Category Archives: International Women’s Day

Women Never Back Down

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 ››

Women’s Work: Visibility through a Global Pandemic

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In March of 2021, the San Diego Organizing Committee honored women's struggle against patriarchy and imperialism by spotlighting local women of color whose labor supports our community.  The paid and unpaid labor performed by women is undervalued, and the past year's pandemic and callous response by authority figures … 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 ››