Urgent action
alert on Haiti:
Demand
the immediate release of Anne Auguste (So Anne) Haitian singer and activist arrested on Mother's Day
Destitute Women Asylum Seekers speak out at Global Women’s Strike Anti-War
Picket (Report)
6 Nov 2003,
Parliament Square, London
Asylum seekers and anti-racist supporters: news of other protests, visit
All Women Count
website
Report
of Jayyous Women's March (Palestine)
Message of support & how to endorse
Jayyous Women's March Against the Wall - Mothers demand the right to feed their children
A
Jewish woman speaks out against the Israeli state at
the Global Women's Strike Anti-war picket, Parliament Square, London
Report
of Anti-Bush demo in London
20
Nov 2003
International
Day of Action to Stop Corporate Invasion,
24 Feb
Los
Angeles: Protest Against Bechtel
Corporation 10
Feb 04
Bechtel’s
Global Rap Sheet
Support
the striking Supermarket workers in Los Angeles!
Grocery workers
Strike rally, 21 Feb
Statement
to striking supermarket workers
The
Truth about the supermarket strike: Benefit, 11 Feb, LA
31 January 2004: European day
of action for the rights of asylum seekers, Sans-Papiers and immigrants
Report
and photos
of London actions
Eritrean
Women's Group asks Why were
women’s demands taken out of the Manifesto?
Archived
material from 2003
Global Women's Strike
Crossroads Women's Centre,
PO Box 287, London NW6 5QU
Tel: +44 (0)20 7482 2496 minicom/voice
Fax: +44 (0)20 7209 4761
womenstrike8m@server101.com
International
Women's Day
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Why go
on Strike?
Women & girls do 2/3 of the world's
work, most of it unwaged.
$1
trillion a year is spent on the military worldwide, more than half by
the US.
10% of this would provide the essentials of life for
all: water, sanitation,
basic health, nutrition, literacy, and a minimum income.
more
Strike demands:
Invest in life & welfare, not
military budgets & prisons. Payment for all
caring work - in wages, pensions, land & other resources. What
is more valuable than raising children & caring for others?
Pay equity for all, women & men, in the global market.
All
demands
Strike actions 2004:
Argentina
China
England
Guyana
India
Italy
Ireland: Cork,
Galway &
Shannon
Mountjoy Gaol & Dublin
New
Zealand
Paraguay
Peru
Spain
Trinidad
& Tobago
Uganda
USA:
Los
Angeles
Philadelphia
Portland,
Maine
San
Francisco
Round up of
International actions and news, 7 March 04
A
petition to all governments
Invest in caring
not killing!
We, the people of the world, demand:
The
‘war with no end’ and the arms trade and genocide it imposes, be
brought to an end.
The
over $900 billion now spent on military budgets worldwide be
invested instead in the care and welfare of all the people and our
planet.
All
caring work, now done mainly by women, be valued and paid for, and a
pension paid to all those whose decades of work have never been
recognised.
Caring,
and therefore the survival and enrichment of every life and of the
planet’s, becomes the aim of every society and every economy.
Sign
the petition
Full
petition in English
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Chinese
(Traditional Chars)
Deutsch
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Greek Italiano Japanese
Portugues Swahili
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