Everything You Need To Know About The 2019 ‘Bread And Roses’ Women’s March
Demand ‘bread and roses’ on Saturday 19 January 2019 with ELLE at the, now annual, Women’s March, London.
Grab a fistful of flowers and take a pro-active step in the fight against austerity in the UK. Don’t panic if you’re still feeling a bit muddled on what it’s all about and how to get stuck in - here's everything you need to know about the Women’s March 2019.
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What does ‘Bread and Roses’ mean?
Following last year’s turnout of over 100,000 people in protest of the United States president Donald Trump and the #TimesUp movement, this year the organisers behind the Women’s March London have opted for the theme of ‘Bread and Roses’, taken from the 1912 rally of the same name fronted by Rose Schneider.
After giving her, now infamous, speech at a rally in 1912 following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 where 146 garment industry workers (mainly women) died, Polish born American suffragette, Rose Schneider – a devout supporter of the working class, coined the phrase; 'The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too.'
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Well… what did she mean by that?
Schneider obviously didn’t mean that every member of the working class should receive a bouquet of flowers with their pay check. The metaphorical ‘roses’ symbolise how everyone deserves a fruitful, quality life as opposed to just ‘surviving’; a request for a work place and living conditions that didn’t put your mortality in a precarious position.
Seems like a fair enough request, right?
The term ‘Bread and Roses’ is now a popular political slogan thanks to Schneider and in a post #MeToo era the demand for a safe workplace for women still remains a very valid and necessary ask.
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Where is the Women's March taking place and what time?
Marchers are meeting at Portland Place (that’s outside the BBC Headquarters) in Central London at 12pm. Why not join us and march with the ELLE team?
Then what happens?
From Portland Place we’ll walk down towards Regent Street, then along Haymarket before finally stopping at Trafalgar Square for the rally (expecting to end around 3pm).
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Why should I come?
In this rally against austerity in Britain it’s important that we make a stand against ‘economic oppression, violence against women, gender pay gap, racism, fascism, institutional sexual harassment, hostile environment and Brexit’ says Women’s March London.
After two extremely successful marches, it’s important that we don’t let the spirit die and stay strong. Whilst there's still something to march for, we'll be marching.
What should I should bring to the Women's March?
Roses! Or any flowers of your fancy, in honour of Rose Schneider and her line ‘Bread and Roses’ and a symbol for change, says organisers.
We'll be dressing for the theme with flower crowns and single stem roses from the genius Rebel Rebel florists aka the duo behind Beyoncé's floral headdress on the cover of a certain other fashion magazine who shall not be named...
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Who can join the women's march?
Anyone! We need women and men to get involved. The more the merrier to let our voices be heard.
Catch us there this Saturday!
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