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Sunday March 09, 2008 00:16 by Cliona Flanagan - Workers Solidarity Movement
Why there is an International Women’s Day Every year we celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th. This goes back to 1910, when an international conference of socialist women decided that 'women the world over set aside a particular day each year to remember women and their struggles.' The next year it was celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland where over one million women and men attended rallies. In addition to the right to vote, they demanded the right to have a job outside the home, to vocational training and to an end to discrimination. Over the following years celebrations spread around the world, with trade unions, socialists and anarchists being the organisers. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4Well organised and good range of events there, well done.
In Limerick, one commercial outlet also celebrated the day but maybe not in the way you would immediately expect.
Costellos antiques in Limerick
http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2008/03/95356.html
we are taking it back.
Hmm.
The WSM weren't involved in organising the feminist walking tour at all. Sure, there are people in Choice Ireland who might also be members of the WSM, but that's a different thing. I am part of a football club as well as being a member of Choice Ireland- we wouldn't really say that ____ FC are great on women's issues or were involved in organising the tour because one of their members is in Choice Ireland...
In saying that, the WSM would be more than welcome to get more involved in organising the next feminist event.
Thanks
Confusing, it says
"WSM members ... assisted in the organising of a feminist walking tour."
And that's totally true.
E. did a bucket load of walk for the walking tour and shes in the WSM. Its true we, as the WSM, weren't involved in organising it but our members were. The tour was organised by CI and RAG but WSM members without doubt assisted in organising it, albeit with their CI/RAG hats on.