WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service
@wingsradio.bsky.social
Weekly half-hour radio program by and about women around the world. Series producer, Frieda Werden
Listen to recent shows here: https://wingsradio.org/wordpress/
This Bluesky profile collects links from a wide range of sources
Listen to recent shows here: https://wingsradio.org/wordpress/
This Bluesky profile collects links from a wide range of sources
Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace in Work on Peacebuilding, Non-Violence, Conflict Prevention and Women’s Rights
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Report Archives - WILPF
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November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace in Work on Peacebuilding, Non-Violence, Conflict Prevention and Women’s Rights
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Ireland: Working-class women, many stay-at-home mothers, physically blocked installation of water meters and organised and rallied their communities to boycott the tax. They were leaders in a mass movement of non-payment and street protests that defeated the water charges.
rupture.ie/articles/stu...
rupture.ie/articles/stu...
Struggle outside the workplace: women in the vanguard
By Jess Spear “It is workers’ strategic location at the point of production which gives them tremendous power to disrupt capital’s profits at the source. By using the power to strike, workers have ...
rupture.ie
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ireland: Working-class women, many stay-at-home mothers, physically blocked installation of water meters and organised and rallied their communities to boycott the tax. They were leaders in a mass movement of non-payment and street protests that defeated the water charges.
rupture.ie/articles/stu...
rupture.ie/articles/stu...
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Not sure the point of deporting hard working people who fled awful conditions in their own countries and are caring for the sick, elderly, and paralyzed, not only harming our own economy, but vulnerable people who rely on this assistance.
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Not sure the point of deporting hard working people who fled awful conditions in their own countries and are caring for the sick, elderly, and paralyzed, not only harming our own economy, but vulnerable people who rely on this assistance.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Working people are organized, and they’re taking their cities back from billionaires. 🔥
Affordability is a winning platform.🗳️
Seattle Mayor elect Katie Wilson is a(nother) case in point.
🗣️ @fullylivep.bsky.social
@workingfamilies.org
Affordability is a winning platform.🗳️
Seattle Mayor elect Katie Wilson is a(nother) case in point.
🗣️ @fullylivep.bsky.social
@workingfamilies.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Working people are organized, and they’re taking their cities back from billionaires. 🔥
Affordability is a winning platform.🗳️
Seattle Mayor elect Katie Wilson is a(nother) case in point.
🗣️ @fullylivep.bsky.social
@workingfamilies.org
Affordability is a winning platform.🗳️
Seattle Mayor elect Katie Wilson is a(nother) case in point.
🗣️ @fullylivep.bsky.social
@workingfamilies.org
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Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
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Migration is an earth right.
🎨 @schlott.art
🎨 @schlott.art
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Migration is an earth right.
🎨 @schlott.art
🎨 @schlott.art
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
For those not in Western Massachusetts, a film of the event will be forthcoming afterwards:
centerforneweconomics.org/events/the-4...
centerforneweconomics.org/events/the-4...
The 45th Annual E.F. Schumacher Lecture - Schumacher Center for a New Economics
On November 22nd, 2025 at 3PM EST, the Schumacher Center will gather key leaders of the contemporary Bioregional movement in Great Barrington, MA to discuss strategies for financing the New Economy. S...
centerforneweconomics.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
For those not in Western Massachusetts, a film of the event will be forthcoming afterwards:
centerforneweconomics.org/events/the-4...
centerforneweconomics.org/events/the-4...
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The Bishops and Students’ Birth Control
Contraception on Catholic Campuses
theoverreachmonitor.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I hear a woman invented these solar lanterns. Mine stays charged in the window, is great for night-time walks indoors or out, very light weight, folds up, can charge my phone. I've given them for gifts. They are having a sale in the US and Canada right now. No moving parts. Luminaid.com
LuminAID Solar Lanterns and Solar 2-in-1 Phone Chargers
LuminAID Solar Lanterns | The Original Solar-Powered Inflatable Light! Our solar lights are designed to serve as a source of light and phone chargers when it's needed the most, from camping to disaste...
Luminaid.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I hear a woman invented these solar lanterns. Mine stays charged in the window, is great for night-time walks indoors or out, very light weight, folds up, can charge my phone. I've given them for gifts. They are having a sale in the US and Canada right now. No moving parts. Luminaid.com
Taliban edict on female aid staff pushes Afghan women deeper into the shadows
Concerns raised after NGOs faced with choice of suspending operations or agreeing to ban
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Concerns raised after NGOs faced with choice of suspending operations or agreeing to ban
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Taliban edict on female aid staff pushes Afghan women deeper into the shadows | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Taliban edict on female aid staff pushes Afghan women deeper into the shadows
Concerns raised after NGOs faced with choice of suspending operations or agreeing to ban
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Concerns raised after NGOs faced with choice of suspending operations or agreeing to ban
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Bangladesh's ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
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November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Bangladesh's ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
(via email from The World)
(via email from The World)