Can women ever liberate themselves under capitalism? This public forum will see Mary Partington (Feminist Fightback and LRC, personal capacity), Finn Mackay from the London Feminist Network, and a member of Communist Students speak on the causes of women's oppression and how it can be abolished. All welcome- tell your friends! Wednesday 24th February 7:30pm, Room G52 School of ...
By Nick Jones The emancipation of women has long been of importance and controversy for Marxists. It is necessary to critically examine those attempts on the left to champion an ‘anti-capitalist feminism’ as the solution to this form of oppression, as expressed most recently by the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty’s front organisation, Feminist Fightback. It is crucial ...
The first meeting of the Marxist Radical Forum is in conjunction with the UMSU Womens' group the Riveters. Speaking we have Catherine an activist from the International Union of Sex Workers, Vicky Thompson from Permanent Revolution and Jennie Killip UMSU Womens' Officer. Time and Place Date: Monday, September 29, 2008 Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm Location: Meeting Room 4 (Basement ...
The NUS women's officer campaigns have been marked by their economism. By Anne McShane The election of a women's officer has importance in a period when women's rights are under attack. Chief among these is the threat to abortion rights. Now women can have an abortion up to the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, with the ...