Each year, the World March of Women (WMW) organizes 24 hours of international feminist solidarity against the power of transnational corporations, in remembrance of the Rana Plaza factory collapse on April 24, 2013, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. More than 1,000 women died and many were injured while working for poverty wages in inhumane
conditions. From the deathtrap garment factories of fast fashion empires to the sleek boardrooms of weapons manufacturers, corporate greed doesn’t blink when it comes to risking — and taking — the lives of vulnerable people on our planet. This April 24, we join WMW in the streets and on social media to denounce neoliberal and imperialist forces that are attacking the sovereignty of people and territories around the world through border restrictions and the war industry. We also unite with movement allies Dissenters in their campaign to stop Boeing’s arms genocide and shameful legacy of war profiteering in U.S. communities and abroad. As one of the world’s largest weapons manufacturers, Boeing produces and sell bombs, missiles, helicopters, and other war technologies to militaries, reaping nearly $100 billion in profits annually from war and militarized violence. Despite this, after Boeing announced they would be moving their headquarters to Chicago, the City of Chicago paid them $29 million in tax reimbursements, and many local institutions have developed partnerships with them, including area universities and Chicago Public Schools. Together, we struggle against systems of war and imperialism, and all profiteers of death, destruction, and labor exploitation. We demand an end to war, divestment from the military industrial complex, and reinvestment in life-affirming, regenerative ways of living. We encourage you to show solidarity with communities devastated by war by signing the petition calling for Boeing out of Chicago and urging your congressional representatives to support No War, No Warming!
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