Extinction Rebellion should be taken off since they’re purposefully getting people arrested by cops
I’d like to add The Green Anticapitalist Front as an alternative bc yeah I can’t in good conscience advise anyone to join XR, made this list a while ago
On this day, 20 May 1936, the first issue of Mujeres Libres (Free Women) was published, a Spanish anarchist feminist magazine by the group of the same name aimed at ending the “triple enslavement of women to ignorance, to capital and to men.”
One of its cofounders, Lucía Sánchez Saornil, a writer, poet and lesbian who was active in the anarcho-syndicalist CNT union, described the majority of her male comrades as follows:
“Even as they rail against property, they are rabidly proprietorial. Even as they rant against slavery, they are the cruellest of “masters.”… The lowliest slave, once he steps across his threshold, becomes lord and master. His merest whim becomes a binding order for the women in his household. He who, just ten minutes earlier, had to swallow the bitter pill of bourgeois humiliation, looms like a tyrant and makes these unhappy creatures swallow the bitter pill of their supposed inferiority.”
The group went on to play an important role in the Spanish revolution which broke out later that year. In particular, they initiated a huge education campaign to address high illiteracy rates among women and girls, established collective childcare in factories and communities, worked with the CNT to train women for roles in the salaried workforce, and fought for equal pay. A number of members of Mujeres Libres were also among the women who volunteered to fight at the front against nationalist forces in the civil war.
We have reproduction artwork by the Mujeres Libres, along with books and more about the CNT in our online store: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/spanish-civil-warhttps://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1430543030464176/?type=3
How can I get emergency contraception during COVID-19?
I had sex with a guy on my period and the condom ripped and I think I might be pregnant even though I did take the morning after pill right after. My period is late, and I’m usually never late. I don’t know what to do and I don’t want to keep it if I am. How can I get anything done during the COVID situation?
It’s not the most convenient time to be worried about being pregnant, is it? But rest assured that it’s possible to get a pregnancy test, and if you are pregnant, you do still have options.
But first, let’s talk about your period. If you took the morning after pill (AKA emergency contraception), it’s totally normal for your next period to be late. Emergency contraception works by delaying ovulation — when an egg is released from your ovary — making it difficult for sperm to meet an egg and cause pregnancy. It’s pretty common to have some spotting in between taking emergency contraception and getting your period, or for your period to be lighter, heavier, or a little different than usual when you do get it. If you aren’t pregnant, your menstrual cycle should return to normal the next month. So your period might still be on its way.
But if it’s a couple weeks late and it still hasn’t come, it’s time to take a pregnancy test. Pregnancy tests are still available at many essential businesses like your local drug store, convenience store, or grocery store. If getting to a store isn’t an option, you can order a pregnancy test online and have it delivered to you. If you’re worried about your privacy, you might want to ask a friend or someone you trust for help: They can pick a test up and drop it with you.
From your question, it sounds like if you are pregnant, you’re looking to have an abortion. Even during this pandemic, having an abortion is possible. Many Planned Parenthood health centers and other abortion providers are still open and offering services. The best thing to do is call your closest Planned Parenthood health center or other abortion provider for the most up-to-date information.
Due to COVID-19, some Planned Parenthood health centers and other abortion providers in some areas have had to close. So, depending on where you live, you may need to travel further than you would normally have to in order to have your abortion. That’s an unfortunate reality of the world we now live in. But even with everything going on, there are people who want to help you. You can still have an abortion, and you don’t need to go through this alone.
