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Women and the class struggle | |
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Date | Saturday March 02 |
Time | 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Event Type | Class/Workshop |
Organizer/Author | Gene Ruyle |
cuyleruyle [at] mac.com | |
Phone | 510-332-3865 |
Location Details | |
Starry Plough Pub 3101 Shattuck Avenue at Prince Street 2 blocks from Ashby BART in Berkeley |
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Suds, Snacks, & Socialism at the Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Avenue at Prince Street 2 blocks from Ashby BART in Berkeley The Peace and Freedom Party presents Women and the class struggle Women have always played a vital role in organizing themselves and organizing together with their male comrades. This forum will give examples of women organizing for their rights and participating in liberation struggles in the past and in the present, at home and in other countries. Speakers and topics: Marsha Feinland will tell the real history of International Women's Day, beginning with strikes by women workers in various places in the 19th and early 20th centuries and culminating in the Russian Revolution. Mary McIlroy will speak about the role of women in the Irish rising. Berta Hernandez will speak about the fight for abortion rights in Latin America. Carroll Fife will talk about organizing women workers in the Bay Area today. Saturday, March 2, 2019 • 2:00 PM-4:30 PM At the Starry Plough Pub 3101 Shattuck Ave, at Prince St in Berkeley FREE! (Please buy food & drink at the Pub.) FREE! This is part of our on-going Socialist Forum Series on the first Saturday of every month. Doors open at 2 pm and the program will start promptly at 2:30 pm. The forum will end by 4:30 pm, but folks can stay and talk afterwards. The opinions expressed are those of the speakers and do not reflect official views of the Peace and Freedom Party. For info, contact Gene: 510-332-3865 email: cuyleruyle [at] mac.com The Peace and Freedom Party, born from the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s, is committed to socialism, democracy, ecology, feminism, racial equality, and internationalism. http://www.peaceandfreedom.org Labor donated by Peace and Freedom Party volunteers
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http://www.peaceandfreedom.org
Added to the calendar on Friday Feb 22nd, 2019 12:08 PM
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