March 8th, a historical day of struggle | Special Edition

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Hello, sisters of the world!

“March 8, 2000, International Women’s Day, will be a date to remember in the history of the women’s movement worldwide,” women from around the world announced in February 2000. That moment, feminist militants from more than 50 countries were getting ready for the launch of the World March of Women (WMW), a global movement of solidarity and resistance by women against capitalism and patriarchy.

Launching this mobilization on March 8 expressed a fundamental element of grassroots feminism: the continuous battle for radicality, for the ability to massively mobilize women and build a shared-action program. Such an organization was a reaction to the capture of women’s struggles by hegemonic actors, including companies, multilateral organizations, and governments, a trend that had been increasing since the 1990s.

This battle remains today. On March 8, around the world, women reclaim the streets and public spaces as spaces to do politics, of collective organizing, and feminist expression and fearlessness. And they argue that feminism is a struggle by grassroots, diverse, working women—not one by companies and institutions that are complicit in exploitation, war, and inequality.

We look back on the process of launching the World March of Women in the 2000s as a way to affirm collective organizing, from the local to the international level, as a fundamental element of grassroots feminism. Read it.

Still on March 8th, see also:

::: In search of lost memory: the origins of International Women’s Day
Memory, international mobilization and revolution: discover the history of March 8, an international day of struggle proposed by socialist women | Experiences

::: Gallery: Living Memory of March 8
The 133 pictures by 44 women from 40 places taken in different years feature a snippet of the strength of March 8 across the world | Multimedia

::: March 8: Women’s Rebelliousness and Strength To Change the World
Read and listen to the words of Nalu Faria, of the World March of Women, from her contribution at the “Challenges of Grassroots Feminism” Webinar (2021) | Analysis

...And if you haven't seen it yet, check out our content from previous weeks:

::: What is a Feminist Economy? Watch the Animated Videos
Two new videos expose principles to build feminist economy into the social movements agenda | Multimedia

::: Bertita Zúniga: “Berta Cáceres Argued That the Struggle Is a Permanent Struggle”
Seven years after the political assassination of the Honduran leader Berta Cáceres, we publish a message by her daughter Bertita Zúniga Cáceres about her legacy | Experiences

::: March 8, a Day to Radicalize Hope in Brazil
Read the article by Nalu Faria on the challenges facing the feminist movement as it tackles poverty and the patriarchal control over women’s bodies and lives | Analisys

::: Andaiye: The Point Is To Change the World
The thought and political practice of a radical fighter from Guyana | Experiences

::: A Flag in the Sand: Sahrawi Women Building Sovereignty
Video depicts the everyday lives and stories of women who live in Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria | Video

::: On Systemic Masculinity: Personal Status Laws in Iraq
The Iraqi personal status laws and their effects on women’s lives | Analysis

::: Grassroots Feminist Journalism: The Experience of the Marcha Portal
Camila Parodi shares the story of the Argentinian portal Marcha and the experience of feminist journalism from social movements | Experiences

::: Oil Palm Plantations in Chiapas: Women Fight Against Territorial Control and Violence
The World Rainforest Movement exposes the Mexican context of feminist resistance against oil palm plantations | Interview

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Capire is a media tool dedicated to echoing the voices of women in movement, publicizing the struggles from different territories, and strengthening local and international references of anti-capitalist, anti-racist, grassroots feminism. Watch this video or read our presentation to learn more about it. This website is an initiative by the World March of Women, in collaboration with women of allied movements, such as La Via Campesina and Friends of the Earth International, and organizations that are part of the Strengthening Grassroots Feminisms project.