Feminism Archives - Red Pepper

We Grow the World Together – review

Gerry Hart — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

We Grow the World Together's collected essays are a vital resource on caregiving and abolition for those hoping to build a better world for future generations, writes Gracie Mae Bradley

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Can’t complain? An interview with Sara Ahmed

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:49:07 +0000

Paula Lacey talks to feminist scholar Sara Ahmed about institutional violence, complaint activism and the power of saying ‘no’

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Women’s day off: feminist strike action since 1975

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:08:58 +0000

Valgerður Pálmadóttir recalls the Icelandic women’s strike in 1975 and assesses its continuing relevance today

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Amy Ashwood Garvey and the Future of Black Feminist Archives – review

Gerry Hart — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000

In documenting the life and work of Amy Ashwood Garvey, Nydia A. Swaby offers a window into the inspiring and overlooked story of black womens' history, writes Panya Banjoko

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Hold the press: the rise, fall and rise again of left media

Siobhan McGuirk — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:12:33 +0000

In the ever-shifting landscape and viability of print media, left-wing publications can take many forms and directions. Paula Lacey spotlights a selection of trajectories taken in the UK and beyond

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Enemy Feminisms – review

Gerry Hart — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Sophie Lewis sets out how to build a liberated, feminist world without ignoring feminism's uglier side, writes Leah Cowen

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Battles for land and gender justice in Kenya’s Loita Hills

Siobhan McGuirk — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Stephanie Leah Simmons Wood speaks to the Loita Maasais fighting ‘demarcation’ and navigating threats to tradition, corporate interests and opportunities for women’s empowerment

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Radical board games: a history

Gerry Hart — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Agitators, educators and organisers have long created board games to promote radical values. Red Pepper spotlights some playful examples – including one transformed by capitalism

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Why would feminists trust the police – review

Gerry Hart — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Cowan's book provides a blueprint for feminists to reject carceral thinking and build a more liberative politics, writes Isabella Yasmin Kajiwara

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‘I’m too left-wing for the SNP and I never considered Labour’ – an interview with Iris Duane

Kimon Daltas — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Paula Lacey speaks to Iris Duane, the Scottish Greens candidate seeking to become the first trans woman of colour MP

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