A public memorial will be held Oct. 11 for Heidi Durham, one of the first women in the U.S. to break into the electrical trades and a veteran leader in the Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) and Radical Women (RW). She died of Alzheimer’s in Seattle on Aug. 23. Born in San Pedro, California, on July… Read more »
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Heidi Durham 1953-2015
Nacida el 9 de Julio de 1953 en San Pedro, California; falleció el 23 de Agosto del 2015 en Seattle, Washington. Una apasionada mujer trabajadora de vocación artesana, proponente incansable de la discriminación positiva, feminista y sindicalista de toda la vida con la Hermandad Internacional de Trabajadores Eléctricos, Heidi dejó una huella imborrable en la… Read more »
Remembering Heidi Durham, long-time FSP leader and labor activist
Heidi Durham was born July 9, 1953, in San Pedro, California; she died on August 23, 2015, in Seattle. An impassioned pioneer tradeswoman, champion of affirmative action, and decades-long feminist and union activist with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Heidi left an indelible mark on the Seattle scene. She was one of the original… Read more »
Feminist poetry met punk rock in 1995, to captivating results
Karen Brodine (1947-1987) was a groundbreaking lesbian feminist poet, a founder of the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a national socialist feminist leader. Her four books – Slow Juggling, Workweek, Illegal Assembly, and Woman Sitting at the Machine, Thinking – were critically acclaimed marvels of working class,… Read more »
Stamp out fascism before it grows!
Reclaim Australia is a dangerous nationalistic, anti-Muslim grouping with neo-Nazi ties. Its main organiser claims to be a member of the fascist Australian Defence League. Fascism is a violent movement, fostered by the capitalist élite when it needs to crush potential revolt. Today, fascists churn up racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia to divide and weaken working… Read more »
May Day 2014: Clasping Hands across Borders
The May Day holiday that is now celebrated all over the world, known as International Workers’ Day in many places, was born in the struggle of U.S. anarchists, socialists, and other radicals for the eight-hour day, a fight that often cost these brave workers their lives. The campaign was led largely by European immigrants to… Read more »
Happy Women’s Rights Day from Radical Women
Women’s Rights Day commemorates the date that women in the United States finally won the right to vote on August 26, 1920. However, it took the Civil Rights movement for Black women to get access to the ballot box in 1965. These were important battles led by brave, audacious and radical grassroots organizers. But these… Read more »
Tax Big Business to Fund Education—Keep CCSF Public, Accredited and Open!
The battle to stop the privatization of community colleges jumped into high gear last week when CCSF was given one year to keep its doors open and beat back a ruling that strips its accreditation. The shocking decision by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) would close one of the largest campuses… Read more »
Seattle Radical Women statement at the Seattle anti-Putin demonstration
We are here today to join the Days of Solidarity Against Political Repression in Russia. My name in Su Docekal, and I am representing Radical Women, a socialist feminist organization. We are here in solidarity with our sister and brothers in Russia who are fighting the same fight that we have here – the same… Read more »
Women’s Rights Day 2012: For a game-changing feminist fight-back!
Happy Women’s Rights Day! August 26 marks the anniversary of women in the United States winning the right to vote in 1920. The campaign for suffrage came directly out of the battle to end slavery and was fought through militant actions in the streets, workplaces and halls of government. Today, the struggle for equality continues… Read more »
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