(WILPF logo on a dark grey screen)
Feminist political economy
(Collage of a hand holding a magnet made by a bent pencil; this screen is in black and white)
(The magnet attracts a tank of gasoline, an electoral box, a tree, a cow, a globe and a woman. The screen is in black and white, except the woman’s dress, which is purple)
Economic policies should be based on how we want our societies governed and our resources distributed as well as our relationship to the planet.
(Collage of a white, male politician shouting in a microphone; behind him, a presidential palace; in front of him, a line of policemen defending him and a group of activists demanding peace. The screen is in black and white, except one of the activists’ flags, in blue)
As activists or citizens, we rarely get a chance to engage in this decision making. It’s seen as the experts’ domain.
(Collage of a classical building made of paper money and coins. Above the building there is a globe; on the left, there are buildings and factories; on the right a crane, an escalator and a sign with “BIG Burger – taste me”. In front of the building there is a car and a truck full of gold coins. The screen is in black and white, except the coins which are gold)
But the economy and how we organise it is actually a matter of understanding
(the building and the sign collapse; leaves and blue and pink flowers grow. On the left side, the factories become farms and wind turbines, and a river. On the right side there is now a house with a garden and a school).
how we can best care for each other and the environment.
(Focus on the globe, which now takes up the entire screen. The globe looks like an old map. It then turns blue where the oceans are, and the continents become green ).
Policies should be based on the values we want our societies built on.
(The globe splits into two halves: it shows inside the word EQUALITY on a white paper, with a gold medal left)
WILPF works towards putting equality,
(the white paper with EQUALITY falls, and it is shown another paper with the word JUSTICE)
Justice,
(the white paper with JUSTICE falls, and it is shown another paper with the word SOLIDARITY)
solidarity
(the white paper with SOLIDARITY falls, and it is shown another paper with the word CARE)
and care
(the white paper with CARE falls, and it is shown another paper with the word PEACE)
at the centre of our societies and of peace.
(the white paper with PEACE falls, and it is shown a golden key with the word SUSTAINABILITY on a blue ribbon)
And the sustainability of our planet is key.
(The scene changes. Collage of a black man, a black woman, a child and a white woman carrying a block of concrete with the word CAPITALISM on it. On the block there is a crane with an iron ball, a cow, a box with a red skull on it, skyscrapers, a tank and the street sign of Wall Street)
But the current mainstream political economy, based on capitalism
(the iron ball cracks the concrete and the word on it changes, it is now NEOLIBERALISM, the people carrying the concrete block start to falter under the weight)
and neoliberalism, creates the exact opposite,
(Collage of bombs falling)
fuelling conflict, inequality and environmental destruction.
(Collage of five hands join together at the centre of the screen)
(The words WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT appears at the centre of the screen. Around the words there is a collage of women demanding peace, a tree, a dove, a sheep, a girl reading and a building)
We want to change that!
(Collage of a woman with blond hair and a scarf from behind. She is at the museum watching two pictures. The first picture features faceless men, a woman with a face that is barely visible behind the men. is the picture is titled “PARLIAMENT”. The second picture represents a woman in a factory, on a production line, with a yellow helmet. The picture is titled “ECONOMY”)
We are carrying out a feminist political economy analysis, focusing on how gender determines our social and political relationships and structures,
(the camera rolls toward a third picture, representing several people sitting at a table. It is titled “RESOURCES”)
and the different economic effects they create.
(The camera focuses on the third picture. At the table, from left to right, there is a black woman, a white woman, a man with a bowler hat, another man, and an older woman in a wheelchair. On the table there is a moneybox, a tank of oil, a first aid kit, a loaf of bread, a tree, a chicken, and a stash of books).
We also look at power and the distribution of resources:
(the man with the bowler hat starts eating everything on the table and becomes bigger)
who’s in control and why, and how that impacts the rest of us.
We analyse how race, class, age, disability, geographic location and gender, which included LGBTI, play into that.
(The scene changes. Collage of a house, with a desk and a computer on it, a washing machine, a woman ironing and a man standing, the clock turning)
That includes the gendered division of labour,
(The man leaves for work and the woman stays in the house cradling a baby)
in both the formal – or productive – economy, and the informal – or reproductive – economy,
(The woman works at the computer and passes the hoover as the man comes and goes. Around the house there are the words LABOUR PROTECTION, EDUCATION, HEALTH, INCOME, TRANSPORTATION)
which usually takes place in homes and communities.
Our analysis helps us understand how political and economic decisions shape our everyday lives.
(The camera focuses on the woman’s face; a collage made with other women demanding peace appears in the background)
We as a society should not merely be recipients of policies, we should be the agents making change
(the words MAKING CHANGE appears on the left of the screen)
to better serve the needs of all.
(The collage disappears; above the woman’s face appears the text WE CAN WORK FOR)
Through a progressive, feminist political economy we can work for
(the woman is replaced by an older woman and the text EQUALITY, JUSTICE, AND THE FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF POWER AND RESOURCES)
equality, justice, and the
fair distribution of power and resources.
(the older woman is replaced by a black woman and the text LET’S REALISE THE SOLIDARITY, CARE AND SUSTAINABILITY OUR COMMUNITIES AND PLANET DESERVE)
Let’s realise the solidarity, care and sustainability our communities and planet deserve.
(WILPF’s white logo on a blue background)
Together let’s achieve feminist peace.