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Case dismissed against Limerick socialist feminist activist

By Aislinn O’Keeffe In May 2021 I received a fine in the post from An Garda Síochana to the tune of €500. With this fine, Gardaí alleged that I was an ‘Event Organiser’ under the Covid emergency legislation put in place by

Mar 18, 2022

A watershed moment — The murder of Ashling Murphy and why we must demand “Not one more”

The horrific murder of Ashling Murphy in January once again shined a light on the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence. Harper Cleves looks at the significance of the mobilisations in the aftermath of this murder and how a movement to defeat men’s

Feb 28, 2022

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

International Women’s Day 2022: Out of the shadows into the streets

By Harper Cleves The socialist feminist revolutionaries that established International Women’s Day were inspired by young immigrant women garment workers in New York City who instigated an 11 week strike in 1909 against exploitation and gender oppression. Moving into 2022, history seems

Feb 5, 2022

News & Analysis·Workplace News

Solidarity with the sit-in: Save Regina Coeli Hostel

By Dagmar Walgraeve The staff and residents of Regina Coeli hostel in Belfast began a ‘sit in’ on 12 January after they were told that the facility is due to close in the next few weeks. As the sole women-only hostel in

Jan 20, 2022

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

End gender violence & this misogynistic system

Text of Socialist Party leaflet given out today at the “Never Again, Not One More” protests against gender-based violence organised by ROSA Socialist Feminist Movement in Cork and Dublin. Since the horrific murder of Ashling Murphy tens of thousands have participated in

Jan 19, 2022

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

From lockdowns to nightlife — act to stop gender-based violence

By Valerie O’Leary Recent instances of women having their drinks spiked or having been injected with drugs in bars and nightclubs sparked protests across the U.K. Police in Britain confirmed that 254 attacks happened over the past two months, 56 involving spiking

Nov 1, 2021

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Agnes Tirop’s murder and the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence

By Harper Cleves On Wednesday, 13 October 25-year-old Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Tirop was found tragically murdered in her home in Iten, Kenya. Her husband has been arrested as the prime suspect in this horrifically brutal crime. Tirop’s family have reported that

Oct 20, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·Socialist Feminism

Covid-19 lockdown & gender-based violence

By Andrea Murray As the outbreak of Covid-19 began to take hold, experts warned of the risk of increased gender based violence and abuse of children. Intimate partner violence increased significantly during the HIV / AIDS pandemic, Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks.

Apr 24, 2020

Cyprus rape case outrage: Stop the victim blaming

Joint statement from our sister organisations in Cyprus; England, Wales and Scotland and Israel-Palestine. The 19-year-old woman who reported being brutally gang-raped last July in Agia Napa, Cyprus, was found guilty. Guilty of daring to report a rape and asking the police

Jan 8, 2020

From Chile to India: a new global feminist anthem

By Myriam Poizat For the past month, a Chilean protest song and choreography about sexual violence, state sexism and a culture of victim blaming has become a viral anthem for feminists around the world. Following the first song protest performed on 25

Dec 14, 2019

gender based violence- Page 2

Case dismissed against Limerick socialist feminist activist

A watershed moment — The murder of Ashling Murphy and why we must demand “Not one more”

International Women’s Day 2022: Out of the shadows into the streets

Solidarity with the sit-in: Save Regina Coeli Hostel

End gender violence & this misogynistic system

From lockdowns to nightlife — act to stop gender-based violence

Agnes Tirop’s murder and the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence

Covid-19 lockdown & gender-based violence

Cyprus rape case outrage: Stop the victim blaming

From Chile to India: a new global feminist anthem

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden