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Feminist Fightback conference, 21 october, agenda

Feminist Fightback | 01.10.2006 14:41 | Gender | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | London | South Coast

Feminist Fightback is a one day activist conference, initiated by Education Not for Sale Women, for anyone interested in the struggle for women's liberation. Speakers include Abby Lee, author of the "Girl with a one track mind" blog on feminism and sexual expression; sacked Gate Gourmet workers; NUS Women's Officer Kat Stark; International Union of Sexworkers; Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq; Scottish Socialist women on sexism on the left; health workers on low pay and abortion rights; and many more...

All day: stalls, exhibition on Grunwick strike, creche

12-12.40pm Opening plenary: International solidarity for women's liberation
Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq; Azar Sheibani, Iranian women's
rights activist; Women of Zimbabwe Arise (invited); ENS Women.

12.45-1.45pm Session 1
a) Sex workers organising for their rights
Speaker: International Union of Sexworkers
b) Trans liberation
Speaker: Joanna Stuart; Beaumont Society
c) Asian women's struggles
Speaker: Amrit Wilson, South Asia Solidarity Group; Faz Velmi, TGWU activist

1.45-2.25pm Lunch
Showing of ‘Stand Together’, film about Grunwick struggle, 1976-8

2.25-3.25pm Session 2
a) Building campaigning women's groups.
Speakers: Sussex Uni women's group; Kat Stark, NUS Women's Officer
b) Challenging sexism on the left, building a socialist feminist labour
movement
Scottish Socialist Party women; Jean Lane, author of "Women in a 'man's
job': experiences of a woman building worker and trade unionist"
c) Feminism without borders: trafficking, asylum and immigration rights
Speakers: No Borders network; refugee speaker; Carys Ofoko, Close
Campsfield campaign

3.35-4.35pm Session 3
a) Low pay, equal pay and women workers' struggle
Amrit Wilson; Marsha Jane-Thompson, Unison London young members' convenor;
Maria Exall, CWU; Lorna Campbell, PCS Equalities Officer
b) Feminism and sexual expression
Speakers: Abby Lee, author of “Girl with a one track mind” blog; Feminists Against Censorship; Backlash; Sofie Buckland, NUS
c) Queer liberation
Emma Persky, NUS LGBT committee, 2005-6

4.35-4.50pm Break

4.50-5.50pm Session 4
a) Abortion rights campaigning (Women only session)
Speaker: Kate Ahrens, Keep Our NHS Public and Unison; others TBC
b) Men's role in the fight against sexism
c) Film: Bread & Roses, the women's movement in Argentina

5.55-7pm Plenary
What way forward for the women's liberation movement?
Speakers: Gate Gourmet worker; Cathy Nugent, editor, Solidarity; ENS
Women; other speakers
Collection for Gate Gourmet workers

Closing remarks from Sofie Buckland

Close 7.10pm followed by fundraising social with bands at the Ivy House, 8-10,
Southampton Row, London

To register, or book a creche place, or more information visit our website or email us!

Feminist Fightback
- e-mail: team@fightback.org.uk
- Homepage: http://www.fightback.org.uk

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