By the Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor. The Florida House and Senate have passed HB 1069—a bill to overhaul sex education in schools—amidst a nationwide wave of legislation targeting reproductive rights and the LGBTQIA+ community. Florida has… Read More ›
Women
News relating to gender equality, women’s struggles, reproductive rights, and the fight against misogyny.
On women’s rights and abortion in the USSR
By Alfonso Casal, National Chair of the American Party of Labor. The status of women under socialism: (Constitution of the U.S.S.R., Article 122.)Commentary by J. Stalin. “Women in the U.S.S.R. are accorded equal rights with men in all spheres of… Read More ›
The struggle to end violence against women is the struggle against fascism!
By Indira Xavier and Larissa Maymi, Coordination of the Olga Benario Women’s Movement. Published in A Verdade #267, March 2023. Earlier this March, research published by Datafolha and the Brazilian Forum on Public Security showed that in 2022, every six… Read More ›
“The wanton cruelty is the point” of Florida 6-week abortion ban
By Benjamin J. Rizzo, Red Phoenix correspondent, Florida. The Florida Legislature began its annual session on March 7, and with it came the introduction of new measures by that body’s overwhelming right-wing majority to achieve their long sought goal of… Read More ›
We claim March 8th as Working Women’s Day
Central Organ of the Communist Party of Ecuador — ML (PCMLE). Each year, on March 8th, the day of working women is commemorated, a date on which women demand the recognition of their rights that reactionary governments and capitalist society… Read More ›
SWANs protecting abortion rights by all means necessary
By Benjamin J. Rizzo, Red Phoenix correspondent, Florida. Long-established rights to abortion and reproductive healthcare are under attack as never before in America. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision of June 2022, which overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision… Read More ›
To be feminist is to be anti-war
By: Isabelle B, Red Phoenix correspondent, Oregon. The following is a speech written and presented by Isabelle B., Women’s Commissioner of the American Party of Labor, at an anti-war demonstration held in Portland, OR, during Martin Luther King Day weekend…. Read More ›
Seattle APL on Roe V. Wade: “Look To Your Comrades and Community”
The following was a speech given by members of the Pacific Northwest Division of the American Party of Labor at the 6/24 demonstration in defense of abortion rights in Seattle. To organize with them, contact them on facebook, twitter, or… Read More ›
“Now is the Time to be Out in the Streets:” An Interview with a Rise Up 4 Abortion Student Organizer
Interviewed by Red Phoenix Correspondent, Seattle, Isabelle B. During the May protests in Seattle against the Roe V. Wade draft decision that would overturn the legal protection of abortion rights, a Red Phoenix correspondent spoke to one of the organizers,… Read More ›
The Failure of Reformism In the Battle for Reproductive Rights
By: June Vass, Red Phoenix Correspondent California As the upcoming Supreme Court review of Roe v Wade looms nearer, ongoing delays in addressing legal barriers to reproductive healthcare on the state level continue to endanger the well-being of all but… Read More ›
Gender, Gender Roles, and the Unity of the Working Class
By: The APL LGBTQIA+ Commission. To join our organizing commissions, click here. “Marxist-Leninists are not conservatives. On the contrary, they are the most progressive of people. Resolute fighters against all that is backward and outdated.” -Enver Hoxha There is an… Read More ›
From the APL Women’s Commission: COVID-19 and Pregnancy
Research articles into the acute effects of COVID-19 are coming out every month, and new investigatory focus has largely shifted to the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection. However, a large gap in the literature remains: impact of COVID-19 infection on pregnant people
ICMLPO: ALL WORKING WOMEN OF THE WORLD! LET’S UNITE AGAINST EXPLOITATION, VIOLENCE AND FASCIST AGGRESSION RISEN WITH THE PANDEMIC!
It has been a year since the coronavirus pandemic has begun. 95 percent of the earth with human population has been infected. Covid-19 has not only become a public health crisis which had an impact on the billions of human… Read More ›
Kamala Harris and Her Circumstances: Virtudes Alvarez (Communist Workers Party) on the Election of Harris
By Virtudes Alvarez, Translated by J. Palameda // November 8, 2020. The recently concluded electoral process in the United States of America is an obligatory topic in the analysis of international politics. All its aspects are important, including the election… Read More ›
El manifiesto del Encuentro de Mujeres de América Latina y El Caribe, por el 1 de mayo
A continuación se muestran el manifiesto del Encuentro de Mujeres de América Latina y El Caribe, por el 1 de mayo. Les invitamos a leer y compartirlo. haga clic aquí