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  1. International Women's Day 2001: Fighting for global justice

    role in ensuring that every year IWD marches and rallies happen across Australia campaigning for ... women's rights. The modern International Women's Day (IWD) evolved out of the March 8 International ... of the world". In Russia on March 8, 1917, IWD sparked further demonstrations and strikes that ...

  2. A socialist feminism for these times

    International Women's Day (IWD) socialist feminism Ecosocialism Manila There is an active, strong and ...

  3. Women rally on International Women鈥檚 Day for an end to family violence

    parental leave International Women's Day (IWD) Gadigal Country/Sydney Women鈥檚 rights activists called ...

  4. Break the silence on sexual violence

    International Women's Day (IWD) When one of the keynote speakers at an International Women鈥檚 Day (IWD ... Canberra. The traditional IWD protests will really take off one week later than usual to coincide with when ... to the allegations of gendered violence in parliament is how many people intuitively realise that IWD ...

  5. The grassroots power of the Women鈥檚 Liberation Movement

    organised together. iwd_melbourne_1982_credit_green_left_archives.jpg International Women's Day march ...

  6. News briefs

    Adelaide IWD on the move ADELAIDE 鈥 The International Women's Day collective took to the ... tyranny', says to people that IWD is about taking up political issues and about campaigning globally for ... women's rights", said the collective's Connie Frazer. Frazer said that IWD this year will march ...

  7. International Women's Day in the beef capital

    is increasing and by organising International Women's Day (IWD) events in Rockhampton that ... "It was time in Rockhampton to turn things up a notch and make IWD what it is supposed to be 鈥 a day ... anyone can recall, we are marching and rallying in Rockhampton for IWD", she said. "The ...

  8. International Women's Day takes aim at Howard

    it is IWD that gives us the opportunity to come together with a strong, united voice". The ... demand of the next IWD march. The IWD collective is open to all women who would like to help organise the ... demands are happening now, and we'd like to get wide-ranging input to make IWD 1998 bigger and better ...

  9. Resistance briefs

    Wollongong Women's Centre on Wednesday, November 11, to launch the International Women's Day (IWD ... ) collective in Wollongong for 1999. "It is important to start organising IWD 1999 this year, to continue ... women's liberation", said Resistance activist and IWD collective member Angela Luvera. The collective ...

  10. Fighting for women's rights

    Resistance! By Keara Courtney International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8 is a beacon in the ... struggle for women's liberation. IWD's history goes back to February 28, 1907, when socialist ... won shorter working hours, better pay and the right to be unionised. The first IWD march was organised ...

  11. Film Screening: She's Beautiful When She's Angry

    RMIT). Hosted by 91自拍论坛 Weekly. Feminism Feminism International Women's Day (IWD) Second Wave ...

  12. International Women's Day marches to protest Gulf War

    war in the Middle East. In Sydney, writes Margaret Mayhew, IWD promises to be the most angry and ... parts of the world." The Sydney IWD collective calls on all women to protest against the Gulf War. ... South for speakers and entertainment. In the evening, the annual IWD Dance will take place at Paddington ...

  13. International Women's Day: unity does matter

    rally organised by the IWD Collective, the other is a sit-down rally organised by the Women's ... occurred, is something that the Perth IWD Collective believes should not be repeated. Despite the collective ... the collective before a second event was organised for March 11. When the IWD Collective heard about ...

  14. and ain't i a woman?: Socialism and International Women's Day

    socialist parties around the world and provided the political basis of the first IWD. The conference decided ... to organise IWD on March 19 around the slogan, "The vote for women will unite our strength in ... to childcare and reproductive control. IWD continues, 86 years later, to be organised in all parts of ...

  15. Climate change is a feminist issue

    Climate crisis Feminism Zita Henderson International Women's Day (IWD) Djilang/Geelong ...

  16. The radical history of International Women鈥檚 Day

    Feminism Kathy Fairfax International Women's Day (IWD) Clara Zetkin International Conference ... of Socialist Working Women socialist women International Women鈥檚 Day (IWD) in Australia has lost its ... on their 鈥渟uccess鈥. These events can make us forget that IWD has a radical socialist history of women ...

  17. Feminists discuss attacks on women

    Early Childhood Studies at Macquarie University and Marina Cameron from 91自拍论坛 Weekly. The IWD ... Peggy Trompf and Becky Ellis from the IWD collective. Photo by Trish Corcoran. September 17, 1997 290 ...

  18. ... and ain't i a woman?: International Women's Day

    Socialist Women in Copenhagen in 1910. In 1911 IWD, according to Alexandra Kollontai writing at the time, ... on IWD began days of food riots, political strikes and demonstrations which launched the first ... revolution. In 1975 IWD in Cuba was chosen to launch a new campaign against macho male attitudes and a new ...

  19. Solidarity with Iraqi women

    Day (IWD) collectives held a speak-out in conjunction with the Committee in Defence of Iraqi ... condemn the Hussein regime. Janine Curll, a member of Sydney's IWD Collective, urged all to stand in ... against the Iraqi population to curb anti-government dissent. In Melbourne, the IWD Collective and the ...

  20. Action updates

    is expecting a large turnout for this year's IWD rally and march on March 8. The theme is ... previous years. The IWD collective unanimously supported the demands, "No war, no racism, no ... government has scheduled its IWD festival at the same time as the rally and march, but the IWD collective has ...

  21. Action updates

    a focus BRISBANE 鈥 The IWD collective is building a vibrant and inclusive march and rally on Saturday, ... on whether the theme for IWD 2002 should be "women against war and racism". Further ... discussion on the subject will be held. It was decided that the IWD march will demand freely available ...

  22. International Women's Day

    Resistance! By Angela Luvera The first International Women's Day (IWD) was organised by women ... organise for their demands and celebrate their achievements. 聽 IWD was first celebrated in Australia on ... indigenous Australia, equality for lesbians and so on. Join the IWD marches on March 6. Phone your Resistance ...

  23. Women of the world unite!

    Women of the world unite! Since its beginnings, IWD has been a day of unity, solidarity and ... of women were marching in New York. In 1915, IWD was transferred to March 8. Russian socialist ... the first IWD activity took place on March 25, 1928, organised by socialists from the Militant ...

  24. Songs of Freedom on International Women's Day

    Left Weekly. International Women's Day (IWD) brontenicolescott@gmail.com 8070 9331 Songs of ...

  25. International Women's Day's hidden radical history

    still necessary. International Women's Day (IWD) is an integral part of the movement fighting the ... oppression of women. ANGELA LUVERA examines the history and ongoing relevance of IWD. * * * IWD was born at ... The figure most identified with the birth of IWD is Clara Zetkin. Through the 1890s, Zetkin developed ...

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