Oppressed genders

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Oppressed genders

History of the Women’s International

August 20, 2019 Berta Joubert-Ceci
It is not accidental that very little is known in the U.S. about the Women’s International Democratic Federation, which was born to fight against the same imperialism that the U.S. leads. On Dec. 1, 1945, […]
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Oppressed genders

The status of women in the USA

August 20, 2019 Lizz Toledo
Report by Lizz Toledo to the World Steering Committee of WIDF/FDIM (the Women’s International Democratic Federation/Federación Democrática Internacional de Mujeres) Greetings comrades and friends, I bring you solidarity and love from Mujeres en Lucha and […]
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Oppressed genders

Women’s International meets in Namibia, prepares for upcoming congress

August 16, 2019 Lizz Toledo
Windhoek, Namibia August 2019 Leaving Namibia felt humbling and exciting, Namibia being a shining example of what revolutionaries can accomplish. The friendship and love shown between comrades Sam Nujoma and Fidel Castro continues in the […]
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Oppressed genders

Stop the bans: Defend abortion rights!

May 29, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
On May 21, women, trans and non-binary people, and other workers rallied in hundreds of cities and towns across the U.S. to #StopTheBans and defend reproductive rights. Activists from Struggle-La Lucha joined actions in various […]
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Oppressed genders

San Diego marches honor Black women’s struggles

March 27, 2019 Gloria Verdieu
San Diego celebrated Women’s History Month by commemorating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Jamestown, Va., in 1619, as recorded by historian Lerone Bennet Jr. in “Before the Mayflower: […]
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Claudia Jones: Afro-Caribbean communist woman in struggle

March 6, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
As Black History Month 2019 concludes and Women’s History Month begins, we want to take time to honor a revolutionary Afro-Caribbean im/migrant woman who unfortunately isn’t discussed as widely as she deserves to be, given […]
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Oppressed genders

Trump and Kavanaugh zero in on women’s reproductive rights

February 11, 2019 Lallan Schoenstein
One of the vilest aspects of President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 State of the Union address was his attack on women’s health care. In his speech, he asked Congress for legislation that would prohibit so-called […]
Baltimore Womens March
Oppressed genders

Women’s March 2019: Struggle continues for radical, anti-racist agenda

January 25, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
On Jan. 19, for the third year in a row, thousands turned out for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., and in cities across the U.S. The past year saw an enormous upsurge in the […]
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In the new Cuban Constitution, Fidel lives

December 8, 2018 Cheryl LaBash
On Nov. 25, 2016, Fidel Castro, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, died at age 90. Around the world and especially on the island he helped free from capitalist exploitation, organizations and individuals celebrated […]