July 6, 2015 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us
Take "Take Patriarchy by Storm" to the Neighborhoods of the Oppressed
July 10, 11, 12
For three days—Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12—join Stop Patriarchy in taking the movement for the full liberation of women into communities of the oppressed across the country. For three concentrated days, take the stickers and signs that "Women are NOT bitches, hos, punching bags, sex objects, or breeders. Women are FULL HUMAN BEINGS!" into these communities, set up the War on Women Display, and conduct dramatic street theater about the importance of abortion rights which are now under unprecedented attack. Draw forward the suppressed anger—and mobilize the participation, both on the spot and in an ongoing way—of people who are all too often completely ignored and cast aside. Put the truth boldly to people everywhere: the full liberation of women is something that everyone who hates oppression of any kind needs to fight for.
Take pictures and record video testimony of people who step forward. Write up and share what you learn, experiences to popularize, and challenges you might confront with us at: StopPatriarchy@gmail.com.
Join Stop Patriarchy in Jackson, Mississippi
July 31-August 9
Join Stop Patriarchy from July 31–August 9 in Jackson, Mississippi.
The Deep South is where the battle around abortion rights is most acute, and where lack of access disproportionately affects Black and poverty-stricken women. In the entire state of Mississippi, there is only one abortion clinic left! This clinic is a last refuge for women for hundreds of miles throughout the state who find themselves pregnant but do not want to have a child. It is also the target of unrelenting Christian fascist harassment, legal attacks, and threats of closure. It is currently only able to stay open because of a temporary court order which is blocking a law that would close it down. Stop Patriarchy is calling on people from across the country and from various organizations to join them in a 10 day mobilization to Jackson, Mississippi. We will boldly take out the full mission of Stop Patriarchy throughout the city of Jackson, stirring and drawing new people into the fight against all forms of female enslavement. And we will join with organizers in the area to build support for the last clinic in the state, the Jackson Women's Health Organization, and to build support for Abortion On Demand and Without Apology!
It is immoral to abandon the women of Mississippi as their last abortion clinic is under severe attack. And it is delusional to think that the attacks going down in Mississippi are somehow "separate" from what will soon confront women everywhere if they are not stopped. Do not miss this opportunity to step to the front lines of the national fight to defeat the war on women. And do not miss this opportunity to work together with others from across the country to stand up against all forms of women's oppression and gain valuable understanding and experience to take this fight forward when you return to different parts of the country.
All summer long, join Stop Patriarchy in going out to masses of people at concerts, in parks, at festivals and wherever people gather to challenge all forms of degradation and enslavement of women, involving people on the spot to join in standing up. Also, join in "pop up protests" at porn stores, anti-abortion churches and fake clinics (anti-abortion "crisis pregnancy centers"), and other sites of women's enslavement.
One in three women will be raped or brutalized in her lifetime. Every woman lives with the fear and threat of this in her life, as well as the constant backdrop of degradation that confronts women in the media, in the schools, on the job, in the homes, and on the street. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people (LGBT) face discrimination, bullying, and demonization for not conforming to patriarchal gender and sexual "norms." The women and LGBT people who need an END to patriarchy--and who can be called forward to join this movement—are everywhere. So are the men who also need to be challenged to take a stand against all this degradation of women.
Everywhere you go, draw these people in on the spot—and going forward—to join the fight against all forms of violence, degradation, sexual objectification, puritanical shame, and legal persecution of women. Have stickers and signs for them to hold, fliers for them to join in passing out, t-shirts to put on, and other roles for them to play. Be oriented towards talking with and teaming up with new people, answering their questions, unleashing their fullest participation, while also giving them space to check things out and learn as they go. Through all this, fight to manifest Stop Patriarchy as a growing political force of people who are fighting oppression and modeling a new and liberating culture—one of full equality and respect between women and men, for LGBT people, and against all forms of oppression and dehumanization.
Set up regular times to go out and get back to everyone you meet. Ask them to become a regular financial sustainer of Stop Patriarchy. Tell them more about Stop Patriarchy's mission and get into questions they may have about that (check out SP's Frequently Asked Questions—or submit a new one—here. And find ways to involve them in future activities.
For the calendar of activities planned around the country, or to submit new plans to this calendar, go here.
Order materials here.
To learn more about the fight to break the chains and unleash the fury of women as a mighty force for revolution:
Break ALL the Chains! Bob Avakian on the Emancipation of Women and the Communist Revolution
A Declaration: For Women's Liberation and the Emancipation of All Humanity
To get involved in the summer effort to Take Patriarchy By Storm:
End Pornography and Patriarchy: The Enslavement and Degradation of Women section of this website
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