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Women all over the world mourn feminist warrior Peggy Luhrs

'On February 22, 2022, Peggy Luhrs, fierce, loving, mother, brilliant feminist, and warrior for peace and justice, died from pancreatic cancer just before her 77th birthday, and one month from her diagnosis.' Read Peggy's full obituary - donations in her memory can be made here.  

'I want people to wake up to the world we are creating for women'

Swimming World reports on the talk given by the mother of an Ivy League swimmer at FQT on 26 February. 

US women protest against men in female prisons

Women, including WDI USA's Kara Dansky, protest against Washington stat's HB1956, which will prevent the public knowing about men locked up with incarcerated women. 

WDI Brazil stickering campaign in support of Jenn Swayne

WDI Brasil already had plans to ask people to sticker in favour of women's and girls´rights. But the arrest of Jennifer Swayne, from Wales, in January of this year accelerated their plans: on February 24th, they launched in their Instagram account a post in support of Jenn asking everyone, women and men, from any part of the world, to spread the stickers they´ve made. They also made a street poster (called informally "lambes" in Brazil). Any other WDI subsection is authorized to translate the stickers and the street poster into their own language and stick them around the world! See the WDI Brazil web page for downloads. 

WDI Brasil lança campanha de adesivaço em apoio a Jenn Swayne

A WDI Brasil já tinha planos de pedir às pessoas para adesivar em apoio aos direitos de mulheres e meninas. Mas a prisão de Jennifer Swayne, do País de Gales, em Janeiro deste ano, acelerou seus planos: no dia 24 de fevereiro, elas lançaram em sua conta de instagram um post em apoio a Jenn pedindo a todos, mulheres e homens, do mundo tudo, que espalhem os adesivos que elas fizeram. Elas também fizeram um pôster (chamado informalmente de "lambe" no Brasil). Qualquer seccional da WDI está autorizada a traduzir os adesivos e o pôster em sua própria língua e grudá-los pelo mundo! Entre na página da WDI BRASIL e faça o download.

Upcoming WDI webinars:

WDI Feminist Question Time (FQT) takes place on Saturdays at 15.00 UK time. This week, 5 March, we have Jihye Kuk from South Korea with the news from South Korea, Raquel Marques from Brazil on body matters, Lucy Hunter Blackburn from Scotlland with a Q&A update on Scotland and Suzanne Forbes-Vierling from the USA on the colonising tactics used by TRA. Register here. 

WDI Radical Feminist Perspectives (RFP) takes place on Sundays at 10.00 UK time. This week, 6 March, we are discussing Trigger Warning by Sheila Jeffreys with Janet Fraser and Caroline Norma. Register here.

Sex-based rights around the world

Ukraine - how to help

WDI India country contact Vaishnavi Sundar in conversation with Ukrainian feminist Olesia Sagaydak - how you can help the women of Ukraine. 

Campaigns

Serial baby killer released into gen pop at female jail

A man who killed his two infant children and seriously abused another has been released into the general population at the Central California Women's Facility after identifying as a woman. 

Mexico issues first 'non-binary' birth certificate

Activist Fausto Martinez has persuaded Mexico's National Electoral Institute to list his sex marker as 'non-binary' on official documents.

Germany begins to discuss the absurdity of self-ID

After an AfD MP, Beatrix von Storch, raised the issue of self-ID in the Bundestag, and used correct sex pronouns to refer to Green MP 'Tessa' Ganserer, the issue is becoming more widely discussed in Germany. Von Storch referred to EMMA magazine, which has since been accused of being 'transphobic' and 'far right' - read their reaction. Watch the official videos of von Storch's comments and the reaction from Green MP Britta Hasselmann.

TikTok bans 'misgendering'

TikTok has announced it is banning the 'misgendering' and 'deadnaming' of people who claim a trans identity. 

UK TV stars' receive complaints for 'womanface' drag act

Ofcom received complaints after popular British TV stars, Ant and Dec, dressed up as women in porn-inspired costumes and heavy make-up. 

Prominent Peruvian trans activist arrested on suspicion of child sex abuse

Tiffany Gomez Gonzalez, a man who claims a female identity and who is an adviser to a prominent politician, has been arrested on suspicion of child sex abuse. 

Resources

Who benefits when we promote 'sex work' to students?

Misinformation and propaganda from Leicester University. Read Nordic Model Now's report. 

Interview with Andrea Heinz, Canadian feminist and former dominatrix

Meghan Murphy interviews Andrea Heinz, former escort, dominatrix and brothel owner who now educates the public on prostitution and 'sex work' ideology. 

Why does the trans lobby want the right to lie on the census?

'Feminist campaign group Fair Play for Women have just lost their case on appeal at the Court of Session over the question of whether some people should be allowed to provide false information in answer to the sex question on the Scottish census.' Helen Saxby writes in The Critic. 

Adoption rights in India: the latest playground for gender ideologues

Vaishnavi Sundar investigates the use of adoption in India to validate men's claimed identities. 

'Tom Ford and the gross misogyny of high fashion'

Julie Bindel writes in the Spectator about the overwhelming misogyny of fashion. 

UK should not become a centre for surrogacy

'It would be a moral and medical disaster if Britain became a surrogacy centre,' writes Catherine Bennett in the Guardian.

Events

Speakers' Corner is coming to the USA! 15 March

Kellie-Jay Keen, aka Posie Parker, will be joining WDI USA's Kara Dansky to talk about women's rights in Washington DC on 15 March at 12.30. Location TBD. Tickets available here. 

Detransitioner Awareness Day - 12 March

Members of WDI, parents, and advocates have planned a day to support Detransitioner Awareness Day on 12 March. We are trying to get national news as always. We are hoping to have photos from many places posted to social media with the hashtag #DetransAwarenessDay or #DetransDay2022 to bring global awareness that there are many detransitioners, we support them, and they need our help. Please visit our website, designed by parents with detransitioners' input and help shine a light on Detransition Awareness Day on 3/12/22. Please consider holding an event to show support for the resilient and often ignored detransitioners. Let's demonstrate that parents are recognizing detransitioners' existence. The time is now to have their voices heard! For more information email us. 

Challenging the 'sex work is work' narrative - 24 April

Register for this Nordic Model Now webinar on 24 April from 14.00-15.00 BST. 


FiLiA discussion group - the 'Perveen Mistry' novels by Sujata Massey

FiLiA is running a women-only discussion group to talk about Sujata Massey's 'Perveen Mistry' novels, about an Indian woman lawyer in early 20th century British India.