Series S3 - In Struggle!

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In Struggle!

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CA ON0034 10-124-S3

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18 cm of textual records

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(1951-)

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Lynda Yanz was a feminist and socialist activist focused primarily on the rights of women workers and the working class. Yanz was also involved in the Marxist-Leninist movement, and her records suggest that she sought to bring these movements together in solidarity through her role in feminist organizations like the Vancouver Women's Research Centre and the International Women's Day Committee. Yanz was also involved with the Marxist-Leninist group In Struggle!, and collected their important documents and periodicals. Lynda Yanz currently is the Executive Director for Maquila Solidarity Network, a labour and women's rights organization supporting workers in the global garment and footwear industry, which she co-founded in 1993.
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Lynda Yanz était une militante féministe et socialiste qui se concentrait principalement sur les droits des travailleuses et de la classe ouvrière. Yanz était également impliquée dans le mouvement marxiste-léniniste, et ses archives suggèrent qu'elle a cherché à rassembler ces mouvements dans la solidarité à travers son rôle dans des organisations féministes telles que le Vancouver Women's Research Centre et le Comité de la Journée internationale de la femme. Lynda Yanz s'est également impliquée dans le groupe marxiste-léniniste In Struggle ! dont elle a rassemblé les documents et périodiques importants. Lynda Yanz est actuellement directrice exécutive du Maquila Solidarity Network, une organisation de défense des droits des travailleurs et des femmes qui soutient les travailleurs de l'industrie mondiale de l'habillement et de la chaussure, qu'elle a cofondée en 1993.

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This series contains records related to In Struggle!, a prominent group in the Canadian Marxist-Leninist movement. In Struggle! argued that all forms of exploitation and oppression could only be solved through through socialist revolution and the violent overthrow of bourgeois rule. They also argued that socialist revolution would be the task of the working class, also known as the revolutionary class, and that its primary enemies were the Canadian bourgeoisie and US imperialism. This series contains publications by In Struggle!, and documents related to their organization, mandate, significant meetings, and the eventual dissolution of the group.

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