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They’re stealing our history

category international | gender and sexuality | opinion/analysis author Sunday March 09, 2008 00:16author by Cliona Flanagan - Workers Solidarity Movement Report this post to the editors

Why there is an International Women’s Day

Every year we celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th. This goes back to 1910, when an international conference of socialist women decided that 'women the world over set aside a particular day each year to remember women and their struggles.'

The next year it was celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland where over one million women and men attended rallies. In addition to the right to vote, they demanded the right to have a job outside the home, to vocational training and to an end to discrimination. Over the following years celebrations spread around the world, with trade unions, socialists and anarchists being the organisers.

In 1913, the date was fixed as March 8th to commemorate an important strike by women clothing workers in New York

Unfortunately, recent years have seen the ideas behind March 8th being played down and replaced with a meaningless celebration of ‘women’. It’s become just another photo opportunity for female politicians, just another greeting card from Hallmark. Another empty event which does nothing to remind us that much of what we enjoy today had to be fought for, and fought for by ‘ordinary’ women.

We have no desire to celebrate the likes of Mary Harney, Bairbre deBruin or Hilary Clinton. The women we are inspired by are those ordinary women like ourselves, those who have proved that we can change our world.

We remember the telephonists who went on strike for equal pay, the Dunnes Stores workers who went on strike in support of the anti-apartheid struggle when one was sacked for supporting a trade union boycott of South African produce. We remember the women who have campaigned for contraception and we join with those who are still fighting for abortion rights. International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history.

This year WSM members arranged for an Iranian political exile to talk to a Dublin community group about the struggles of women in the Islamic republic, and assisted in the organising of a feminist walking tour. In Belfast we helped to show a film about Ethel MacDonald, a Scottish anarchist who was active during the Spanish Revolution. In Cork a meeting was hosted on ‘oppression of women and what to do about it’.

Related Link: http://www.wsm.ie
author by CMSpublication date Sun Mar 09, 2008 13:43author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Well organised and good range of events there, well done.
In Limerick, one commercial outlet also celebrated the day but maybe not in the way you would immediately expect.

Costellos antiques in Limerick
Costellos antiques in Limerick

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author by lpublication date Sun Mar 09, 2008 14:20author address author phone Report this post to the editors

http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2008/03/95356.html

we are taking it back.

author by Confusingpublication date Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:08author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Hmm.

The WSM weren't involved in organising the feminist walking tour at all. Sure, there are people in Choice Ireland who might also be members of the WSM, but that's a different thing. I am part of a football club as well as being a member of Choice Ireland- we wouldn't really say that ____ FC are great on women's issues or were involved in organising the tour because one of their members is in Choice Ireland...

In saying that, the WSM would be more than welcome to get more involved in organising the next feminist event.

Thanks

author by Oispublication date Sat Apr 12, 2008 17:05author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Confusing, it says

"WSM members ... assisted in the organising of a feminist walking tour."

And that's totally true.

E. did a bucket load of walk for the walking tour and shes in the WSM. Its true we, as the WSM, weren't involved in organising it but our members were. The tour was organised by CI and RAG but WSM members without doubt assisted in organising it, albeit with their CI/RAG hats on.

 
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