Boston celebrates women rising up

WW photo: Liz Green

International Women’s Day was celebrated in Boston on March 19 under the banner, “Women Worldwide Are Rising Up!” The forum was sponsored by Workers World Party; Fight Imperialism, Stand Together (FIST); the Women’s Fightback Network; and Sista Ciphers. Representatives from the Student Immigration Movement and Survivors Inc. attended, along with delegations from Fanmi Lavalas of Haiti and St. Martin De Porres church. The photo shows members of the church who are actively organizing in the Cape Verdean community.

Women spoke from the heart on a wide scope of topics, such as the fight for in-state tuition for undocumented students, the struggle of young women under capitalism, the fight for equal and quality education, the impact of the economic crisis, Haiti and the return of Aristide, the crisis in Japan, the U.S. bombing of Libya, the uprising in Wisconsin and the history of International Women’s Day.