Category Archives: International Women’s Day

Women Work, Women Fight

March 8 as International Women’s Day has deep roots in the socialist movement, with Clara Zetkin calling for a special women’s day at the 1910 Conference of Working Women held in Copenhagen. Though initially no specific day was proposed, International Working Women’s Day, as it was then known, was commemorated by people across Europe and Russia with demonstrations … Continue Reading ››

International Working Women’s Day: Origins and a Way Forward

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International Women’s Day, though presently pinkwashed, was originally created as part of the organizing strategy of Socialist parties in the United States and Europe. Previously called International Working Women’s Day (IWWD) it signified a day of striking, political organizing, and dismantling capitalism with the express goal of prioritizing the … Continue Reading ››

BUILDING POWER, AMPLIFYING VOICES: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2020

The month of March sets out to amplify women’s voices, be it to celebrate organized resistance or rage against systems that have historically been anti-women. Though women’s lives are perpetually under attack, the first quarter of 2020 has so far been taken over by global events disruptive to our daily life: Trump coming close to declaring war against … Continue Reading ››

AF3IRM on International Working Women’s Day/ International Women’s Day 2019

This International Working Women’s Day and Women’s Month, we in AF3IRM salute all those who dream and work to manifest new visions of liberation beyond the shackles of this current reality.

Women worldwide continue to rise up and resist this patriarchal, capitalist system. We witnessed teachers across the country, from Arizona to Los Angeles and Denver, who … Continue Reading ››

‘Call Her Ganda’ Screening and Panel Discussion on “Militarization, Sexual Violence and Sovereignty in the Pacific” on March 8th with AF3IRM Hawai’i

Call Her Ganda Screening and Panel Discussion

Join AF3IRM Hawai'i on International Women's Day for a screening of the documentary, Call Her Ganda, and a special panel discussion with Attorney Virginia Lacsa Suarez, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Yvonne Mahelona & Jen Jenkins!

Call Her Ganda
Screening and Panel Discussion
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