“[SD] are pleased to be associated with this protest & the campaign it has launched. We believe that the activists & orgs that rallied on Saturday have the potential to create a movement that can push back against the current assault on ...
Women's rights protest pushes back against gender identity ideology
RT @WeAreWithWoman: @Womans_Place_UK "We want to give good care... We were out on Sunday to fight for the midwives’ rights as workers and also for respectful care for all women." We are happy to have contributed this blog post for WPUK. 💜🤍💚 ...
RT @WeAreWithWoman: Thank you for publishing this WPUK. In solidarity, WW. x https://t.co/CyN7Cc...
GetTheLOutUK on Twitter
“As the job got harder & the workforce smaller; what we got were claps & posters declaring us ‘heroes & angels’. My NHS trust gave me a poem and a sunflower seed to plant. The RCM…has not acted to harness the anger and despair building ...
“Detectives have a dreadful habit of describing murders of women as ‘isolated incidents’ when they are clearly not: so far this year, at least 126 women have been killed by men.” #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021 #16Days #16DaysofActivism https://t.co/BepW9j...
RT @radicailin: We would like to voice our appreciation to everyone who attended our protest yesterday and everyone who has participated in the campaign! Big thanks to our speakers @FemmeLoves , @anliathluachra, Graham Linehan and @RachelRMoran ♥️ ...
“Last Sunday, 20,000 people, mostly women, took to the streets to ‘March With Midwives’. A grassroots movement started by a group of doulas, the idea quickly spread. It was as if a dam holding back frustration, desperation and passion had burst ...
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A new twist in a long road
RT @ELRC_nia: Pictured is our Specialist Young Women’s Advocate, Alexandra ✊ https://t.co/ZPHOnm...
"Midwives want to be ‘with woman’ and women want us with them. One beautiful aspect about Sunday was the solidarity between mothers, midwives, and other birth workers." @WeAreWithWoman https://t.co/kV0oTG... #SexMatters ...
2005: After many years of struggle, women in Kuwait won the right to vote. Known as the Blue Revolution after activists wore light blue in solidarity with human rights struggles worldwide. https://t.co/3Lull7...
2020: Argentina legalised abortion up to 14 weeks of pregnancy after campaigning by a growing grassroots, feminist movement and in the face of strong opposition by the Catholic church. https://t.co/I3pVbL... #50Wins4Women ...
RT @benge_nicola: Day 3 of #16days @BrightonHoveCC have new draft strategy & survey for #VAWG services #Sussex At #BrightonRiseUp campaign we've created guidance to complete this. Please download & respond to keep #domesticabuse services ...
RT @tabzahs: @rebelyarns @Womans_Place_UK 1) it is horrendous that there are no single sex places for women in Brighton that have suffered male violence. 2) am I surprised it's happening in Brighton? No! 3) do we need a directory of women only places ...
RT @WepWomen: THREAD 🧵 When providers fail to provide single sex spaces, women self exclude @SurvivorsnetBtn @ManduReid @TabithaMortonWE @WepChristine @WEP_UK @WEPRaceEquality @WepClimate @WEPDisability @wepmanchester @WEPLGBTQI @WEP_Scot #16Days ...
RT @K_IngalaSmith: This is heartbreaking and makes me angry. Survivors of sexual violence in Brighton who need single-sex support have nowhere to go. https://t.co/RCFE2w...
1975: 90% of Icelandic women went on strike from work/domestic labour. 25,000 of them marched to demand change. The action was a great success & led to a raft of legislative changes inc the election of the country’s first female president five ...
Rape victim is forced to quit her therapy sessions because she feels …
RT @MJHerbert: @Womans_Place_UK her memoirs have been published https://t.co/BYdZ90... https://t.co/Ypztmg...
RT @BevJacksonAuth: Superb article by @alexmassie on today’s relentless witch hunt, the distortion of crime statistics, the hypocrisy of the “just be kind” crowd, and the shameful silence of politicians. As he says: it’s obvious where the “right ...
Frida Stewart (1910-1996) Anti Facist. Musician. Spanish Civil War; set up Hull & York aid committees, worked in a refugee children's hospital in Murcia and drove an ambulance. WW2; arrested by Gestapo in Paris when helping refugees. Escaped ...
RT @rebelyarns: "Sarah ... tried to find another support group solely for biological females in Brighton, but discovered there were none, as they all stated that they welcomed 'self-identifying females'." Brighton women traumatised by male violence ...
RT @whywomen: For the #16Days we are honouring women who have worked tirelessly to protect women's rights, by sharing their stories from our #SistersArchive. Today, hear from Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, Director of @WomensBudgetGrp, on what motivates her ...
1960: The Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) was established to fight for equal rights and opportunities and is the largest women’s organisation in Latin America. Women make up 53% of MPs and 64% of university places in Cuba. Abortion/family planning is ...
"The silence of some of those who might ordinarily be expected to defend a writer from this harassment was as overwhelming as it is shameful." @alexmassie https://t.co/KheHFy... #IStandWithJKRowlin... #SexMatters #istandwithjoannach... #IStandWithJKR ...
Womanchester on Twitter
Such a powerful action to commemorate all the women killed by men's violence. Thank you @WomanchesterMMN #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021 #16Days #EndVAWG #16DaysofActivism20... https://t.co/Tobf6b...
RT @JeanHatchet: All the love to @WomanchesterMMN today for their #HeartsForMurderedW... event in Manchester. A beautiful and heartbreaking tribute to women killed by men. Solidarity sisters. https://t.co/YwsMiY...