Oakland Women's Strike Organizing Collective

March 8th, 2017 International Women’s Strike page for Oakland. We are growing group that is interested in building collective power among women and their comrades. We reject racist and sexist forms of power, and their entrenchment by capitalism. These forms of women's domination, and oppression centered on gender more broadly, are not merely a women's issue. So, unless otherwise noted, our meetings and events are open to all. _ the plan _ We are starting this process by building towards an action on March 8th, women's day, in Oakland. This modest goal will help us lay the groundwork for a women's bloc on the May 1st general strike. The general strike has been called by SEUI, a labor organization that represents mostly service workers--a line of work that mostly employs women and people of color. _ a word on "women" _ We recognize that the identity of women is fraught. Gender and sexuality are truly fluid historical constructions. These historical constructions form the basis of oppression along the lines of sexuality and become felt in everyday life. This means that oppressive regimes of sex and gender are not issues reserved only for women. Gender and the domination that follows it are a truly human issue, one which men too are not exempt. It is for this reason that we also stand in solidarity with the trans and queer movements, as they too are grappling with these facts of domination.