RHWACA Hosts - Is this as good as it gets? The case for class struggle feminism

The first night of the speakers tour " Is this as good as it gets? The case for class struggle feminism" was held at Royal Holloway on the 14th of October. A talk lead by Jade Baker of Women's Fightback and NUS Women's Committee.

Heres some feedback from people who attended the talk 

"The RHWACA 'is this as good as it gets' talk was thoroughly interesting. I picked up lots of ideas and it was good to share thoughts with others at the meeting - hope we can build on the success of the meeting with other events and raise the profile of women against the cuts at Holloway! And again it proves the importance of liberation sections within anti cuts groups." 

Daniel Cooper, Rhul Student's Union President

"Women are facing a huge fight for their liberty against the government's cuts, and the "Is this as good as it gets?" talk illustrated this and showed how the fight against sexism is linked to the fight against capitalism. As the founder and president of RHUL Feminism Society, I will be using the information learned at the talk in my campaigning and will be educating the society's members about the issues raised. The talk also highlighted the need for a women's movement within the anti-cuts movement, and showed how feminists can use the cuts as an opportunity to educate people about the sexism that still exists in society. This was a very informative and interesting talk." 

Jasmine Wyeth, Rhul Feminism Society President

"It was really interesting to hear about the differences between socialist feminism, radical feminism and liberal feminism. Of course we're all sisters it's interesting to hear about how different types of feminism have different approaches to building a liberation movement." 

Craig Gent, Rhul Student's Union Campaigns Officer

"Is this as good as it gets? The case for class struggle feminism" provided an interesting and open forum for discussion for attendees coming at the topic from a variety of angles."

Flick Myerscough Rhul, Feminism Society Treasurer


"An invaluable expression of socialist feminist opposition to the cuts, the 'Is this as good as it gets?' talk provided food for thought about contemporary feminisms and their priorities, issues of inclusion and exclusion both within the feminist and anti-cuts movement, the strenghts and limitations of a socialist framework for understanding women's oppresion, the importance of raising awareness amongst students about issues that affect (not only) them, and the way we can and need to build coalitions to fight against the devastating impact of the cuts on so many - vulnerable - lives. I'm sure most people present at this meeting were either propelled into some form of action or reassured in their already existing feminist (/) anti-cuts activism."

Annemijn Marlen, Gender studies student from Utrecht University, the Netherlands