The history of International Woman’s Day is important to know the history of how this day originated. Here are three links to understand the history of IWD.
BBC: International Women’s Day: When is it and why is it important?
Time: Why International Women’s Day is March 8: A Radical Reason
Here are several must-read articles about the realities that women are trying to exist in. Please read and share the stories of women around the world on this IWD 2024.
Al Jazeera: UN official warns of possible war crimes, rape as a weapon in Sudan
How is this not a war crime? There are only a small number of hospitals that are still functioning, so women have no where to go to seek medical treatment from sexual assaults. Sudanese women and girls must be protected. Where are the world leaders to sanction the RSF over these atrocities?
Al Jazeera: ‘I yearn for the girl I used to be’: Gaza women tell their stories
“The war has robbed Nada of more than just her home and possessions, she says. She has lost her sense of self too.” This is an excerpt from the article about a mother in Gaza named Nada and the intense struggle to exist in Gaza as a woman.
Barrons: Thousands of Congolese Women Don Black for Peace March
Congolese women are marching for:
“We, the women of Congo, refuse war, rape and the plundering of our resources,’ their banners read.” They are asking for our support and voices to “impose sanctions on aggressor countries and warlords.”
The New Republic: Biden Has Pledged to “Restore Roe.” That Won’t Cut It.
Even under Roe, women faced issues when seeking an abortion. This article brings up a very good point, that Roe means different things to each person. Women need access to the healthcare that they choose and the right to an abortion should be allowed without restrictions. This right needs to be enshrined and protected.
The Guardian: I’ve travelled the world researching patriarchy- and found it is far from inevitable
A tribute to the founder of International Women’s Day, Clara Zetkin, and an insightful study about matrilineal communities and how the emergence of the patriarchal communities did not occur till about 5,000 years ago.
Al Jazeera: Indigenous Bolivian women take up taekwondo against gender-based violence
80% of Bolivian women experience gender-based violence. A group of women are teaching taekwondo to other women so they have a means to protect themselves from their assailants.
From the river to the sea, may the whole world be free.
Protest
Disrupt everything
BE UNGOVERNABLE
Vote 3rd party
Boycott
Demand sanctions and embargoes for Israel, US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, UAE, Russia, and Rwanda.
Please extend your energy to other countries and people facing genocide and atrocities- West Papua, the Rohingyas, Armenians, and the Uyghurs.