th

Price oman Against Soaring

ie S, shown here in front of a
$€ food chain store in Toronto.

Too old to get a job. Family
ci up with homes of their
; ie no bank account. This
Oe” I’ve waited for. The
selve N can care for them-

S, So I can do the things I

Ww
ate to when they required
Hee attention. But my

and strength are gone.
ae Johnny” got the shoes,
cea did without. Now

nhy” buys his own shoes,

Mrs, Rouble, Chairman of

but mother still does without. I
am like thousands of others—
we don’t want mink, but we
would like a nice warm coat—
we don‘t need orchids, but we
would like roses.

These are fascinating times
indeed. MAN can walk on the
moon. MAN can replace his worn
out heart. MAN can be speak-
ing across the ocean, yet be
seen and heard via telestar in
eur living room. Women and
children cannot walk in the
villages of Vietnam in safety.
Women cannot replace their
worn out clothing. Women are
crying out for their share of a
Just Society, but cannot be
heard.

Many wonderful good things
are happening.

The drudgery of MAN is be-
ing replaced by machine. Space
is being explored. Disease is be-
ing conquered. But wars con-
tinue. Poverty is rampant. Our
waters are being polluted. Our
air is becoming unbreathable.
The voice against injustice is
louder. The black people no
longer suffer in silence. Our
students are speaking out. Wo-
men are becoming more vocal.
Citizens of the world are be-
coming aware of. their -respon-
sibility to unite to bring about
the changes that are overdue.

World-wide struggle
against war, hunger

By MARY KARDASH

acl do I remember as a
celehe 8irl the inspiring annual
Be onons of International
1920's on pay in Sudbury in the
in Winni ;
“suing years. ane ee

Y were events of great
mo events of g
ae for both women and
labor “te Canadian progressive
Vivid Movement, ~ projecting
ee goals they strove
Securit — a life of economic
Which 4 and social justice in
Plane peemen were on an equal
; ith men.
It w
SPecifj

tinea:
wee a was not a dream but
S0cialigt a reality in the first
the Soy; country of the world—
Not ae Union. Soviet women
equ, Y received equal pay for
drawn pps, but were being
in all nto active participation
Econom heres of endeavor —
cial. Mic, political, cultural, so-
of “Sgawoand Lenin’s principle
able =. cook should be cap-
Dut int Tun the state” was being
; © practice there, opening
€ard-of opportunities for
to play an important

in :
their Sar the future of

4S" pointed out in very

internat celebrations were truly
Ut to 1onal in spirit, reaching
Work} thousands of Canadian
backers, People of many national
®Ssence Unds. That was the very
Beous ©! the call by the coura-
‘agen j

8 as me 1910 established March
t Oe tonal Women’s Day,
appea ee of he whole world
@gaingt ©, 1° them to struggle
Women; War and hunger, for
h S €qual rights, for the
$ Of their families. _.

¢ terms by the speakers.

Women, who in Copen-~

MARY KARDASH

International Women’s Day
was always intrinsically related
to the main issues of the time,
poth national and international.
I particularly remember in the
1930’s the call to Canadian
women to fight. against unem-
ployment, against the threat of
a new world war and fascism.
Many working-class women be-
came leading activists in these
mass people’s movements.

Since the Second World War
International Women’s Day has
been marked on an ever increas-
ing scale by millions of women
in every corner of the world.
The Women’s International
Democratic Federation with its
national sections (in Canada the
Congress of Canadian Worhen)
has been carrying forward the
splendid traditions of March 8th
in changing new conditions and
consistently winning new sup-
porters. It has indeed become
international not only in spirit

_.but in scope. . Ap dane

’ owe

The 60-year history of Inter-
national Women’s Day is filled

- with many glorious pages in the

struggles of women for. their
equal rights as mothers, citizens
and workers. Universally recog-
nized are the achievements of
women in the socialist countries
where they occupy in such large
numbers important positions in
government, industry, education,
medicine, in the fields of science
and technology.’ In the Soviet
Union International Women’s
Day is a national holiday.

The status of women in Can-
ada and in other capitalist coun-
tries has improved to some de-
gree in the past few decades but
full equal rights in many fields
of endeavor have not been estab-
lished as yet. The recent hear-
ings of the Royal Commission
on the Status of Women
brought forth a long list of dis-

criminatory practices against
women in existence in Canada

‘today.

‘In. marking the 60th anniver-
sary of International Women’s
Day thousands of Canadian
women and men will declare
their readiness to struggle with
increased vigor for the imple-
mentation of equal pay for equal
work laws, for the establish-
ment of child care centres for
the growing numbers of work-
ing mothers, against the auster-
ity measures of the Trudeau
government.

But the most vital call on this
day must be to exert all efforts
to compel the U.S. imperialists
to end their brutal, immoral war
against the people of Vietnam.

The struggle for equality can-
not be separated from the strug-
gle for peace in the world.

Kathleen Cleaver, com-
munications secretary of the
Black Panther party, is living
in exile in Algiers with her hus-
band, Eldrige Cleaver. A re-
porter from the Washington
Post recently interviewed her,
asking what a woman's role
was in the revolution.

“No one ever asks what a

NO SECONDARY PLACE

man’s place in the Revolution
is,” replied Kathleen Cleaver.

“In wartime conditions, wo-
men do the jobs of men. But
when the war is over, women
are expected to return to their
secondary positions.

“If women can function in
men’s roles during war, they
can function there all the time.
And this viewpoint, women oc-
cupying a secondary place in
society, is shown to be so falla-
cious as we always knew it
was.

“Everything women do is
viewed as secondary in capi-
talist society. Even having a
baby is viewed as secondary
because men can’t do it.

“But in-a socialist society
the labor force needs every-
body and therefore women are
not looked on as secondary
citizens.”

Peace comes first
among our objectives

By ALICE MAIGIS

Peace is still the most impor-
tant issue of our day. Women
across the world are concerned
for the safety of their families.
Many are taking action by parti-
cipating in peace groups and
take other actions when possible.

Austerity here means a further
financial squeeze on the working
people. The rapid rise in unem-
ployment is something that I, as
a worker, find shocking when
there is so much work that
should be done. We need good
cheap housing for workers’ fami-
lies, cities need rebuilding, hos-
pitals need expanding, and so
many jobs need to be done. We
need to train more young people
to be doctors, nurses, dentists,
engineers, and in all the other
occupations necessary for the
well-being of man. :

I am optimistic that we have

a great future under socialism.
All my life has been dedicated

to that end. Each day, I grow.

ALICE MAIGIS

more convinced that socialism,
and only socialism, will help
working women and the working

class. That I have no doubt

-about,
PACIFIC TRIBUNE—MARCH 6, 1970—Page 7

ANNIE BULLER

Annie Buller, flaming long-
time Communist organizer and
women’s leader, who lies seri-
ously ill in a Toronto hospital,
is receiving messages of greet-
ing and wishes for speedy re-
covery from all parts of Can-
ada. .

WE REMEMBER

BELLA GAULD

Over the decades thousands
of women contributed of their
best to advance the cause of
peace, progress and equal
rights in Canada. Among those

-who have passed .away, with

full hearts we remember inde-
fatigable Communist organizer
and workers’ defense leader
Becky Buhay, tireless Montreal
worker for progress Bella
Gauld, Teronto’s Mary Flani-
gan, Regina's Mabel Hanway,
and scores of others... «

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