The most recent articles
The most recent articles
Who are the French “Indigenous Feminists”? About an interesting debate that occured during the Anticolonial Week in Paris, February 2007
Monday 19 November 2007
by Karine Gantin
Context of the French annual Anticolonial Week
In February 2007, a highly interesting collective action has attempted to contribute to the contemporary (difficult) French debate about “Republican-universalist” values and national identity in relationship to memory. A platform of around 50 local (...) > continue
Power of Love. In Memory of Maria Moyo (1950-2007), and about the impressive struggles of WOZA (Zimbabwe)
Friday 16 November 2007
by Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)
Maria Moyo (15 March 1950 - 6 November 2007) - a shero remembered - a life celebrated... Maria Moyo was born on 15 March 1950 in Gwanda. She died on 6 November 2007, aged 57 years. She was married with 9 children and her last born is a Grade 4 pupil. She left behind 12 grandchildren. She did her primary education in Gwanda at Siboza Primary School up to Standard 4. She joined the liberation struggle in 1970’s and went to Zambia and Botswana. She joined WOZA at its formation in 2003 and was normally in the front of the protests and normally one of the first to be arrested. She was arrested 10 times and was once kept in solitary confinement in Sauerstown Police station. Maria was often just picked up from her home for no apparent reason. > continue
Delaram Ali to Receive Lashings and Serve Prison Term of 2 Years 6 Months
Wednesday 7 November 2007
by One Million Signature Campaign
(BREAKING NEWS 11/11/07 : Temporary Stay Ordered by Judiciary Head in Implementation of Prison Sentence of Delaram Ali !!!) In an unprecedented and unexpected development Delaram Ali was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months and 10 lashing in appeals court. Delaram Ali was tried originally on 29 (...) > continue
Lamenting a Dream
Tuesday 6 November 2007
by One Million Signature Campaign, Delaram Ali
In her original trial the author of this magnificent text Delaram Ali was sentenced to 2 years and ten months prison term and 20 lashings, which was reduced to 2 years and 6 months and ten lashings in a ruling issued by the appeals court announced November 4. The courts have contacted Delaram in regards to implementing her sentence by the end of the week. > continue
A Day in the Life of an Iranian One Million Signature Campaigner
Friday 2 November 2007
by One Million Signature Campaign, Nahid Mir Haj
The feminist one-year-old One Million Signature Campaign goes on with its impressive work despite repression. Resisting Women is happy to republish this article sensitively featuring one day in the life of an active Campaigner... (The picture features Iranian Peace Nobel Price Sherin Ebadi, supporter of the One Million Signature Campaign) > continue
IRAN : Thirteen Equal Rights Defenders Summoned to Court / Campaign Member Maziar Samiee Arrested
Friday 2 November 2007
by One Million Signature Campaign
Feminist platform Change for Equality, One Million Signature Campaign, Iran : Thirteen equal rights defenders have been summoned to court for trials which are scheduled to take place over the next two months. The trial of Zara Amjadian was held on Saturday October 27th, 2007. Besides Amjadian (...) > continue
PALESTINE-ISRAEL / DOCUMENT
IWC position on the upcoming Annapolis Conference
Wednesday 31 October 2007
by IWC - International Women’s Commission
Here is the press release by the International Women’s Commission for a Just and Sustainable Palestinian-Israeli Peace (IWC) about the U.S.-sponsored Annapolis conference about the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian issue, scheduled to take place in November 2007. > continue
Can the Politics of the European Union be a Remedy for Polish Homophobia?
Saturday 27 October 2007
by Alicja Kowalska
This essay examines the reaction of the European Union politicians to Polish homophobia and deliberates on the strength of their influence and the reasons of their relative failure. It insists on building a society open to pluralism and diversity and on promoting civic initiatives. It also provides an insight into how Polish politicians have been dealing with the issue of sexual minorities and their rights during the last two years and brings up the examples of hate speech and open homophobia that has entered the language of the Polish political establishment. Written in october 2006, this text has been presented as a statement in July 2007 in Piekary (Poland) by the annual gathering of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Network, this year dedicated to the topic "New forms of xenophobia and antiracist fights in Europe". > continue
Mexico/Chiapas : December 2007, convoking the 3rd Encuentro of the Zapatista Peoples with the Peoples of the World, Topic "Comandanta Ramona and the women Zapatistas"
Friday 26 October 2007
by Compañera Zapatista Everilda
This is the English translation of Compañera Everilda’s words convoking the 3rd Encuentro of the Zapatista Peoples with the Peoples of the World, on topic "Comandanta Ramona and the women Zapatistas", followed by the link to the movie in memory of Comandanta Ramona, who died 2006 as she was 47. > continue
Esther Stevens, Trade Unionist : "I advise workers not to flee; there are so many ways to deal with the situation." (South Africa)
Thursday 25 October 2007
by ITUC CSI
Esther Stevens has been a domestic worker for 45 years and is the president of the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers’ Union, SADSAWU. She talks about how difficult but also how important it is to organise these workers, who are among the most exploited. > continue
