Women's Strike Assembly (London)

Join us to discuss how we can work towards making the Women’s Strike on March 8th 2018 a reality in the UK. This women’s assembly is open to all women, non-binary people and allies of all genders. Last year we saw tens of thousands of women across the world, in South America, the USA, southern and eastern Europe take to the streets, protest and go on strike. In recent years there has been increased attacks on women’s rights - from attacks on the right to abortion and reproductive services, to the high numbers of women killed from domestic violence, to always being the lowest paid and having the worst work conditions, to the slashing of the welfare state and the imposition of austerity which impacts women’s lives disproportionately.

The Women’s Strike is about more than just the withdrawal of our paid labour or work – it is also about recognising that women take on a disproportionate amount of unpaid work in the form of cooking, cleaning, caring and other tasks which contribute to the day to day functioning of society. Women’s labour is exploited in multiple ways and a women’s strike is about building the counter-power to fight back against the multitude of issues facing women, non-binary and femme people.

You can learn more about last year’s strike and the demands here: https://www.womenstrikeus.org/

We are open to people of any gender attending the meeting but the strike will led by and prioritise the voices of women and non-binary people. We are trans and sex worker inclusive. We respectfully suggest that men avoid dominating discussion and that they also volunteer for tasks which are traditionally done by women e.g. cooking, cleaning, care.

The event will be kid friendly - we will organise care and food for everyone.