EPISODE · Mar 21, 2025 · 34 MIN
EXTRA: Women Speak Out!
from Socialist News and Views · host Nicholas Shillingford
In this Extra we have four contributions from women at events in February and March 2025:#1 - Salwa Nubani, DO Psychiatry speaks as part of the Disability Justice is Liberation panel at the Lucy Parsons Center on February 22nd, 2025. Nubani is a member of Healthcare Workers for Palestine. The event was organized by Families Against Military Madness (FAMM: https://www.instagram.com/familiesagainstmilitarymadness/) a caucus of Women Against Military Madness (WAMM: https://www.instagram.com/wamm_mn/) You can watch the full video of the event WITH CAPTIONS here: https://youtu.be/0aof3D9zVbc?si=vzirvhJ9JpUWe8LF#2 - Marcia Howard, English teacher at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis and Teacher Chapter President of Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT 59) speaks at the Roof Depot Two Year Victory Celebration on February 23rd, 2025. You can watch addition videos of the event here:PART 1: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1785415152240599PART 2: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2057653881377823PART 3: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1873699620111003PART 4: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3497293037073475PART 5: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=655230573653019PART 6: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1904637660363283PART 7: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3965620520432878PART 8: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=496828070157117PART 9: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1893837714760839#3 - Linda Leighton, a retired Union Member and a descendent of one of the leaders of the 1934 Teamsters Strike here in Minneapolis speaks at the Workers Solidarity Circle - Workers Assembly - Labor Solidarity with Abortion Access Underground on February 28th, 2025. Leighton is also an active member of Remember 1934 (https://rem34.ampmpls.com/) who speaks here at the Workers Assembly about the United States pre Roe V. Wade when abortion was illegal across the entire country. You can see additional photos of the event here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15waNrY6jY/https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KSNAH9ZfQ/#4 - Liz from Unite Here 17 representing workers at First Avenue and 6 sister clubs who ratified their first ever union contract unanimously in February. This was recorded at the International Women's Day Demonstration at May Day Plaza on March 8th, 2025. You can see videos of the event here: PART 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtRIA2Ia_bk\PART 2: https://youtu.be/J20kIR9ZwXA?si=MnxTTYxXE86DeAto
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In this Extra we have four contributions from women at events in February and March 2025:#1 - Salwa Nubani, DO Psychiatry speaks as part of the Disability Justice is Liberation panel at the Lucy Parsons Center on February 22nd, 2025. Nubani is a member of Healthcare Workers for Palestine. The event was organized by Families Against Military Madness (FAMM: https://www.instagram.com/familiesagainstmilitarymadness/) a caucus of Women Against Military Madness (WAMM: https://www.instagram.com/wamm_mn/) You can watch the full video of the event WITH CAPTIONS here: https://youtu.be/0aof3D9zVbc?si=vzirvhJ9JpUWe8LF#2 - Marcia Howard, English teacher at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis and Teacher Chapter President of Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT 59) speaks at the Roof Depot Two Year Victory Celebration on February 23rd, 2025. You can watch addition videos of the event here:PART 1: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1785415152240599PART 2: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2057653881377823PART 3: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1873699620111003PART 4: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3497293037073475PART 5: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=655230573653019PART 6: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1904637660363283PART 7: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3965620520432878PART 8: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=496828070157117PART 9: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1893837714760839#3 - Linda Leighton, a retired Union Member and a descendent of one of the leaders of the 1934 Teamsters Strike here in Minneapolis speaks at the Workers Solidarity Circle - Workers Assembly - Labor Solidarity with Abortion Access Underground on February 28th, 2025. Leighton is also an active member of Remember 1934 (https://rem34.ampmpls.com/) who speaks here at the Workers Assembly about the United States pre Roe V. Wade when abortion was illegal across the entire country. You can see additional photos of the event here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15waNrY6jY/https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KSNAH9ZfQ/#4 - Liz from Unite Here 17 representing workers at First Avenue and 6 sister clubs who ratified their first ever union contract unanimously in February. This was recorded at the International Women's Day Demonstration at May Day Plaza on March 8th, 2025. You can see videos of the event here: PART 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtRIA2Ia_bk\PART 2: https://youtu.be/J20kIR9ZwXA?si=MnxTTYxXE86DeAto
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