How did Irish society move from a ban on abortion to a victory for women’s rights? What can be learned from this experience for the current feminist protests in Poland? Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat (Strajk.eu) talks to Ailbhe Smyth, feminist activist who played a central role in successful political campaigns on women’s
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On the victorious struggle of women in Argentina to legalise abortion: What where the greatest difficulties? Which strategies led to success? Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat (Strajk.eu) talks to Argentinian sociologist and feminist activist Victoria Tesoriero.Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-FigatPolish journalist, expert in the field of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Deputy editor of the
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Poland’s uprising against the Catholic yoke has begun.Since the shocking verdict of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal last Thursday, which resulted in the banning of abortions on the grounds of them representing drastic malformation of the fetus, there has been a huge and growing wave of protests all over the country.
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The recent ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland is the latest episode in the 30-year long war on women in that country. It is disgusting and enraging but it is a part of a process that has been going on since 1988. Boyan StanislavskiBulgarian and Polish activist, journalist, editor, publisher
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Romanian local elections recreated once again the neverending battle with communism and corruptionMaria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they discuss various developments in Poland, Romania and the region. The work title of their podcast is “Squatting reds in
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A film by the Scottish journalist Patrick Chalmers describes the Citizens` Assembly of 99 Irish men and women who gathered at the end of 2016 in a hotel in Dublin… and brought about social change not only among themselves, but among an entire society. Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian
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