socialist feminist Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

“Give us bread, but give us roses too” — Over 200 attend ROSA International Socialist Feminist Conference, Vienna

By Isidora Duran Stewart (ROSA Socialist Feminist Movement, Ireland) In the wake of International Women’s Day 2023 which saw women, queer people and their siblings in struggle in the labour movement take to the streets globally, over 200 socialist feminists from every

Mar 22, 2023

Theory & History

Capitalism, women’s oppression & the role of the patriarchal family

By Katia Hancke In the last 10 years, gender violence and femicide have become terms we are all too familiar with. These issues have been lifted out of the shadows by millions of women worldwide saying ‘No More’ and demanding action to

Jul 1, 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

Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: Doesn’t human nature mean that socialism can’t work?

By Eddie McCabe In this capitalist society the notion of “human nature” is used to explain away all kinds of evils – violence, racism, inequality. Socialism – a society based on cooperation, real participatory democracy and the common ownership (and planned use)

Feb 3, 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

Nothing to lose but our chains: Join the international socialist alternative!

Housing crisis, precarious work, climate catastrophe…Feeling like you’ve no future? IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S CAPITALISM! We live in a world of crisis and inequality because capitalism puts profit before all else, no matter the consequences. For example, Big Pharma’s patents on Covid

Jun 5, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic

Coronavirus crisis – a socialist feminist view

By International Socialist Alternative (ISA) Women’s Bureau (ISA is the international socialist organisation to which the Socialist Party is the Irish section of) The covid-19 crisis has hit the world hard. Health care workers, whose voices were never heard when they screamed

Apr 2, 2020

Vote 1 Rita Harrold: A Socialist Feminist Voice for Workers, Women & the Planet

This is the text of Rita Harrold’s leaflet for the European election campaign in Dublin that will be distributed to 250,000 homes in Dublin. Let Us Rise!– Public Need Not Private Greed “The water charges and repeal movements show things can change.

May 3, 2019

Euro elections: Vote no.1 Rita Harrold

From the housing crisis, to the cervical cancer scandal, to climate change – capitalism’s profit motive clashes with the needs of the majority. I’m Rita Harrold a 29 year old childminder from Crumlin & a longstanding Socialist Party activist. I’ve been involved

Apr 25, 2019

News & Analysis

Victim blaming & entrenched misogyny in the legal system

By Eleanor Crossey Malone The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described violence against women as a “global health problem of epidemic proportions.” Research carried out by the European Agency for Fundamental Rights found that 26% of women in Ireland had experienced sexual

Mar 12, 2018

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