24 Hours of Feminist Solidarity

One of the initiatives of the World March of Women is the commemoration of the Rana Plaza disaster that occurred on April 24, 2013 in Bangladesh. At that time, more than a thousand workers died in the collapse of Rana Plaza, an eight-story building housing textile garment factories.

Several thousand others were injured in this tragic event. Most of the clothing manufactured in this factory was sold all over the world, including in Canada and the United States. This tragedy has become a symbol of the exploitation linked to the capitalist and patriarchal globalization of the production and consumption economy.

Each year, the organization of the World March of Women engages in a feminist solidarity process against the power and impunity of transnational corporations on April 24. Thus, actions are undertaken around the world to denounce the exploitation of women.

In this year 2024, the Quebec Coordination of the World March of Women (CQMMF) has chosen to propose a popular education activity on the theme of “Combating the power of transnational corporations.”

The guide focuses first on an article recounting an important victory by an indigenous community against a Canadian mining company in Guatemala. In the second part, it explains the basis of feminist economics and refers to current issues linked to the power of transnational corporations. It concludes with a call to action.

You can download the guide in French only, as well as the article. A video explaining how to use the guide in a group facilitation context is also available from CQMMF.