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International Women’s Day/Month is not a celebration. It’s a reminder and a call to action.
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The “after 2022” in image four. Ugh. So fucking angry.
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There’s nothing like having a month dedicated to who you are to let you know society doesn’t value you. We’re not a minority, or a special interest group, or a disability to be highlighted and normalized.* We’re 51% of the human race. But we’re still OTHER. Fuck the patriarchy. I’ve had enough.
*I’m autistic. That gets an “awareness” month, too.
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A reminder that it was originally called International Working Women’s Day, a specific call to action for women of the working class, and that the “Working” part was removed to be palatable to capitalists.
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There is one tradition in Italy that I love, which is tied to the International Women’s Day: the mimosa flower. It was chosen by women for women
It was proposed in 1946 by Rita Montagnani, Teresa Noce and Teresa Mattei, three very influential women in Italian politics. They were members of the Communist Party and part of the 21 women elected in the Constitutional Assembly, that created the Italian Constitution.
The mimosa was then chosen and promoted by Unione Donne Italiane (Italian Women’s Union), which is still active today and was the first national women’s organisation in post-war Italy.
During a celebration Teresa Mattei, who was a partisan during WW2, remembered that partisans used to gift mimosa flowers to the “staffette”, messengers, usually women, who traveled by bicycle and ensured the connection between partisan units, and while she reminded how women were betrayed in post-war Italy, as they were expected to “get back to the kitchen” after fighting alongside men against fascists, she said that seeing young women holding mimosas in their hands gave her hope for the future.
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You can learn how to register and vote [here](https://vote.gov) while you still can.
Because nothing pisses off republicans, or conservatives, than your right to vote
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I don’t want to be around anyone who find me not wanting to be dehumanized obnoxious.
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Also have to fight for those of us alive bc our healthcare is still in the dark ages. So many of us suffer just because of our gender. It’s debilitating
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
Available in PDF https://dialecticalartist.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/freedom-is-a-constant-struggle.pdf
Or Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1UWdNZwLUP0kSU1CD7glYi?si=8S-pXYwvTZGGMV7CBZLv3A
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I’m so obnoxious my answers to work IWD got censored. Highlights include never apologise and if I felt I was there was a moment I was included I’d quit – because all employees should feel appreciated for their skills and experience .
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“Honor the dead and fight like hell for the living” really resonates with me right now. Thank you for sharing these!
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Art by [@liberaljane](https://www.instagram.com/liberaljane).
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The way some states actually WANT to go back to this is absolutely terrifying and even more so as a AFAB/enby of color.
