INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S CONFERENCE
CARING, SURVIVAL AND JUSTICE
VS. THE TYRANNY OF THE MARKET
14th-15th November
Saturday, 14 November 2015
1: Reproducing the human race – valuing mothers and all carers 10-11.15am: Opening: Kim Sparrow, Single Mothers’ Self-Defence Chair: Margaret Prescod, Women of Colour in the GWS, US Selma James, Global Women’s Strike (GWS) Professor Alison Wolf Followed by discussion Followed by discussion 2: Caring under austerity, climate change, occupation and war 2-3.15pm: Chair: Cristel Amiss, Black Women’s Rape Action Project Rea Dol, SOPUDEP school, Haiti Dr. Louise Irvine, Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign Claire Glasman, WinVisible (women with visible and invisible disabilities) Noel Finn, Yarl’s Wood IRC whistleblower Julie Daniels and Tina Rothery, The Nanas Against Fracking Followed by discussion 3.30-5pm Dr. Aitemad Muhanna-Matar, Gaza, Palestine Liz Hilton, Empower, Thailand Alexia Tsouni, To Mov, Greece Pat Gowens, Welfare Warriors, US Helen Lowder, co-ordinator constituency office of Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell Maggie Ronayne, GWS, Ireland Followed by discussion |
Sunday, 15 November 2015
3: Women's justice work against sexism, racism and every discrimination 10-11.15am: Chair: Niki Adams, Legal Action for Women Marcia Rigg, sister of Sean Rigg, killed by police Kadi Johnson, Justice for Sheku Bayoh Campaign Mary Sutton, LA No More Jails, US Mezna Qato, US Palestinian Community Network Flora Y, All African Women’s Group Shandre Delaney, Dallas 6 Support Campaign Followed by discussion 11.30-1pm: Catherine Healy, New Zealand Prostitutes Collective Gill Thompson, campaigner against benefit sanctions Janaya Khan, Black Lives Matter Toronto, Canada Donna Hill, Women and Trans Prisoners Defence Committee Nicola Mann, Women Against Rape Lori Nairne & Didi Rossi, Queer Strike US-UK Margaret Prescod, WoC, US Followed by discussion 4: A living wage for caring and the struggle for pay equity 2.15-3.30pm: Chair: Nina Lopez, GWS Femmy Olarewaju Lodge, mother of Reni Eddo Lodge Leddy Mozombite Linares, General secretary, domestic workers union Federación de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores del Hogar Peru Anne Swartz, Scottish Kinship Care Alliance Rachel West, US PROStitutes Collective, US Followed by discussion 3.45-5.30pm: Maggie Ronayne, National University of Ireland-Galway Sam Weinstein, Payday men’s network Thulsi Narayanasamy, War on Want Sara Callaway, WoC GWS Selma James, GWS Followed by discussion |