This document is a call to action, urging women to join a movement led by Bread and Roses, a socialist women’s liberation group, on International Women’s Day in Boston, Massachusetts. The flyer presents a declaration of women’s independence, advocating for self-determination in key areas such as the economy, family, bodily autonomy, and education, while demanding equal rights and an end to various forms of discrimination and oppression. It also outlines a list of demands, including access to free medical care, like abortion and birth control, economic equality, the elimination of degrading portrayals of women in schools and media, and the establishment of free, community-controlled childcare centers.
International Women’s Day
Statement for International Women’s Day Demonstration – Judy Clark (n.d.)
Colonized, Defining the Enemy, Imperialism, Patriarchy, Subjectives of Refusal, White Supremacy, WomenThis statement by Judy Clark, a member of the Weather Underground and May 19th Communist Organization, celebrates International Women’s Day and advocates for direct action against U.S.-led imperialism. She rejects reformism and calls for active resistance to the U.S. war machine, stressing solidarity with Third World liberation movements and political prisoners. Clark emphasizes revolutionary boldness, proletarian internationalism, and support for national liberation struggles, highlighting the historical significance of women’s revolutionary actions.
“For these movements to become a significant force, people must move from merely protesting specific government policies or responding to each imperialist escalation to actively resisting and combatting the US war machine.”
“WOMEN-CONFRONT THE U.S. WAR MACHINE!”