Transnational strike: organizing women, migrant and essential workers

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Are you celebrating this 1st of May? And how did you spend the 8th of March? In this episode, we talk about the transnational organizing of E.A.S.T., Essential Autonomous Struggles Transnational, a network born to respond to the pressures of capitalist exploitation, migrant precarity and the additional burden of the COVID-19 pandemic. E.A.S.T., together with Transnational Social Strike, emphasize the importance of connecting existing struggles beyond the national level and of standing against patriarchal and racist violence. We hear from three feminist activists on these matters and more. Invited guests: Eleonora Cappuccilli, from EAST, Transnational Social Strike and Precarious Disconnections Orkide Izci, from EAST, Precarious Disconnections, Women’s Assembly of Migrant Coordination and Transnational Migrants' Coordination Sopo Japaridze, from EAST, Transnational Social Strike and the Solidarity Network in Georgia Rundown: min 2:30 - What is E.A.S.T.? min 6:00 - Eleonora about transnational organizing against patriarchal, capitalist and racist violence min 10:10 - Sopo on how transnational social strikes work and the importance of the collective min 15:00 - Orkide on the dangers of conservative backlash and Turkey’s retreat from the Istanbul Convention min 22:24 - Eleonora on “the traditional family” and women’s roles and exploitation min 27:51 - Sopo about the gendered division of labour min 34:00 - Orkide on the structural instruments that enforce the status-quo, such as residence permits min 43:42 - Eleonora on institutional racism and Eastern European migrants during the pandemic min 49:00 - Sopo on the need for social services, Eleonora on transnational welfare min 57:40 - Orkide on how some forms of welfare relegate women to the domestic space min 1:00:40 - Eleonora on the need for higher wages for all min 1:06:00 - About the 1st of May and onwards Production, edits & visuals by Maria Martelli. Intro from one feminist protest with Non Una di Meno. Useful links: The essential strike manifesto for the 8th of March - https://www.transnational-strike.info/2021/01/25/essential-strike-manifesto-for-the-8th-of-march/ A transnational response to the attacks on The Istanbul Convention - https://www.transnational-strike.info/2021/04/23/a-transnational-response-to-the-attacks-on-the-istanbul-convention/ May 1st: Call for a transnational migrants struggle - https://www.transnational-strike.info/2021/03/24/may-1st-call-for-a-transnational-migrants-struggle/ Lenesx Podcast Episode: E.A.S.T. and the Essential Strike for the 8th of March w/ Nóra and Isabella - https://lenesxradio.ro/episodes/014/lenesx-014-EAST-EN.html Follow EAST and their public assemblies here - https://www.facebook.com/EASTEssentialStruggles