The article discusses the reluctance to label an attack in Bondi Junction as terrorism, despite its clear misogynistic motivations. It highlights the societal normalization of violence against women and criticizes the media and police for attributing the attack to mental health issues rather than addressing its gender-based roots. The author calls for revolutionary change to ensure women’s safety.
Category Archives: Women
International Working Women’s Day 2024
Militancy is not masculine, fragility is not feminine Despite the theme of International (Working) Women’s Day 2024 being “Invest in Women”, the socialist origins of International Working Women’s Day must not be forgotten. In Australia, IWWD was commemorated for the first time in 1928 with a rally in Sydney, organised by the The Militant Women’sContinue reading “International Working Women’s Day 2024”
Socialism Sundays!
From July onwards Geelong Anarchist-Communists will be hosting a monthly discussion group on socialist texts on the last Sunday of every month. For the first six months we’ll be running through introductory topics such as capitalism, the state, unions, imperialism, feminism, racism, strategy and organisation. All are welcome and no prior reading is required. WeContinue reading “Socialism Sundays!”
Socialism and the Feminist Movement
The following article was originally presented as a reading for the Geelong Feminist Discussion Group. It introduces a basic history of the intersections of various tendencies of socialism and feminism. Until recent history we do not find much specific writing dealing with the status of women in relation to men. But with the rise ofContinue reading “Socialism and the Feminist Movement”
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