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,MILLIONS ( WOM5 >\ND ! WORLD P>TICIPAT$ 9 EV5TS = ,9T]NATIONAL ,WOM5'S ,DAY 7,I,W,D7 ON ,M>* ! #h?4 ,! MO/ MILITANT ACTION WAS 9 ! GR[? ( ! ',WOM5'S ,/RIKE'1 ) #e4#c MILLION PEOPLE ON /RIKE 9 ,SPA94 ,9 ,BRITA91 ! 9T]E/ 9 ! TACTICS ( ! /RIKE ON ,I,W,D IS RELATIVELY NEW1 YET /ILL #g1 WOM5 PL$G$ TO /RIKE4 ,9 ADDITION1 L9KS W]E MADE TO GRASS ROOTS UNIONS SU* AS ! ,CLEAN]S & ,ALLI$ ,9DEP5D5T ,WORK]S ,UNION 7,C,A,I,U,W7 ) SUPPORT = !IR PICKETS = A ,LIV+ ,WAGE4 ,SEX WORK]S ALSO CO-ORD9AT$ !IR [N ACTIONS = DECRIM9ALIZATION & TRANS WOM5 HELD AN ACTION OV] ! PROBLEMS ( ACCESS TO ,N,H,S S]VICES4 

,! ORGANIZ]S 9 ,BRITA9 MADE IT CLE> ?AT ! /RIKE %\LD FOCUS ON DEM&S = WORK+ CLASS WOM51 9CLUD+ ?OSE :O (T5 FACE ! MO/ EXPLOITATION & DISCRIM9ATION1 LIKE MIGRANTS1 SEX WORK]S1 TRANS WOM54 ,IT IS NOT JU/ A /RIKE AB\T TRADITIONAL WORK BUT ALSO AB\T '9VISIBLE LABOR'1 SU* AS C>E1 DOME/IC & EMOTIONAL LABOR1 & AGA9/ MALE VIOL5CE4 ,! HI/ORICAL ORIG9S ( ! DAY MAKE IT CLE> ?AT ! PURPOSE IS NOT TO HAVE MORE WOM5 POLITICIANS OR COMPANY DIRECTORS 7SEE BOX74 ,9/EAD IT IS FOCUS$ ON ! MAJORITY ( WOM5 :O >E AT ! BOTTOM ( ! PILE1 BO? 9 ! WORKPLACE & 9 ! HOME4 ,ACCORD+ TO ONE ORGANIZ] ( ! ,WOM5'S ,/RIKE 9 ,BRITA93 0,WE >E 9/EAD TAK+ ACTION - ACTION AGA9/ \R EXPLOITATION UND] CAPITALISM1 :]E ! DOME/IC & EMOTIONAL WORK WE DO = LITTLE OR NO PAY IS MADE 9VISIBLE1 :ILE AU/]ITY MEASURES =CE US 9TO A MORE & MORE VULN]ABLE POSITION4 ,?IS IS FEM9ISM = ! #i#i.004 

,IT WAS 9 ,SPA91 H[EV]1 ?AT ! /RIKE WAS ! MO/ SUCCESSFUL4 ,?IS WAS P>TIALLY BECAUSE ( ! SUPPORT IT GOT FROM ! MA9/REAM UNIONS4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS CLE> ?AT !Y W]E =C$ 9TO SUPPORT AS A RESULT ( ! MASSIVE UPSURGE FROM ! GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ONE S\RCE 7!FREEONL9E4WORDPRESS4COM73 0,AN IMPORTANT FEATURE ( ?IS /RIKE IS ?AT IT HAS BE5 PROMOT$ & ORGANIZ$ FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 & NOT ! O!R WAY >\ND4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 ! 9ITIATIVE ( ! /RIKE HAS BE5 BORN FIR/ 9 ! /REETS1 9 ! NEI<BORHOODS & DI/RICTS & HAS DEVELOP$ 9 OP5 ASSEMBLIES4 ,IT HAS NOT BE5 A PROPOSAL ( ! UNIONS1 BUT ( ! FEM9I/ MOVEM5T40 ,! MA9/REAM UNIONS ONLY CALL$ = A #b H\R /RIKE :]EAS UNIONS SU* AS ! ,C,G,T & ! AN>*I/ ,C,N,T CALL$ = #bd H\R /OPPAGES4 

,DESPITE CALLS = ! /RIKE TO BE BAS$ ON WORK+ CLASS WOM51 IT IS UNC]TA9 TO :AT EXT5T MANY WOM5 C\LD ACTUALLY P>TICIPATE1 GIV5 ?AT !Y >E ! ONES 9 ! MO/ PREC>I\S POSITION4 ,9 ,SPA91 HEADL9ES W]E GIV5 TO WOM5 9 M$IA & O!R PR(ESSIONAL JOBS4 ,9 ,BRITA91 ! /RIKE WAS MO/ SUCCESSFUL 9 ! UNIV]SITIES1 ) #fa UNIV]SITIES TAK+ P>T4 ,H[EV]1 ! L9K TO ,C,A,I,W,U & SEX WORK]S %[$ ?AT !RE C]TA9LY WAS SUPPORT \TSIDE ! UNIV]SITIES4 

,IF WOM5 >E TO TRULY W9 ALL ! DEM&S PUT =W>D ON ! DAY !N WE MU/ GO BEYOND DEM&S = EQUALITY 9 ! SY/EM & CALL = BO? ! 5D ( CAPITALISM & PATRI>*Y4 ,SO H[ IS ?IS GO+ TO HAPP58 ,! /RIKE 9 ,SPA9 MAY HAVE BE5 V]Y SUCCESSFUL 9 T]MS ( NUMB]S ON ! /REETS BUT :AT WILL IT A*IEVE 9 T]MS ( W9N+ DEM&S8 ,POLITICIANS & EV5 BOSSES MAY PAY LIP S]VICE TO ! AIMS ( ,I,W,D BUT !Y >E UNLIKELY TO DO ANY?+ AB\T IT4 ,9 ! 5D1 US+ ! SUCCESS ( ,M>* ! #h?1 WOM5 & M5 MU/ CONT9UE TO ORGANIZE AT ! GRASS ROOTS LEVEL & BUILD UP A MOVEM5T ?AT LA/S MU* LONG] ?AN A DAY4 ,! L9K+ UP ( A NUMB] ( GR\PS ON ! #h? PROVIDES A GOOD BASIS ON :I* TO MOVE =W>D4 

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,M>* #h IS ,9T]NATIONAL ,WOM5'S ,DAY4 ,?IS DATE COMMEMORATES ,M>* #h1 #a#i#i1 :5 #abi EMPLOYES ( A COTTON TEXTILE FACTORY 9 ,NEW ,YORK W]E KILL$ :5 !IR [N [N] SET FIRE TO ! FACTORY :ILE ALL ( !M W]E 9SIDE MAK+ A PROTE/ DEM&+ LABOR RI<TS4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! COLOR ( FEM9ISM IS VIOLET BECAUSE1 IT IS SAID1 ! SMOKE ?AT CAME FROM ?AT FIRE WAS VIOLET1 LIKE ! FABRICS ?AT W]E !RE ?AT DAY4 ,AT AN ,9T]NATIONAL ,CONGRESS ( ,SOCIALI/ ,WOM5 9 #a#i#a1 ,CL>A ,ZETK9 PROPOS$ ?IS DATE AS ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WOM5'S ,DAY 9 HONOR ( ! COTTON WORK]S4 

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