The ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) in Poland did not have a good start to the autumn. It threw its weight behind new proposals on abortion – already abnormally restrictive in the Catholic, east European nation – which would have effectively have outlawed the practice entirely. Less than a week later, thirty thousand black-clad […]
Students stand in solidarity with striking Polish women
Exeter students took part in a demonstration on Monday to show support for Polish women who are striking against new anti-abortion law proposals. Co-organised by the Feminist and Polish Societies, roughly fifty students wore black in imitation of the #BlackProtest movement in Poland. The mostly female students gathered on the Forum piazza and listened to speeches […]