Int'l network campaigning for living wage for mothers & carers & #CareIncomeNow. Co-ordinated by #WagesForHousework Campaign & #SelmaJames @womenstrike_us

Joined February 2011
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🔥 Rencontre publique autour du livre Sexe, Race et Classe de Selma James 🔥 Le 1er mars à 17h, à Lille (Auberge de jeunesse Stéphane Hessel, 235 Bd Paul Painlevé, 59000 Lille) En présence de Selma James, venez nombreuses et nombreux discuter autour de six décennies d’expérience militante et d’analyse. Une occasion précieuse d’échanger sur la condition des femmes, la reproduction sociale et les pratiques d’organisation autonome. Entrée à prix libre et tables de livres sur place !
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The struggle of #mothers who do sex work is prominent -- in the church occupation the ECP banner read ‘Mothers Need Money; End Police Illegality & Racism in King’s Cross’.
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The Wages For Housework exhibit includes Wellcome’s toxic history as a pharmaceutical company, with coverage of Black Women for WFH & other protestors demanding an end to testing the dangerous drug AZT on African babies.
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You are invited to BLACK WOMEN’S LIVES COUNT RECLAIMING OUR SISTERS EVERYWHERE (ROSE) Community Conversation · Archives Display · Film clips · Music · Refreshments · Childcare (call ahead) Saturday July 20 3-5pm Crossroads Women’s Center 5011 Wayne Ave Phila
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WAGES DUE goes LIVE on my #bandcamp page tomorrow gemmarogersmusic.bandcamp.co… You’ll be able to #paywhatyoucan to own it forever. Oh AND you’ll be helping raise funds for the #sisters & wonderful humans fighting the good fight @WomenStrike #EqualityForAll #womenrevolt @Tate x
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NEW! Survey report: What Mothers and Other Caregivers Want and Need. In a survey of 1065  from 50 countries, 84% said that caring deserves a care income. They wanted more time with their family, and to work outside the home part-time vs full-time. globalwomenstrike.net/mother…
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Nina Lopez #SupportNotSeparation & Tracey Norton @WinVisibleWomen reply @GeorgeMonbiot in the Guardian: obscene profiteering by private corporations must end – it should never have been allowed. But so must the unwarranted removal of thousands of children. supportnotseparation.blog/20…
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🌟What Mothers and Other Caregivers Want🌟 Launch of findings of international survey Sat 11 May 8am EDT, 1pm UK, 7pm Thailand REGISTER▶️tinyurl.com/CaregiverSurveyM… #careincomenow #globalwomenstrike #wagesforhousework #mothersday
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Also opposing the blatant discrimination of reduced allowances for 11-15 years olds, proven to be the most vulnerable age group of care experienced children as they leave primary for secondary education in Scotland.
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At the demo, a former care leaver now a kinship carer says: "I used to think kinship carers had it easy compared to foster carers as they are family, but we were so wrong. The lack of support given to kinship care versus foster care is astounding and heart breaking!"
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At Scottish Parliament with @Sckinship. 10 years ago they won a ruling that all LAC (looked after) & former LAC kids in kinship care should get the same support as kids in foster care. This has NEVER happened & 10 years on there's still no parity for kinship with foster carers.
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SATURDAY NIGHT!! Join Mark Thomas and friends for a special night of comedy in aid of the workers struggle in Myanmar. Grab your tickets now! 🎟️wegottickets.com/event/61131…🎟️ 📍The 100 Club, Oxford Street ⏰ 7pm Saturday night
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