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'This is why we fight'

Read WDI USA's statement on the overturning of Roe v Wade. 

Living the Declaration - Article 3: The Right to Physical and Reproductive Integrity

Watch WDI USA's Kara Dansky and Lauren Levey discuss Article 3 of the Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights. 

WDI Mexico abolitionist meetings

La III Jornada Abolicionista se llevará a cabo los días 15 de julio a las 19:00 CdMx por el FB de Las Constituyentes MX y, el 16 de julio a las 11:00 hrs CdMx por el FB de WDI-Mx. Los temas a tratar son los Vientres de Alquiler y el Discurso de las Infancias Trans. Las ponentes del viernes 15 son Yndira Sandoval, Lidia Guzmá, Laura Lecuona y Michelle Morales. El sábado 16 contaremos con la presencia de Alicia Elena Pérez Duarte de México; Berta O. García de España y copresidenta de la Coalición Internacional para la Abolición de la Gestación por Sustitución –CIAMS-; Viviana Olchansky de Argentina y Ane Maiora de España y madre de la Agrupación de Madres de Adolescentes y Niñas con Disforia Acelerada –AMANDA-. Las esperamos.

The third Abolitionist Journey will be held on Friday 15 July at 19.00H (Mexico City time) via Las Constituyentes MX Facebook and, on Saturday 16 July at 11:00 am (Mexico City time) via WDI-Mexico Facebook. Surrogacy and the Trans Childhood narrative will be discussed. The speakers on Friday 15th will be Yndira Sandoval, Lidia Guzman, Laura Lecuona and Michelle Morales. On Saturday 16 July the guests will be Alicia Elena Perez Duarte from Mexico; Berta O. Garcia from Spain, who is co-president of the International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogacy and Substitution –CIAMS-. Viviana Olchansky from Argentina and Ane Maiora from Spain, who belongs to the Associations of Mothers of Teenagers and Girls with Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria –AMANDA-.

Read a report of previous meetings on the WDI Mexico website. 

WDI Portugal calls for an end to prostitution

WDI Portugal launched a public note calling for the end of the prostitution system, following a petition that was introduced into the Assembly of the Republic for debate regarding the legalisation of prostitution as 'a job' and depenalisation of the crime of procuring 'without coercion' on 1 June. On 29 June, we launched an open letter to the Institute of Sociology of the University of Porto in repudiation of the institution for their legitimising the term 'TERF' and the hatred of women it implies, by letting it be used in the title of a lecture organised at this academy. Read both documents in full in Portuguese on our Instagram @wdiportugal

WDI merch

New WDI merch shops available! Buy WDI merch from the US store and the UK and global store.

WDI webinars
Feminist Question Time : Call for panellists
We're trying something new:
The Personal is political! Everyday stories of reflection, resilience and resistance.  We invite you to share your experiences and thoughts on Gender Ideology in the Workplace
at FQT on 16 July 2022. See our flyer for more information. 
WDI Portugal invites you to Radical Perspectives in Portuguese next Sunday at 19.00 (Portugal/UK time). This week, 10 July, we are receiving Malu Prestes speaking about Misogyny and State Omission: a legal analysis between Portugal and Brazil. Register here.

WDI Feminist Question Time (FQT) takes place on Saturdays at 15.00 UK time. This week, 9 July, we have:
Lexi Ellingsworth, UK, Surrogacy Law Reform in the UK
Marija Stankovic, Serbia, update on situation in Serbia
A volunteer, USA, WDI merchandise shop
Dora Moutot, France, Femellisme (feminism for females)
Register here. 

WDI Radical Feminist Perspectives (RFP) takes place on Sundays at 10.00 UK time. This week, 10 July, we are discussing Letters from a War Zone by Andrea Dworkin, with Caroline Norma and Marian Rutigliano.
Register here.

Campaigns

UK petition to remove 'gender identity' from RSE

If you are a British citizen you can sign this petition to remove 'gender identity' from relationships and sex education (RSE) in schools. 

Petition to support women's rights and democracy in the Australian Greens

Please sign this petition to ask the Greens in Australia to reinstate Anna Kerr, expelled for supporting women's rights, and apologise to Linda Gale.

Sex-based rights around the world

Maya Forstater wins case in the UK

Maya Forstater, who took a claim for belief discrimination against her former employers, has won her case. Read her press statement. 

Maltese health minister orders review into law

Health minister in Malta, Chris Fearne, has ordered a review into the law on abortion following health authorities refusal to terminate a non-viable pregnancy despite risks to a woman's life. 

First female governor in NY state ends parity rule

Kathy Hochul, the first female governor of New York state has signed a bill into law essentially eliminating the sex parity rule aimed at guaranteeing women a voice in politics. 

Lesbians attacked at Cologne Dyke March

Lesbians were attacked by a man at the Cologne Dyke March while stewards and trans activists looked on and did nothing. Read the report in Reduxx. 

"Children Cannot Consent": California Bill Encourages Medical Abuse of Minors

Genevieve Gluck examines Bill SB107, which would allow parents from other states to bring their children to California to access unnecessary surgeries and drugs euphemistically referred to as “puberty blockers”.

Oxford University must share Stonewall information

The UK's information commissioner has told Oxford University it must disclose its scores in Stonewall's Workplace Equality scheme. 

Court case against female-only app Giggle is discontinued

A court case brought by a man who wished to join the female-only app Giggle has been discontinued. Read about the issues involved in an article written shortly before the discontinuance. 

Women questioning gender ideology described as 'FARTs' 

Official Scottish government training on gender issues links to material that described women who believe in the reality of sex as 'FARTs'. 

University cancels talk on biological sex and evolution

Humboldt University in Berlin cancelled a talk by biologist Marie-Luise Vollbrecht, citing security concerns. The talk's theme was the role of science in an area of fake news. Watch it on YouTube. 

Local council cancels feminist talk

Veteran women's rights campaigner Julie Bindel was due to speak at a library in Nottingham on feminist activism to combat male violence. The city council cancelled the talk at the last minute blaming Ms Bindel's views on 'transgender rights'. The event took place in the car park instead. She is planning to sue the council. Read WDI's statement. 

Resources

The Far Right and Far Left Agree on One Thing: Women Don’t Count

The New York Times finally publishes an opinion in favour of women - read Pamela Paul's article on how '...misogynists from both extremes of the political spectrum relish equally the power to shut women up.'

On guilt-by-association

Dr Kathleen Stock writes about guilt-by-association within feminist circles. 

Ministers need to ensure fairness in women's sports

Former Olympic athlete Mara Yamauchi writes in the Guardian. 

Male bodies don't belong in female football

Kate Miechkowski writes about playing women's American football with men on the team. 

Events

Suffragette Parade - Pamphlets in the Park, 19-21 August

Sovereign Women Speak is joining the annual parade in Milton, WA, USA. More details on the website.