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Left parties and women’s organisations come together for a celebration of International Working Women’s Day that is truly international — in its politics, cultural items and cuisine, writes LIZ PAYNE
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ORGANISED by the Women’s Group of the Co-ordinating Committee of Communist Parties in Britain (CCCPiB), this annual gathering has become a much-valued fixture of the left and progressive calendar.
Its traditional opening rally gives us an opportunity to learn from international speakers more about the struggle of women for peace, equality and justice across the globe and shows how our battle against the oppression and exploitation of women is integrally linked with the fight against global capitalism, imperialism and war.
This year’s theme is “Women and the International Struggle” chosen to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist International (CI). The themes of the CI’s early congresses are, as will be amply demonstrated by both the political and cultural elements of the event, as relevant today as they were in 1919.
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