“NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING”: A NATIONAL SHUTDOWN UNFOLDS IN PROTEST OF ICE As of Friday morning, January 30, daily life across the United States is being deliberately interrupted. Students are walking out of classrooms. Workers are staying home. Cafes, galleries, bookstores, and small businesses are closing their doors. From major cities to smaller…
On March 8th, International Women’s Day, female activists around the world are hoping to trigger a new wave of feminism and to demonstrate the enormous impact of women by orchestrating a massive strike. Women everywhere are encouraged to stay home from work and to disengage from forms of unpaid labor, including housework and other so-called…
On January 21st millions of people came together for the Women’s March on Washington and sister marches around the globe. Determined not to lose momentum, the organizers of the Women’s March have been using social media to announce an upcoming general strike, A Day Without a Woman, when “women and our allies will act together for…
