The call for this International Women’s Strike (IWS) follows mass protest in 2016 against men’s violence in Argentina and the criminalisation of abortion in Poland, and the women’s marches against Trump which mobilised millions in the US and 15 other countries, including 100,000 in the UK. The Women’s March UK and US are endorsing the IWD call. Women in over 40 countries are taking part so far. We will take time off from waged and unwaged work – the whole day, hours or minutes – to protest, march, flash mob, put a broom outside our door, hang a banner from the window . . .
To join, call a huddle where you are or come to ours, work out your demands and actions, publicise them – we can help. In London, the Global Women’s Strike and Women of Colour GWS are coordinating actions against violence, poverty, discrimination, exploitation and war.
To join, call a huddle where you are or come to ours, work out your demands and actions, publicise them – we can help. In London, the Global Women’s Strike and Women of Colour GWS are coordinating actions against violence, poverty, discrimination, exploitation and war.
Participating organisations so far:
All African Women’s Group, Black Women’s Rape Action Project, English Collective of Prostitutes, Legal Action for Women, Queer Strike, Single Mothers’ Self-Defence, WinVisible (women with visible and invisible disabilities), Women Against Rape.
Men who support our goals welcome. Contact: Payday men’s network payday@paydaynet.org
Countries taking part in the IWS so far
AUSTRALIA • ARGENTINA • BELGIUM • BOLIVIA • BRASIL • CANADA • CZECH REPUBLIC • CHILE • COLOMBIA • COSTA RICA • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • EL SALVADOR • ECUADOR • FINLAND • FRANCE • GERMANY • GUATEMALA • HONDURAS • ISRAEL • ITALY • SOUTH KOREA • REPUBLIC OF IRELAND • NORTHERN IRELAND • MEXICO • MYANMAR • NICARAGUA • PANAMA • PARAGUAY • PERU • POLAND • PORTUGAL • PUERTO RICO • RUSSIA • SCOTLAND • SINGAPORE • SPAIN • SWEDEN THAILAND • TIMOR-LESTE • TOGO • TURKEY • UK • URUGUAY •USA
Some suggestions:
● total strike – stop work, housework, caregiving for the whole day
● part-time strike – stop production/work for 1 or 2 hours
● set up an "out of office" auto-reply and explain why
● boycott companies that use sexist advertising, speak to the workers
● boycott local misogynists (to be selected by you)
● sex strike – some sex workers plan to charge double instead
● shopping strike
● block roads and streets
● demonstrations, pickets, marches
● if you can’t stop work wear black clothes, ribbon, hat . . .
All African Women’s Group, Black Women’s Rape Action Project, English Collective of Prostitutes, Legal Action for Women, Queer Strike, Single Mothers’ Self-Defence, WinVisible (women with visible and invisible disabilities), Women Against Rape.
Men who support our goals welcome. Contact: Payday men’s network payday@paydaynet.org
Countries taking part in the IWS so far
AUSTRALIA • ARGENTINA • BELGIUM • BOLIVIA • BRASIL • CANADA • CZECH REPUBLIC • CHILE • COLOMBIA • COSTA RICA • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • EL SALVADOR • ECUADOR • FINLAND • FRANCE • GERMANY • GUATEMALA • HONDURAS • ISRAEL • ITALY • SOUTH KOREA • REPUBLIC OF IRELAND • NORTHERN IRELAND • MEXICO • MYANMAR • NICARAGUA • PANAMA • PARAGUAY • PERU • POLAND • PORTUGAL • PUERTO RICO • RUSSIA • SCOTLAND • SINGAPORE • SPAIN • SWEDEN THAILAND • TIMOR-LESTE • TOGO • TURKEY • UK • URUGUAY •USA
Some suggestions:
● total strike – stop work, housework, caregiving for the whole day
● part-time strike – stop production/work for 1 or 2 hours
● set up an "out of office" auto-reply and explain why
● boycott companies that use sexist advertising, speak to the workers
● boycott local misogynists (to be selected by you)
● sex strike – some sex workers plan to charge double instead
● shopping strike
● block roads and streets
● demonstrations, pickets, marches
● if you can’t stop work wear black clothes, ribbon, hat . . .
