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Ten years after Ni Una Menos- feminism, resistance, and the future (1) A diez años del Ni Una Menos: feminismo, resistencia y futuro

El feminismo se enfrenta no sólo a sus luchas históricas, sino también a una ofensiva conservadora global y al rearme de un neoliberalismo financiero extremo.

Ten years after Ni Una Menos- feminism, resistance, and the future (1) Ten years after Ni Una Menos: feminism, resistance, and the future

Feminism faces not only its historic struggles, but also a global conservative offensive and the rearmament of an extreme financial neoliberalism.

Latin America’s IWD mobilizations challenge neoliberalism and patriarchy

Mobilizations demanded respect for women’s lives in the face of gender violence, as well as the end of the neoliberal advance in the region.

Activists denounce Kenyan government for inaction on femicide crisis

A recent report revealed that in the last three months, a record 97 femicides were recorded in Kenya – a rate of roughly one woman per day.

Thousands hit streets across India demanding safe spaces and justice for women

The call for the nationwide vigil to “reclaim the night” was given by the left groups following the rape and murder of a medical staff on duty in Kolkata last week.

Femicide of doctor in India sparks nationwide protests

Protests have erupted all across the country in the wake of the rape and murder of an on duty doctor in a public hospital last week in Kolkata, amidst allegations of attempted cover up by the government.

Eight years since Ni Una Menos, the struggle against gender-based violence in Argentina continues

According to a recent report by the ‘Now That They See Us’ Observatory, between June 2015 and May 2023, 2,257 femicides were reported in Argentina

Millions of women take to the streets across Latin America and Caribbean

From Argentina to Mexico, millions of women and gender-diverse people took to the streets to demand equal rights in the most unequal region of the world

When a Quilombola woman falls, the Quilombo rises with her

Quilombola women share their organizing experiences and their priorities in the struggle in Brazil

Migrant delivery workers strike for fair pay and conditions in Dubai and other stories

Today we look at a strike by food delivery workers in Dubai, the conviction and sentencing of an Indigenous land defender in Canada, and more

“Weapons are not tools for peace”: feminists against wars and NATO

In the lead-up to the Peace Summit against NATO, women build a feminist agenda against war and towards peace

“You strike a woman, you strike a rock!”

Across the world, women took to the streets for International Working Women’s Day to demand dignity, equality, and freedom