With most of recorded history dominated by the voices of men, LYNNE WALSH encourages sisters to read the memoirs of women – and to write their own too

LYNNE WALSH attempts to unravel the latest advice from local authorities on tackling violence against women and girls

Anti-fascists from around the world will soon be travelling to Spain to commemorate the International Brigades and walk in the footsteps of the bravest of their generation, writes LYNNE WALSH

From prostitution to surrogacy, access to women’s bodies can be bought for a fee. LYNNE WALSH reports from a conference exploring the mounting crisis in which women are increasingly seen as products to be consumed

LYNNE WALSH reports from the recent ‘Chartism Day’ conference at Reading University, where sisters of the 19th century Chartist struggle emerged from the pages of history

LYNNE WALSH reports from a recent conference in London organised by the Women’s Declaration International

LYNNE WALSH reports on discussions among feminist campaigners and a recent Swansea University event

This year’s International Brigade Memorial Trust commemoration took on an urgent tone, with warnings of ‘terrifying wave of fascism’ in Europe drawing parallels between 1930s Spain and today, reports LYNNE WALSH

LYNNE WALSH relishes a sweetly anarchic hour of dance and acrobatics, underscored by a big theme 

LYNNE WALSH’S choice are photographers prepared to focus on the outcomes of the politics of exclusion

LYNNE WALSH celebrates the prescient political dramas of Trevor Griffiths, playwright, screenwriter and Marxist, born April 4 1935; died March 29 2024

LYNNE WALSH recommends an outstanding production with the zeal to tell stories of our socialist past

LYNNE WALSH swoons over a remarkable musical that charts the changing occupiers of a brutalist block in Sheffield

LYNNE WALSH gets the view from the ground about the relentless tide of misogyny affecting women, young or old – and asks when we’re going to get angry enough to do something about it

LYNNE WALSH applauds an exceptional piece of theatre that pits the BUF against the heroes of Cable Street

LYNNE WALSH interviews writer Alex Kanefsky and designer Yoav Segal about their new musical, Cable Street

LYNNE WALSH pays tribute to a brilliant organiser and fearless campaigner, who died last month aged 64

LYNNE WALSH reports from a conference exposing the reality for women caught up in the porn industry, where rape, torture, degradation and fear are the norm – and where victims are told this is ‘liberating’

LYNNE WALSH reports from the launch of a new film on the sex industry, but warns of discomfort over a focus on the stories of male ‘sex buyers’, rather than female victims

With the cost-of-living crisis showing no signs of abating, LYNNE WALSH talks to women about their experiences with foodbanks and ‘managing finances’ – and discovers some pathbreaking work on poverty being carried out by the Smallwood Trust

With Parliament currently consulting the public on assisted suicide policy, LYNNE WALSH explores the issues and talks to a disability rights activist who warns of troubling stereotypes of disabled people distorting the debate

LYNNE WALSH is thrilled by an exhibition of post-war British art

LYNNE WALSH says a powerful book by Nan Sloane is a keeper that will reward reading and rereading

LYNNE WALSH recommends an uplifting musical narrative of Glasgow shipyards’ struggles past that is perfectly fit for the challenges of today