Social Reproduction Theory
Edited by Tithi Bhattacharya
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The rise of #MeToo, the anti-rape culture movement in India, the global women鈥檚 strike and the pro-choice movements that have rocked Ireland and Argentina reveal a new generation of feminist activists organising for change. Many of the new activists may not have heard the debates from the previous upsurge 鈥 the 鈥渟econd wave鈥 of feminism.
Prisoners in many states in the US began a coordinated national strike on August 21, the anniversary of the 1971 killing of Black Panther member and prison activist George Jackson by guards in an escape attempt at San Quentin prison in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In the context a mass radicalisation led by Blacks and youth, the incident became a cause c茅l猫bre in its day.
On July 6, Haiti exploded. By the tens of thousands, Haitians poured into the streets of Port-au-Prince to demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise.聽Robert Roth looks at the roots of the rising that ousted the prime minister and forced a government back down.
The protests were sparked by the government鈥檚 announcement that it would cut or remove subsidies on fuel. This led to a 38% rise in petrol prices, with the price of kerosene jumping 50% to US$4 a gallon.
New Prime Minister Scott Morrison unsurprisingly revealed on September 4 that he is considering deregistering the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU).
The reason he gave was not that the union had committed any industrial 鈥渃rime鈥. Instead it was a Father鈥檚 Day tweet by Victorian CFMMEU state secretary John Setka.
Sources have informed 麻豆传媒 Weekly that the new CEO of Barwon Health in Victoria is on the warpath and the target appears to be patient services.
Barwon Health incorporates University Hospital Geelong, Geelong鈥檚 only public hospital and the only tertiary-level hospital outside of Metropolitan Melbourne. The hospital鈥檚 catchment area extends from Werribee to the South Australian border, encompassing more than 350,000 Victorians and up to 500,000 for certain specialised treatments.
The toxic chemical blaze which started in a West Footscray factory, in Melbourne's west, on August 30, and took firefighters 17 hours to bring under control, has provoked such widespread anger that the state government has been forced to intervene.
Newcastle youth Ceder locked on to the side of a coal train in Newcastle, halting all supply heading into the world's largest coal port on September 7. Ceder was later cut loose and taken into police custody. This was the third protest action this week organised by Frontline Action on Coal against Australia鈥檚 coal industry and its contribution to global climate change.
Up to 5000 unionists marched through Sydney鈥檚 CBD on September 6 to demand the right to strike and the abolition of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC).
The five-year Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, which presented its findings last year, opened up a greater understanding of the problems in religious and community institutions鈥 dealings with children.
Early childhood educators, a 97% female workforce, walked off the job all around the country on September 5 to demand equal pay. They currently receive less than half the average wage.
Stop Adani activists are celebrating the state Labor government鈥檚 decision to prosecute the Adani-owned Abbot Point Bulkcoal for pollution violations at the time of Cyclone Debbie last year.
Events over the last few weeks have revealed just how politicised Australia鈥檚 immigration policy has become.