Violence Against Women - Janine Booth

Poetry Performance at RMT Women’s Conference

Janine will be performing some verse at the evening social event for delegates at RMT’s Women’s Conference in Wigan.

‘Real Rape’

Poetry Performance at Solidarity with Kurdish women: All the Rage social / fundraiser

Women in Workers’ Liberty are holding a socialist feminist conference on Saturday 28 February in London, and as part of that are hosting a social in the evening at The Union Tavern in King’s Cross. There will be have spoken word … Read More

Minnie Lansbury – illustrated talk at the East London History Society

Janine will be giving an illustrated talk about Minnie Lansbury – East End Suffragette, socialist, school teacher, champion of the victims of war, rebel councillor and my hero! as the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the East London History Society. Venue: Latimer … Read More

Real Rape

If she’s drunk or she’s flirty Or a boozy young floozy If she likes talking dirty If she isn’t that choosy If she touched him or kissed him And she then changed her mind If she’s scared to resist him … Read More

Poetry Performance: RMT ‘End Violence Against Women’ event

Tuesday 25 November 2014 was the annual, international Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. RMT women held an event in London with speakers including a Kurdish campaigner, Unison women’s committee chair, the International Transport Workers’ Federation … Read More

Report part 1: ETF Women’s Committee meeting, October 2014 – The Committee and its Campaigns

An ETF Women’s Committee meeting consists of the elected Committee members, representatives of each sector (railways, civil aviation, etc), guests from affiliated trade unions, local women trade unionists (this time, from Antwerp port), and ETF staff. At the next meeting, … Read More

Do Drunk Girls Deserve It?

An article from 27 September 2005: Today, I am pretty annoyed by reading articles about the Portman group’s report about boozing and the trouble it allegedly gets you into. The report, “Anatomy of a big night out”, claims that almost four in … Read More

Poetry Performance: RMT event to mark UN Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls

I will be performing poetry at this event, which will take place at the P21 Gallery on Chalton Street, London NW1. More details to follow.

Two Women Every Week

In England and Wales, women are killed by current or former male partners at the rate of two a week. Click the names highlighted in this poem to read the stories behind the statistics. Thanks to Counting Dead Women for … Read More

Talk at Jewish East End Celebration Society AGM: Minnie Lansbury

East London Central Synagogue, 30-40 Nelson Street, London, E1 2DE After very brief formal AGM proceedings, there will be two talks, including my presentation on Minnie Lansbury – East End suffragette, socialist, school teacher, champion of the victims of war, rebel … Read More

Video: Her Name Is Reeva

Deeds Not Words: Celebrating Female Activists Throughout The Ages

My illustrated talk about Minnie Lansbury, followed by several poets, myself included. At Kingsley Hall, Bow, East London. Facebook event here.

Culpable Homicide

A brief comment prompted by the verdict in the trial of Oscar Pistorius for killing Reeva Steenkamp: I’ve been trying to glean What the court might mean By ‘culpable homicide’ I now understand – You were a bit out of … Read More

Her Name Is Reeva

Her name is Reeva Reeva Steenkamp Not ‘Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend’ Not ‘model’ Not ‘reality TV star’ Her name is Reeva Her name is Reeva She was not just a model But also a law graduate She was not just a … Read More

RMT Launches Model Policy on Domestic Violence

I wrote this article for Labour Briefing in April 2013: On International Working Women’s Day, set up over 100 years ago by socialist women in the workers’ movement to fight for our rights, RMT launched our model policy for transport … Read More

Launching RMT’s Model domestic Violence Policy

This is the speech I gave at RMT Women’s Conference in launching the union’s model Domestic Violence policy: Today is International Women’s Day. Actually, it’s International Working Women’s Day, set up over 100 years ago by socialist women in the … Read More

ETF Women’s Committee, March 2014 – Campaigns and Other Business

More from the ETF Women’s Committee meeting on 19-20 March 2014 Women’s Health and Safety at Work Violence Against Women International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) report Women’s representation Membership questionnaire Training package European TUC report Rule changes Study on discrimination … Read More