In solidarity with Afghan women
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What's new this week | In solidarity with Afghan women
::: The Taliban and the Occupation Affect the Entire Region: Pakistani Women Against Authoritarianism
Read and listen to Bushra Khaliq’s contribution during the “Feminist Struggles To Bring Down Authoritarianism” webinar | Analysis
::: The Traps of the Palm Oil Industry Against Women’s Lives
Read an excerpt from the publication “Nine Reasons to Say NO to Contract Farming with Palm Oil Companies.” | Analysis
...And while you are here, check out our content from previous weeks:
::: Interview: What’s At Stake For Women’s Lives In Afghanistan?
Read the interview with a women's rights activist from Afghanistan on the consequences of of 20 years of US occupation and the Taliban returning to power | Interview
::: Read the poem “Stevia,” by Helena Zelic
Poem voices criticism against Coca-Cola’s land expropriation and production model | Culture
::: Energy system and climate justice: if it’s not feminist, it’s not just
Read and listen to Karin Nansen’s contribution about the feminist contributions to change economy and the energy system | Analysis
::: Feminism Facing Witch Hunting, Land Grabbing, and Patriarchal Control In India
We remember the words and struggles of the activist Shashi Sail about her experience fighting for women’s autonomy. This is a speech by Shashi about her experience defending the freedom, bodies, territories, and knowledges of women threatened and controlled by witch hunts in India. She delivered this speech at the symposium “Witch Hunting In India: A Scandalizing Reality,” on 30th May, 2013. By rekindling her voice and her words, we want to contribute to keeping alive the memory and the struggle of Shashi Sail for women’s freedom | Experience
::: Colombia, a Sparkle Rejecting the Neoliberal Model in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mobilization, change, and unity are fundamental tasks for social movements and political forces in the region | Analysis
::: South African Feminism Fighting Poverty and Subordination
Wilhelmina Trout points to historical challenges in South African women's struggle for political participation to dismantle patriarchal capitalism | Analysis
::: Patricia McFadden: “Through 500 years of colonialism, African women have fought for freedom”
Read and listen to this interview with the feminist activist and researcher Patricia McFadden on gendered nationalism and the power of feminism for women’s liberation | Interview
::: Just Energy Transition Is A Feminist Agenda
The feminist struggle for a different organization of work and for a harmonious relationship with nature also requires a just transition in the energy model | Analysis
::: Africa’s Women’s Day: “We Need To Unite Our Voices To Fight Against New Forms of Colonialism”
Today, July 31st, Africa’s Women’s Day, we listen to a chant and a message by Graça Samo, of the International Secretariat of the World March of Women | Multimedia
::: Argelia Laya: A Black Communist Woman Against the Tide
Learn more about the life and struggles of Argelia Laya, a Venezuelan militant and teacher, with quotes from interviews and from her autobiographical book. By Alejandra Laprea | Experience
::: Black Women in the Americas Resisting To Live, Marching To Transform
The words of Black women from four countries across the Americas show paths toward feminist and anti-racist struggles in different territories | Experiences
::: Marie Koré: Marching for Freedom and Independence in Ivory Coast
The anti-colonial leader Marie Koré brought women together in struggle to demand freedom for political prisoners in the 1940s | Experiences
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