A quick look at how International Women’s Day is being marked around the world

[soleiltropiques]

Women strike for equality on International Women's Day

A quick look at how International Women’s Day is being marked around the world.

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[butterthetoast]

Watched a documentary last night called 'Canada's Lost Girls', it was so heartbreaking and infuriating. I can't believe how little effort the authorities make when indigenous women and girls go missing.

[soleiltropiques]

I agree, so much.

It's just tragic and fucking needs to change. I mean, just the problems with access to uncontaminated drinking water is utterly shameful and one example of how indigenous people are treated here: the problems have been going on for literally decades in many cases while no one in the successive governments has done anything much about this.

1. Bad water: 'Third World' conditions on First Nations in Canada. Two-thirds of First Nations have been under at least 1 water advisory between 2004 and 2014: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bad-water-third-world-conditions-on-first-nations-in-canada-1.3269500

2. Make it safe. Canada's obligation to end the First Nations water crisis: https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/06/07/make-it-safe/canadas-obligation-end-

[mhfromnh]

I joined a group of women flashmobbing the MBTA singing Quiet and Bella Ciao.

[soleiltropiques]

That sounds like fun. :)

[mhfromnh]

I'm now in their secret facebook group. actually secret, not pantsuitnation-esque secret.

[soleiltropiques]

That's really cool, wow. :)

And I wish my city had done one in our public transit, it would have been pretty visible that way.

[amw]

Thanks for the round-up, OP, I was thinking of doing the same thing this evening, because this totally did not get enough attention on _p imo

[soleiltropiques]

Thanks!

And thanks for relating your experiences, that's really interesting.

-I read a bit about Ireland (i.e. Irish republic, I have relatives there so...), where women were encouraged to go on strike over the abortion ban in that country (i.e. the 'rights' of the unborn fetus are actually enshrined as a constitutional amendment there, the 8th amendment). Thousands of people marched in Dublin for a repeal: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/thousands-march-against-eighth-amendment-in-dublin-1.3002375

-Time had a neat roundup too: http://time.com/4694755/international-womens-day-2017-world/

[amw]

Great links, as usual. Thanks!

[lightframes]

because, seriously, who looks good in red?

AHEM. I wore all red yesterday and looked great!!!

I agree that it's a failure of the U.S. labor movement that striking is only for the privileged with paid leave time now. I'm not mad at the women who didn't participate, I'm mad at the system that won't let them strike.