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Dear Chris, With the Women’s March on Washington and the hundreds of sister marches, we witnessed what political scientists are calling the largest day of demonstrations in United States history. The marches were an incredible representation of the anger, frustration and pain experienced by so many women, as well as a moment of true global solidarity as people marched in 200 demonstrations outside the US. Here’s the thing: we can’t let our momentum stop here. We must stay in the fight, and in the streets, to make real progress towards stopping the global epidemic of violence against women. (More on this in Judy Gearhart's latest Huffington Post piece.) Over the past four years, activists across the globe have risen up to demand an end to this epidemic as part of the global One Billion Rising movement, this year under the theme “Solidarity Against the Exploitation of Women. Rise! Disrupt! Connect!” ILRF is joining with V-Day and One Billion Rising in three weeks of actions in support of working women. Campaign actions kick off on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, and continue through International Women’s Day on March 8th. We hope you'll join us! Did you know that of the 190 International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions, not a single one is focused on gender-based violence at work? In our activism over the next month, we will lift up the voices and demands of women workers who face sexual harassment, physical violence, poverty wages, and repression of the right to organize at work. We will join their call for a new ILO Convention to raise awareness and strengthen the laws that protect their safety at work. Can we count on you to join us? Here are three things you can do right now:
In solidarity, Sarah Newell
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