Following German activist and women's rights advocate Clara Zetkin's call to establish a special women's day at the 1910 Conference of Working Women held in Copenhagen, International Women's Day was celebrated across Europe the following year in March. On March 8, 1917, thousands of Russian women marched on the streets of Petrograd and demanded the end of World … Continue Reading ››
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AF3IRM Declares October 5 as International Day of No Sexploitation
Connie Huynh, National Chairperson [email protected]
Valeria Espinosa, National Programme Coordinator [email protected]
Since 2002, October 5th has been observed yearly as International Day of No Prostitution. Started in Australia and the United States, it is now observed across the globe not only as a day of remembrance for women who have lost their lives in the sex trade, … Continue Reading ››
MEET AF3IRM’S NEW NATIONAL FINANCE DIRECTOR
AF3IRM National is pleased to announce the fulfillment of our National Finance and Fundraising Director position for the remainder of the 2020-2023 term. We are welcoming back Daniella Navarrete from the San Francisco/Bay Area chapter to the National Executive Council!
Daniella joined AF3IRM in 2014 and has previously served as the AF3IRM SF Bay Area … Continue Reading ››
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 ››