{"id":36403,"date":"2025-04-01T01:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T23:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36403"},"modified":"2025-04-01T07:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T05:03:51","slug":"english-bulletin-april-1-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36403","title":{"rendered":"English bulletin April 1, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

. WOMEN LEAD THE RESISTANCE .
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\nWe can repeat the introduction to last month’s bulletin:<\/p>\n

\nIt has been difficult to find good news this year.<\/p>\n

\nLast month it was the fate of Gaza and the fate of Humanity.<\/p>\n

\nThis month it is the devastation being wrought by Trump and Musk.<\/p>\n

\nBut there are signs of a fightback, light in this time of darkness.<\/p>\n

\nAnd this month, the good news, the fightback news, comes primarily from the women who took to the streets on International Women’s Day.<\/p>\n

\nIn the US<\/a>, they stated directly their opposition to the oligarchy of Trump and Musk. In Los Angeles their placard said simply, “Stop `Trump”. In San Francisco, their signs read RESIST No Oligarchs Save Democracy; NO KINGS NO TYRANNY; HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE 170 MILLION WOMEN SCORNED.<\/p>\n

\nIn Europe<\/a>, the theme was more general. For example, in Valencia, Spain, “\u201cWe are the cry of those who no longer have a voice\u201d or \u201cWe are half the earth, we want half the sky.\u201d And in Amsterdam, “Abortion in the constitution\u201d and \u201cKeep your hands off my womb\u201d.<\/p>\n

\nIn Latin American<\/a>, the demands were radical. In Buenos Aires, rejecting the policies of President Milei, the cry was \u201cContra el fascismo, el racismo, el patriarcado y el capitalismo\u201d. And in La Paz, Bolivia, one of the most chanted slogans was: \u201cWhat\u2019s the big deal? They kill us and rape us and the state does nothing,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nIn Asia<\/a>, (Jakarta, Indonesia), the placards demanded “Fair maternity and menstrual leave rights without discrimination\u201d And in Africa<\/a>,(Abuja, Nigeria): the theme was \u201ccommitment to gender equality and empowerment as essential drivers of health for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nCodepink <\/a> celebrated International Women’s Day: “From Los Angeles to Dallas, from Massachusetts to London, UK, our local chapters centered international working women\u2019s resistance to send a powerful and urgent reminder that if women around the world are standing together \u2013 liberation from imperialism and militarism is inevitable!”<\/p>\n

\nThe fightback against the arrival of fascism in the US as described in last month’s bulletin has continued to develop, especially by trade unions. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Workers (AFSCME<\/a>) has launched a new campaign,\u00a0called Get Organized, or AFSCME GO to fight back against “Elon Musk, billionaires and anti-union extremists.” And Bernie Sanders <\/a> continued to draw big crowds in districts that voted for Trump. Sanders was joined in Detroit by the head of the United Auto Workers Union. <\/p>\n

\nAlthough it is not recognized by the major mass media, street protests in the United States against the Trump administration are numerous and frequent, as described in an article from Waging Nonviolence<\/a>. The authors point out that “Historically, street protest and legal challenges are common avenues for popular opposition to governments, but economic noncooperation \u2014 such as strikes, boycotts and buycotts \u2014 is what often gets the goods.” They point to the recent effectiveness of boycotts against Tesla and Target as evidence that this is happening now.<\/p>\n

\nThe authors conclude that “That Americans\u00a0seem to be rediscovering\u00a0the art, science and potency of noncooperation \u2014 combined with a robust protest capacity and legal action \u2014 shows that resistance against Trump\u2019s agenda in America is not only alive and well. It is savvy, diversifying and probably just getting started.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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WOMEN\u2019S EQUALITY
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\nInternational Women\u2019s Day: Latin America
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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\nBrazil hosts first BRICS Sherpas meeting with expanded membership
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FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION
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\nVoice of the Global South: Multilateralism Can and Must Deliver<\/p>\n

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DISARMAMENT & SECURITY
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\nPope Francis calls for \u2018disarmament\u2019 while still hospitalized
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TOLERANCE & SOLIDARITY
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\nPLANETE: Scouts in Africa and Europe leading change in peace, gender, and sustainability<\/p>\n

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EDUCATION FOR PEACE
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\nNew Feasibility Study on Peace Education in Non-formal Learning and Youth Work commissioned by the Council of Europe<\/p>\n

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DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
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\nAFSCME, United States: It\u2019s Time to Get Organized<\/p>\n

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HUMAN RIGHTS
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\nResistance is alive and well in the United States
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. WOMEN LEAD THE RESISTANCE . We can repeat the introduction to last month’s bulletin: It has been difficult to find good news this year. Last month it was the fate of Gaza and the fate of Humanity. This month it is the devastation being wrought by Trump and Musk. But there are signs of … Continue reading English bulletin April 1, 2025<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90,76],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-36403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-d-women","category-global","tag-english-bulletin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}