Today I deleted my #introduction post because it was used to attack me and my companion by #racists and #homophobic bigots. I’m sharing these screenshots of the comments I received only to show you the world we are living in. Funny thing was that I was strangely calm when it all was happening.
For those who have shown your love and support, I thank you with all my heart. But I’m not naive. We are far from being and being seen as equal.
Chess Grandmaster Anna Muzychuk refuses to play in Saudi Arabia and says: "In a few days, I will lose two world titles, back to back." Because I decided not to go to Saudi Arabia. I refuse to play by special rules, to wear abaya, to be accompanied by a man so I can leave the hotel, so I don't feel like a second class person. #saudiarabia#equalrights
Today in Labor History March 8, 1911: The first modern International Women’s Day was celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and the U.S. IWD has its roots in the suffrage movement of New Zealand, and leftist labor organizing in the U.S. and Europe. The earliest Women’s Days were organized by the Socialist Party of America, in New York, in 1909, and by German socialists in 1910. They chose the date of March 8 in honor of the garment workers strikes in New York that occurred on March 8, in 1857 and 1908. However, the first IWD celebrated on March 8, the current date, was in 1911. The holiday was associated primarily with far-left movements until the feminist movement adopted it in the 1960s, when it became a more mainstream celebration.
Today in Labor History March 8, 1908: Thousands of workers in the New York needle trades (mostly women) launched a strike for higher wages, shorter hours and an end to child labor. They chose this date in commemoration of the 1857 strike. In 1910, German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed to the Second International, that March 8 be celebrated as International Women’s Day to commemorate this strike and the one in 1857.
Today in Labor History March 8, 1857: Women garment workers picketed in New York City, demanding a 10-hour workday, better working conditions, and equal rights for women. In 1910, German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed to the Second International, that March 8 be celebrated as International Women’s Day to commemorate this strike.
Today in Labor History March 4, 1998: In Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal laws banning sexual harassment in the workplace also apply when both parties are the same sex. Joseph Oncale had been subjected to repeated sexual harassment by male coworkers on a Chevron Oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Israeli attacks on Gaza have not only targeted civilians, but also the infrastructure Palestinians need to survive. At least eight Gaza water utility workers have been killed on the job despite being in clearly marked cars. People in Gaza now have to get water from salty water wells that are functioning at one-tenth capacity.
The situation is far worse in northern Gaza, where resources are more scarce.
Video journalist Bisan Owda shows us how overflowing garbage, sewage and reduced water supply are impacting the health of people in Gaza. Respiratory and skin infections are on the rise because of the destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure."
"Vi som demonstrerar sörjer alla som fallit offer på grund av ockupationen. Våra judiska vänner visar solidaritet, vid vår sida. Våra muslimska vänner visar solidaritet, vid vår sida. Våra queera vänner visar solidaritet, och varje människa, barn som vuxen på plats vid demonstrationerna som tror på rättvisa, visar solidaritet. Vi talar tydligt om våra krav på frihet - vi ropar för eldupphör, ett slut på ockupationen och för ett fritt Palestina."
Notera att redaktören (föga förvånande, låt oss vara helt ärliga) klippt bort "Equal rights" från den röda banderollen där det står "From the river to the sea".
Korrekt ordalydelse är alltså:
From the river to the sea - Equal rights