Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand marked International Women鈥檚 Day and the start of Ramadan with solidarity rallies across the country, calling for justice and peace for Palestinian women and the territories occupied illegally by Israel, reports APR.
International Women's Day (IWD)
Many thousands took to the streets across Latin America as part of International Women鈥檚 Day, amid a concerning rise in gender-based violence and government attacks on women鈥檚 rights, reports Ben Radford.
About 40 people formed a chain at Sydney Town Hall in solidarity with the women in Palestine on the eve of International Women鈥檚 Day.听Jepke Goudsmit reports.
About 2000 people, mostly women and union members, marked聽International Women鈥檚 Day with a lively rally and march. Mary Merkenich reports.
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Geelong socialist councillor says councils must invest in communities, do more for the disadvantaged
Socialist councillor Sarah Hathway told an IWD function that the 鈥渕ost important鈥 thing local council can do is to invest in the community and services, while doing more for the disadvantaged.听Jacqui Kriz reports.
Palestinian activist Jana Fayyad did not mince words聽about 鈥渢he silence of Western feminists鈥 asking, in her address to the Palestine rally on March 10,聽鈥淎re you only progressive until Palestine?鈥 Peter Boyle reports.
Hundreds of thousands of people around Mexico marched on International Women's Day,聽with an estimated 180,000 people reported in Mexico City, massive marches in Oaxaca, Guadalajara, and more, and two journalists聽arrested in Zacatecas, reports Tamara Pearson.
Anthony Albanese鈥檚聽refusal to tackle structural disadvantage reveals his 鈥渃ommitment to gender equality鈥 is a farce, argues Isaac Nellist.
As聽bombs rain down on women and children in Gaza, the political significance of International Women's Day needs to be remembered, argues Pip Hinman.听
Women in Raqqa took to the streets on March 3 to kick off a week of events to mark International Women鈥檚 Day on March 8, demonstrating the city鈥檚 resilience in the face of challenges, reports Medya News.
Hundreds of women took part in the 2023 International Women's Day march in Sydney, reports Peter Boyle.
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