International Women&#039;s Day

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I showed our Ed that pic yesterday - it's the nicest one of Emma Goldman there is but it's never used. If I were her I'd be well pissed off.

Mar 8 2006 14:11

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eek

That's the best pic of her I've ever seen!

Mar 8 2006 15:28

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Haha I love how the thread about International Women's Day immediately becomes a thread about Emma Goldman looking "nice" or not roll eyes

So, what's going on in Preston then, Steve?

Mar 8 2006 15:41

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if i was their lawyer i would try to argue that they were pointing out that not all radical women are mingers, and hence deconstructing patriarchial myths.

of course as their lawyer i'd be paid to say this shit.

edit, actually my line of defence would be that John looks like a girl and Jack is a bummer and hence seen as a women by default by patriarchial society.

Mar 8 2006 15:44

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Yea, we shoulda started on about what a sack of shite her politics were. tongue

Mar 8 2006 15:47

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yeah, you're right that's all really funny. Sorry I'm not sure what came over myself, I'll go find some pictures of hot anarcho girls for you all to make up for bringing bad feeling into the boards...

Mar 8 2006 15:57

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zobag wrote:

yeah, you're right that's all really funny. Sorry I'm not sure what came over myself, I'll go find some pictures of hot anarcho girls for you all to make up for bringing bad feeling into the boards...

i hope you don't think i was anything to do with this nonsense, though i do think Goldmans politics were a pile of shite.

Mar 8 2006 16:00

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Oh for fucks sake grow up.

Mar 8 2006 16:03

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Anyway... Ok back on topic... So, why are Emma Goldman's politics a pile of shite?

Mar 8 2006 16:05

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zobag wrote:

So, what's going on in Preston then, Steve?

Mar 8 2006 16:48

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http://www.emmagoldman.com/

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zobag wrote:

Haha I love how the thread about International Women's Day immediately becomes a thread about Emma Goldman looking "nice" or not
So, what's going on in Preston then, Steve?

Yeah apologies I only mentioned cos I showed Ed a few hours before seeing it. The thread didn't seem particularly serious in the first place, or else I'd assume it would've been in Organise.

EG's politics might not've been that great - she was a big supporter of Johann Most and propaganda by deed - but she was very cool. Her autobiog living my life is great. And I found this clinic named after her the other day too:

Mar 8 2006 17:08

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Yeah, Organise! had planned to show the american documentary about Emma Goldman along with the Mujeres Libres documentary from the eighties for International Womens Day. Alas we were foiled by the Belfast postal workers strike and the EG one only arrived today and the Mujeres Libres one still hasn't shown up!

Imagine - real struggles getting in the way of anarchist history.

We will of course be showing them in the future albeit on a less appropriate date.

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Mar 8 2006 17:30

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John. wrote:

zobag wrote:

Haha I love how the thread about International Women's Day immediately becomes a thread about Emma Goldman looking "nice" or not
So, what's going on in Preston then, Steve?

EG's politics might not've been that great - she was a big supporter of Johann Most and propaganda by deed

To be fair she did renounce propaganda by deed as counter productive after the Frick shooting, and found herself at odds with Most after their falling out...she didn't particularly support him but I think that was more down to personal reasons than political differences.

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but she was very cool

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Mar 8 2006 17:33

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big al wrote:

John. wrote:

zobag wrote:

Haha I love how the thread about International Women's Day immediately becomes a thread about Emma Goldman looking "nice" or not
So, what's going on in Preston then, Steve?

EG's politics might not've been that great - she was a big supporter of Johann Most and propaganda by deed

To be fair she did renounce propaganda by deed as counter productive after the Frick shooting, and found herself at odds with Most after their falling out...she didn't particularly support him but I think that was more down to personal reasons than political differences.

No - Most criticised the shooting and renounced PBD - she didn't, thought him a coward and that's why they fell out.

She also got angry with Berkman after he came to the conclusion that PBD wasn't that great as well, and thought he'd "sold out" in prison.

I believe she may softened a bit later on after Berkman was released...

Mar 8 2006 17:35

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John. wrote:

big al wrote:

John. wrote:

zobag wrote:

Haha I love how the thread about International Women's Day immediately becomes a thread about Emma Goldman looking "nice" or not
So, what's going on in Preston then, Steve?

EG's politics might not've been that great - she was a big supporter of Johann Most and propaganda by deed

To be fair she did renounce propaganda by deed as counter productive after the Frick shooting, and found herself at odds with Most after their falling out...she didn't particularly support him but I think that was more down to personal reasons than political differences.

She also got angry with Berkman after he came to the conclusion that PBD wasn't that great as well, and thought he'd "sold out" in prison.

I believe she may softened a bit later on after Berkman was released...

She came around eventually... 8)

Damn well there goes my first semi-serious post on here up in flames cry

Mar 8 2006 17:41

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zobag wrote:

zobag wrote:

So, what's going on in Preston then, Steve?

Sorry I was at work and didn’t have time to reply. I wonder whose picture I could have posted. I only picked the one I did because it wasn’t the usual ones you see of Emma.

Anyway in Preston they hols an event every year organised by the Preston Women’s Network who are a largely self appointed clique. It mirrors any other ‘community event’ with workshops for dance, reiki, massage etc. There’s always a lot spent on the food provided and there is never any political content at all.

Mar 8 2006 17:58

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happy womens day

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Mar 8 2006 18:30

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What does IWD actually mean?

Mind you I'm so right-on I think every day is international women's day violet black star

Mar 8 2006 19:21

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Happy women' day to our 5 female posters!

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Mar 8 2006 19:33

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Kidda wrote:

happy womens day

Same to you! violet black star

Sovietpop made some excellent posts on the IWD thread over on the Tolling Gang, so I'm going to steal some of her ideas for heroes for International Women's Day 8)

Mujeros Libres

Louise Michel

The women fighting for abortion rights in Ireland

Subcommandante Ramonana and all Zapatista women

Trade Unionist Joanne Delany

Meena, the founder of RAWA (The Revolutionary Statement of Women in Afganistan) who was assassinated in 1987

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hurrah for women past, present and future who are involved in revolutionary struggle to build a better society.

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Mar 8 2006 19:41

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Don't you know that one of those women carrying the placards has shit politics though?

Mar 8 2006 19:51

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Mar 8 2006 21:35

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