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Wearing black as a symbol of mourning for lost reproductive rights, tens of thousands of women in Poland and beyond took to the streets on October 3 to protest a draconian ban on abortion <http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/09/26/protesters-decry-polands-proposed-near-total-ban-abortion> . As part of "Black Monday <https://www.facebook.com/Black-Protest-International-blackprotestinternational-1162858547117141/>," more than 100,000 protesters vowed to boycott work or school, and "in an act of solidarity, a number of businesses and corporations have reportedly pledged to shut their doors as part of the strike," *The Independent * reported <http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/polish-poland-women-abortion-rally-protest-all-out-black-strike-monday-demonstration-catholic-right-a7341631.html> . https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/polish-women-strike-against-abortion-ban _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
