By: Sarah Barnes, 10.05.2010 | Comments (0)
The discussion of childcare takes centre stage at the next Feminist Fightback meeting, taking place this Wednesday the 12th. Open to all self-defining women, the meeting will focus around a political discussion of childcare and will include an update on the cuts to Hackney nurseries.
Feminist Fightback recommend that those intent on diving into the discussion take a little look at ‘The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community’ by Mariarosa Dalla Costa and Selma James (1972), which you can read here. Hell, it’s worth a read even if you can’t make it to the meeting… always interesting to pick up old theory books! (or is that just me being a tad geeky?)
The meeting will take place from 7-9pm Wednesday 12th May at Oxford House (5 minutes walk from Bethnal Green tube) and all attendees are welcome to bring their children – although, you would like FF to organise a creche, you will need to email them in advance.
More details here.
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By: Sarah Barnes, 01.05.2010 | Comments (2)
The gathering of hundreds of women in 1970 at Ruskin College, Oxford, is commonly regarded as the launch the Second Wave of feminism in Britain. It was at this free conference that women came together to share experiences, discuss and debate, and identify the four basic demands of the Women’s Liberation Movement: Equal pay, equal education and job opportunities, free contraception and abortion on demand, and free 24hr nurseries.
Well, it’s 40 years on… and it’s time to take stock. To mark the anniversary, Feminist Fightback are putting on an afternoon of film showings and discussions on Sunday 2nd May. Aptly titled And the Struggle Continues: Women’s Liberation 40 Years On, it will be an opportunity to ‘think about how far we have come, what feminism looks like today, how the struggle continues, and put the battles women fight today in the context of the history of the Women’s Liberation Movement’ – as well as a chance to watch acclaimed documentary A Woman’s Place and excerpts from the BBC’s Women series.
The event will run from 2pm-6pm at the Marchmont Community Centre, 62 Marchmont St, London WC1N 1AB (Tubes: Russell Square, Kings Cross, Euston, Euston Square. Rail: Kings Cross, St Pancras, Euston). The event is open to all genders, fully accessible and a creche will be provided (please email feminist.fightback@gmail.com if you will be bringing your child or children). £3 suggested donation waged or £1 low/unwaged.
An evening of music, dancing, drinks and BBQing will then be held from 7 – 11pm at the Freedom Bookshop in Whitechapel.
Image from The Women’s Library.
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By: Sarah Barnes, 04.11.2009 | Comments (0)
The next London Steering Group Meeting of Feminist Fightback will be from 6pm-9pm on Wednesday 11 November at the Women’s Resource Centre and is open to all self-defined women.
The Centre is situated at Ground Floor East, 33-41 Dallington St, London, EC1V 0BB and the nearest tubes are Old Street or Barbican.
Most of the meeting will be focused on planning Feminist Fightback’s upcoming campaigns and the discussion is likely to include their work around;
• Anti-deportation and migrant women’s rights — solidarity with migrant
women who are denied access public funds e.g. benefits.
• Reproductive justice
• Plus lots, lots more!
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Sarah Barnes, 04.11.2009 |
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