FELICITY DOWLING explains how the oppression of women is central to capitalism Across the globe, women are organising for their rights, for justice and a better life. Some campaigns are enormous, some smaller but still important. These campaigns are in every continent and culture. The trade union women of Pakistan and the protesting feminists of Chile, the revolutionary women of Sudan and the … [Read more...]
REMEMBERING ROSA LUXEMBURG
Rosa Luxemburg was murdered one hundred years ago, murdered to stop her work as a socialist, writes Felicity Dowling. In paying tribute to Rosa, we are both celebrating her life and marking the centenary of the assassination of one of the greatest women of the socialist movement. This year thousands of people from many nationalities marched through Berlin this weekend, to lay red roses on her … [Read more...]