109. End violence against women

What is the socialist approach to ending both violence against women and defending the right to protest? This bonus episode is a recording of the introduction to a national meeting hosted by the Socialist Party on Friday 19 March, attended by around 150 people. What are the factors that made the murder of Sarah Everard the trigger for the protests? Why are the police incapable of delivering justice and safety for women? How can we defend the right to protest? How can the sexist ideas in society be challenged? This bonus episode of Socialism looks at the questions thrown up by the protests following Sarah Everard’s murder and the mass defiance of the ban on vigils – how can we end violence against women and defend the right to protest? Further reading and listening Article: Stop police brutality. Justice for victims of gender violence https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/32176/16-03-2021/justice-for-victims-of-gender-violence Article: Defend the right to protest https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/32172/13-03-2021/oppose-bans-on-vigils-defend-the-right-to-protest Article: Spying on socialism http://socialismtoday.org/spying-on-socialism Article: In defence of socialist feminism http://socialismtoday.org/archive/224/feminism.html Article: Women: justice denied http://socialismtoday.org/women-justice-denied Pamphlet: A fighting programme for women's rights and socialism https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/32122/03-03-2021/a-fighting-programme-for-womens-rights-and-socialism Report: Unite the Union opposes all cuts to domestic violence services https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/30613/14-04-2020/unite-opposes-all-cuts-to-domestic-violence-services