From the Editors:
Thoughts on the Programs for International Women’s Day
March 7, 2014 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us
The programs this weekend for International Women’s Day (IWD) should be festive and forward-looking—infused with the joy of being determined to break these chains and unleash the fury of women, all in service of a new world! In those areas where people will spend Saturday, March 8, fighting the power, this should give a real edge to the celebration.
We want to alert you to some things we will be posting in time for these programs, and to some suggestions as well. These are in addition to the cultural presentations, decorations, music, food, etc., all of which should, together, convey the themes of internationalism and of a determination—and confidence—that we can break these chains, unleash this fury and go forward to transform the whole world.
Along with this note, we are posting a statement from the Party on International Women's Day. This should be read at celebrations, and nice copies of this statement should be produced for people to keep.
We also think it would be very good for celebrations to play the clip from BA Speaks: REVOLUTION—NOTHING LESS! entitled "RESISTING THE BRAINWASH—A RADICAL REVOLT AGAINST A REVOLTING CULTURE" There should be a good introduction and a call for people to get involved with BA Everywhere and, in particular, the activities this month focused on raising money to get the film much more broadly out into society.
There is a powerful statement by the 8 March Women’s Organisation (Iran-Afghanistan) that should be read, with nicely produced copies available for people to keep.
There will either be a video or text from Sunsara Taylor focusing on some key questions specifically focused on how this comes down today, in this country, and exciting plans in this next period for ways to Fight the Power, and Transform the People, for Revolution!
Have a great celebration!
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