Feminist Responses to Attacks on the Welfare State
Feminist Fightback has been thinking about the gendered effects of the benefit cuts, holding ‘Women at the Cutting Edge’ in 2010, authoring ‘Cuts are a feminist issue’ and being involved in the Save Hackney Nurseries campaign.
We have long wrestled with the dilemma of how to defend services while refusing to be satisfied with the inadequacies of the existing welfare state. In an attempt to think beyond this, we will be hold a discussion on the idea of a basic income and asking what might be the potential benefits of this as a feminist demand.
A basic income is a guaranteed income for all. Unlike the current benefits systems that distinguishes between ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ welfare recipients, the basic income is unconditional and breaks the link between income and work. Rather than having to defend flawed institutions, is it now time to make a brave and transformative demand such as this?
Come and join the discussion
7-9pm Thursday 6th June, at The Common House, Unite E, 5 Pundersons Gardens, E2 9QG
The Attack on Reproductive Rights and the Crisis
A discussion article Across Europe in recent years, the abortion question is back up for public debate. In Spain, the new Government wants to revert to the stricter abortion laws overturned by its predecessor. In Greece, slashed funding to the healthcare system is threatening women’s access to safe and free abortions. In France, they have [...]
Taking Action Against Workfare
Over the past few weeks, Feminist Fightback activists have joined members of the North London Solidarity Federation in picketing against workfare. On 22 March, as part of the Boycott Workfare campiagn’s week of action, we spent a snowy afternoon in Leytonstone picketing Argos. Argos is one of the many companies who use workfare - where those who are in receipt [...]
Feminist Fightback FC is a football team open to all self-defining women of all sporting abilities. Our team members include beginners working through their PE lesson traumas and experienced players who want to improve their skills.
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Feminist Fightback has been going into schools talking to young people about feminism, and how to fight gender injustice.
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