Women and oppressed genders

U.S. women plan for international women’s strike

Women who took to the streets Jan. 21 in the U.S. and around the world in a massive show of…

February 26, 2017

Detroit rallies for reproductive justice

Several protests in support of Planned Parenthood and against intensified attacks on women took place in Metro Detroit on Feb.…

February 16, 2017

Lessons of the Sessions nomination

Feb. 13 — The Democratic Party’s inability to stop or even slow down the dramatic shift to the right, represented…

February 13, 2017

U.S. gag rule garrotes global health

The first action President Trump took on his first work day in office was to sign a memorandum signaling a…

February 5, 2017

Marissa Alexander: Against the prison pipeline for women

Marissa Alexander is finally free after five years of detention for an act of self-defense. In 2012 Alexander, who is…

February 2, 2017

Millions join women’s marches

‘Resist Trump’ goes global Consider these astounding numbers: 750,000 in Los Angeles; 500,000 in Washington, D.C.; 500,000 in New York…

January 25, 2017

Women march against sexism, racism & Trump

A massive women’s demonstration of more than 1 million people in Washington, D.C., and 673 other protests around the U.S.…

January 25, 2017

J20 Bay Area Counter-Inaugural: 120 hours of direct action

From Martin Luther King Day to Inauguration Day, the San Francisco Bay Area seethed with protests, shutdowns and other actions.…

January 23, 2017

Women’s liberation NOW!

The Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 21 has issued unity principles defining what it stands for. Included in eight…

January 19, 2017

Reproductive justice takes on the Trump-Pence agenda

Organizing for the Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 21 has been deep and massive. As of this writing, over…

January 14, 2017