Russia: Moscow to Vavozh, he 8 March RSD defended the social rights of women
We reproduce the note of the Russian Socialist Movement (RSD) on actions on the International Day of Working Women (9.3.2019). Moscow to Vavozh: he 8 March RSD defended the social rights of women
We reproduce the note of the Russian Socialist Movement (RSD) on actions on the International Day of Working Women, published 9.3.2019.
Socialists in six regions celebrated the International Women's Day by organizing protest rallies and pickets, making video clips, conducting film screenings and debates. For the first time carried out a feminist action in the field: the people of Vavozh, in the Republic of Udmurtia.
Moscow
El RSD, along with other feminist activists from leftist movements, conducted an action “The rights of women and social justice” at the monument to Nadezhda Krupskaya. Participants of the action demanded equal pay for equal work, policies to combat sexual and domestic violence, in particular, the creation of crisis centers for women subjected to violence and return the item “Hit” the penal code; increased government spending on education, health and other areas, most of whom are women.
St. Petersburg
The bright rally “Feminism for all” meeting 500 people, becoming the largest action for the liberation of women in St. Petersburg in recent years. The demonstration was clearly social character: They prevailed slogans in support of discriminated workers, victims of domestic violence, sexual exploitation and poverty.
The activist RSD, Valerie Kovalishin to, who opened the rally, He emphasized that the oppression of women is inseparable from class inequality, the suppression of civil liberties and discrimination based on national and racial characteristics. The political struggle against patriarchy composite system, capitalism and authoritarianism leads to the liberation of women. Rita Prudnikova socialist devoted his speech to the fight against domestic violence and the shameful role of the state, sabotaging the adoption of the law on protection orders.
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Representatives of groups and feminist initiatives discussed at the rally: LeftFem movement, popular video blog "feminist explanations", lesbian and transgender communities, musical groups. The protest joined various political forces, from the traditional Communist Party of the United Communist liberal movement until Spring, suggesting that, despite the resistance of conservatives, feminism is gaining recognition in the opposition environment. After the rally in space "Eve Ribs", a festive evening full of people made, where there were reports on current topics, workshops, a charity auction and a concert. Socialists talked about employment discrimination, the problems of domestic violence and increasing restrictions on reproductive freedom.
Ekaterinburg
He 8 of March, RSD group held an open meeting in Yekaterinburg, where they talked about the work of feminist left Heidi Hartmann "A bad marriage avenido: towards a more progressive union between Marxism and feminism " (Free Marxist Publishing House, 2016).
Irkutsk
He 8 of March, the local branch of RSD, along with activists of Women's Solidarity and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, They held a picket to remind people of the true meaning of Irkutsk International Women's Day. "For us, he 8 March is not a holiday marketed as "candy bouquet", but a day of struggle for equality, discrimination and oppression based on gender. Speaking against the oppression of women as women, we must not forget the class oppression of workers hired. Only the transition to a socialist society can completely free a woman “, colleagues explain the meaning of the action. The picketers talked to the villagers, some of whom expressed support for activists, Others suggested that it would write another slogan on posters, others argued, but no one remained indifferent.
Udmurtia
For the first time in the streets of the city he was discussed labor and social rights of women. Activists and activists of Izhevsk RSD conducted a series of pickets and organized an open debate on International Women's Day. further, fellow they recorded a video about the problems women face in the capitalist system.
He 8 of March, RSD supporters came to picket in the village of Udmurt in Vavozh.
Yakutsk
RSD-Yakutsk conducted a screening of the film “Suffragist” in honor of International Women's Day. The film tells the difficult history of the struggle of the workers of Britain the right to vote. After seeing the film, participants reached consensus that the attacks on the rights of women in society continue today, and the struggle for the emancipation of women should continue.
reproduced from Anticapitalist Network
18.3.2019
