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The Women's Strike Continues

Original Title: Strajk Kobiet Trwa
Magda Maria Malinowska
Poland, Germany, 51 minutes, 2018, documentary

Protests against tightening of abortion law prove that women pose a real threat to prevailing power relations. However, this is not the only manifestation of their strength in recent years. The Women's Strike Continues shows that women's resistance in Poland has its history. The film depicts the history of female employees of public nurseries in Poznan, which in 2011 has begun to fight the marginalization of women's work. The reason was a drop in workers’ wages and an attempt to privatize Poznan nurseries. In response to activities of the municipal office, carers’ have joined the trade union fighting for the wage increases, improved working conditions, threatened the authorities with the strike and ultimately blocked the privatization of nurseries. However, their protest is still not over.

Film screening dates: 27.11.2023 — 10.12.2023
Film screening dates: 27.11.2023 — 10.12.2023
Portrait of the film director
Director
Magda Maria Malinowska - holds degrees in philosophy, postproduction, and the DOC PRO course from the Wajda School. She is currently finishing her MA studies in movie production. Since 2005 an active member of Inicjatywa Pracownicza labour union. She made dozens of reportages on social issues for the union, some of them are available on labournet.tv. She worked in an Amazon warehouse for six years, organising with workers united in Inicjatywa Pracownicza and internationally within Amazon Workers International (AWI). In 2021, she was fired for her union activities.