Socialist Feminism: The First Decade, 1966-76
Socialist Feminism: The First Decade, 1966-76

Author: Gloria Martin

Publisher: Red Letter Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780932323002

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Records the forging of the first Marxist feminist party in history -- the Freedom Socialist Party. Set in the tumultuous upsurges of the 1960s and '70s, Gloria Martin vividly describes the eruption of the women's liberation movement amidst the antiwar and civil rights struggles. Martin documents early lesbian and gay coalitions, the fight to legalize abortion in Washington State, radical labor organizing, community mobilizations against police brutality and poverty, campus upsurges, and the growth of the FSP's sister organization, Radical Women. She scathingly critiques the role of the Socialist Workers Party and other Left groups typified by sexism and opportunism. To them, she contrasts the Freedom Socialist Party's multi-issue focus on reaching those most oppressed as workingclass people of color, women, and sexual minorities. From the on-the-ground perspective of a seasoned organizer, Martin probes with a sharp scalpel the internal conflicts in the movements for social change. This is a story of years of intense work by radical women and men. It is a chronicle, a reference, an analysis, a judgment, and a guidebook. Its central message is inescapable: socialist feminism as a theme and strategy has never been more urgently needed than it is today.

Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice

Author: Gary L. Anderson

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2007-04-13

Total Pages: 1833

ISBN-13: 1452265658

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This is an important historical period in which to develop communication models aimed at creating opportunities for citizens to find a voice for new experiences and social concerns. Such basic social problems as inequality, poverty, and discrimination pose a constant challenge to policies that serve the health and income needs of children, families, people with disabilities, and the elderly. Important changes both in individual values and civic life are occurring in the United States and in many other nations. Recent trends such as the globalization of commerce and consumer values, the speed and personalization of communication technologies, and an economic realignment of industrial and information-based economies are often regarded as negative. Yet there are many signs - from the WTO experience in Seattle to the rise of global activism aimed at making biotechnology accountable - that new forms of citizenship, politics, and public engagement are emerging. The Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice presents a comprehensive overview of the field with topics of varying dimensions, breadth, and length. This three-volume Encyclopedia is designed for readers to understand the topics, concepts, and ideas that motivate and shape the fields of activism, civil engagement, and social justice and includes biographies of the major thinkers and leaders who have influenced and continue to influence the study of activism. Key Features Offers multidisciplinary perspectives with contributions from the fields of education, communication studies, political science, leadership studies, social work, social welfare, environmental studies, health care, social psychology, and sociology Provides an easily recognizable approach to topics, ideas, persons, and concepts based on alphabetical and biographical listings in civil engagement, social justice, and activism Addresses both small-scale social justice concepts and more large-scale issues Includes biography pieces indicating the concepts, ideas, or legacies of individuals and groups who have influenced current practice and thinking such as John Stuart Mill, Rachel Carson, Mother Jones, Martin Luther King, Jr., Karl Marx, Mohandas Gandhi, Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Dorothy Day, and Thomas Merton

Marxism and Feminism
Marxism and Feminism

Author: Shahrzad Mojab

Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.

Published: 2015-03-12

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1783603259

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Global events, from economic crisis to social unrest and militarization, disproportionately affect women. Yet around the world it is also women who are leading the struggle against oppression and exploitation. In light of renewed interest in Marxist theory among many women activists and academics, Marxism and Feminism presents a contemporary and accessible Marxist–feminist analysis on a host of issues. It reassesses previous debates and seeks to answer pressing questions of how we should understand the relationship between patriarchy and capitalism, and how we can envision a feminist project which emancipates both women and society. With contributions from both renowned scholars and new voices, Marxism and Feminism is set to become the foundational text for modern Marxist-feminist thought.

Rebels, Reds, Radicals
Rebels, Reds, Radicals

Author: Ian McKay

Publisher: Between The Lines

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1896357970

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An engaging introduction to the vibrant history of the political left in Canada

Crisis and Leadership
Crisis and Leadership

Author: Clara Fraser

Publisher: Red Letter Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780932323088

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Cultural Writing. The story of how and why the Socialist Workers Party abandoned its revolutionary program is an important chapter in American history. The party was the inheritor of the ideas of the Russian Revolution and Leon Trotsky, but when the radical 1960s exploded the SWP was paralyzed by its ties to the most privileged sectors of labor and its ambivalent and wildly contradictory approach to people of color, youth, and women. Written in 1965 by partisans of the fight to reorient the party, CRISIS AND LEADERSHIP provides a visionary analysis of economic and political developments and a hard-hitting indictment of racism and sexism in the union movement and the Left.

Feminism in the Heartland
Feminism in the Heartland

Author: Judith Ezekiel

Publisher: Ohio State University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780814209035

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Set in Dayton, Ohio, Feminism in the Heartland traces the history of a dynamic utopian movement that transformed the lives of thousands of women who fought to make their city and country responsive to women's needs.

The Radical Women Manifesto
The Radical Women Manifesto

Author: Radical Women

Publisher: Red Letter Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780932323118

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The complete guide to Radical Women -- a thriving activist, multiracial, queer and straight socialist feminist organization, founded in 1967 and still as subversive as ever! This updated edition of a women's liberation classic is an exhilarating exploration of Marxist feminist theory and activism. It is a unique and valuable resource -- a handbook for feminist organizing, a history of Radical Women's impressive work, and a sourcebook of feminist thinking on a wide range of issues. "Founded in Seattle in 1967, the working-class feminist group Radical Women continues to fight for social justice, freedom from oppression, and an end to capitalism. This Manifesto covers the history and theoretical underpinnings of the movement, from its Marxist origins to the present day, and establishes the goals and structures for Radical Women of today. This visionary Manifesto is for today's warriors, wherever we are. It's a brilliant guide toward our common goal: freedom." -- Debbie Brennan, Melbourne, Australia

Routledge Handbook of Development Ethics
Routledge Handbook of Development Ethics

Author: Jay Drydyk

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-07-16

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 1317236092

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The Routledge Handbook of Development Ethics provides readers with insight into the central questions of development ethics, the main approaches to answering them, and areas for future research. Over the past seventy years, it has been argued and increasingly accepted that worthwhile development cannot be reduced to economic growth. Rather, a number of other goals must be realised: Enhancement of people's well-being Equitable sharing in benefits of development Empowerment to participate freely in development Environmental sustainability Promotion of human rights Promotion of cultural freedom, consistent with human rights Responsible conduct, including integrity over corruption Agreement that these are essential goals has also been accompanied by disagreements about how to conceptualize or apply them in different cases or contexts. Using these seven goals as an organizing principle, this handbook presents different approaches to achieving each one, drawing on academic literature, policy documents and practitioner experience. This international and multi-disciplinary handbook will be of great interest to development policy makers and program workers, students and scholars in development studies, public policy, international studies, applied ethics and other related disciplines.

Socialism for Skeptics
Socialism for Skeptics

Author: Clara Fraser

Publisher: Red Letter Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780932323125

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Cultural Writing. PolitIcs. SOCIALISM FOR SKEPTICS (Red Banner Reader #2) is a delightful collection of witty, imaginative and pithy essays that skewer misconceptions about socialism. A zestful introduction to radical politics from the perspective that communism is a great idea that CAN work. Clara Fraser (1923-1998) lived her working class politics with style and aplomb, earning the title Grande Dame of Socialism bestowed on her by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She was a founder and leader of the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women, and an editor and columnist for the Freedom Socialist newspaper, where her Socialism for Skeptics series first appeared. Saddlestapled chapbook.