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Expelled by the left: the case of the Spanish Feminist Party
Raquel Rosario Sánchez is a writer, campaigner and researcher from the Dominican Republic. She specialises in ending male violence against girls and women and is currently pursuing a PhD...
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Solidarity with the Spanish Feminist Party/Mensaje de Solidaridad con el Partido Feminista de España
We are alarmed by the expulsion of the Spanish Feminist Party from the left-wing coalition block Izquierda Unida this week because of disagreements about plans to support self-ID. This...
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Solidarity in action: Cátia Freitas
Cátia Freitas is socialist working class single mother of one who’s still struggling with mental illness following DV/male violence. I write this in solidarity with Woman’s Place and all...
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No answer from Labour over intimidation
On 23rd September 2019, we held an unofficial fringe meeting at Labour Party Conference in Brighton to discuss the demands in our manifesto. Due to intimidation by trans rights...
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Dear Lisa Nandy: a letter from Ruth Serwotka
Dear Lisa Nandy, I write on behalf of the feminist campaigning organisation Woman’s Place UK (WPUK). Information about us can be found here. I am a co-founder of WPUK,...
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We are Woman’s Place UK
We are the co-founders of Woman’s Place UK, a campaign established to ensure that women’s voices are heard and our sex based rights upheld. We are members of the...
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What needs to happen to end violence against women?: Karen Ingala Smith
Karen Ingala Smith has been recording the names of and commemorating all UK women killed by men since 2012. She is co-founder of the Femicide Census. Karen is CEO...
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This is a movement: Kiri Tunks
Kiri Tunks is a teacher and trade union activist. She is a co-founder of Woman’s Place UK. This is the speech she gave on the closing plenary of the...
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Courage is catching: Joan McAlpine
Joan McAlpine MSP is member of The Scottish Parliament & chair of its Culture, Tourism, Europe & External Affairs Committee. The committee took evidence on sex & gender identity...
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We can speak up and we can be heard: Maya Forstater
Maya Forstater is a researcher & writer working on business & sustainable development. She lost her job at the Centre for Global Development after tweeting & writing about the...
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50 Years of Women’s Liberation in the UK: Pragna Patel
Pragna Patel is a founding member of Southall Black Sisters’ advocacy and campaigning centre and Women Against Fundamentalism (now non-operational). She worked as a coordinator and senior case worker...
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Tottenham CLP motion on free speech and self-organisation
We are delighted that Tottenham CLP have passed this motion in support of women’s right to self-organise and debate issues of concern to us free from intimidation and threat....
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Sex-based discrimination: an interview with Scottish parliamentarian Joan McAlpine
This article is part of a series of interviews featuring international perspectives on the ramifications of the concept of ‘gender identity’ within public policy. We are grateful to all...
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World Toilet Day 2019
The United Nations has declared 19th November as World Toilet Day to draw attention to the woeful lack of access to toilets and good sanitation around the world. According...
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Until all our sisters are free: Paula Boulton
Paula Boulton is a musician, playwright and granddaughter of one of the first women Labour councillors. This post was first published on Facebook. We are republishing it here with...
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WPUK & The Green Party
Given that we are sharing statements about our interactions with political parties, we have decided to publish this account of our interactions with the Green party. Last year, we...
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“Gender identity policies are authoritarian and dangerous for women’s rights”: Victoria Women’s Guild and Speak Up for Women
This article is part of a series of interviews featuring international perspectives on the ramifications of the concept of ‘gender identity’ within public policy. We are grateful to all...
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5 questions for your Prospective Parliamentary Candidates
In the forthcoming General Election, it is important to make sure that issues of concern to women are at the forefront of political campaigning and that women know what...
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“Femininity is a reactionary ideology. It has nothing to do with the rights and interests of women”: Tasia Aránguez Sánchez
This article is part of a series of interviews featuring international perspectives on the ramifications of the concept of ‘gender identity’ within public policy. We are grateful to all...
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Power and history: Selina Todd at A Woman’s Place is at the lectern
Selina Todd is Professor of Modern History at Oxford University. Her research focuses on women, feminism and working-class life in modern Britain. She is the author of the bestseller The People....
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