Everything about the Women's Strike tomorrow

Street-closures will be in central Reykjavík from 11 AM tomorrow due to a schedule around a women’s strike and in front of Arnarhóll traffic will be closed from 18 AM.

The schedule has been planned around the country and will be in Akureyri, Neskaupstaður, Egilsstaðir, Dalvík, Höfn, Húsavík, Blönduós, Sauðárkrókur, Patreksfjörður, Hvammstangi, Ísafjörður, Raufarhöfn, Reykjavik, Stykkishólmur, Suðurnes, Vestmannaeyjar, Vík and Drangsnes.

In an announcement from the organisers of the women’s strike, it is stated that women and women in nearby municipalities near Reykjavík are encouraged to attend the meeting at Arnarhóll. Bus tours have been organised from Selfoss, Hafnarfjörður and Reykjanes.

Solidarity meeting at Arnarhóll at 14:00.

Presenters: Ólafía Hrönn and Aldís Amah Hamilton will be presenting the meeting.

Music: Sóðaskapur (a punk band made up of three young women), Ragga Gísladóttir and Una Torfadóttir (leading the crowd in singing the song ‘Áfram stelpur’ see here below in the youtube video).

Speakers:

Urður Bartels- young gender-queer teenager from MH

Guðbjörg Pálsdóttir - Chair of the Nurses’ Association

Alice Oli­via C­lar­ke - runs the company Tíra reflective Accessories

Another: A diverse group performance on the equal rights paradise of women and gender-queers Iceland.

Other events of interest in connection with the women’s strike will include sign-making on Grettisgata 80 from 17-20 tonight. Then the day will begin with a morning walk around Tjörnin at 9:00.

At Akureyri there will be a sign-making event at 10:30 tomorrow and a fight-back  solidarity meeting at 11:00.

You can find more information about events here and information about street closures here .

Changes in the route of Strætó today and tomorrow

Due to the street-closings, the following changes will be made to the service of Strætó during the closing-days:

The Kalkofnsvegur road between Hverfisgata and Geirsgata will be closed from 18:00 on Monday to 19:00 on Tuesday. Route 3 goes to Hverfisgata and Route 14 goes to Sæbraut/ Geirsgata in both directions.

Tuesdays 11:00 - 16:00. Traditional downtown closing. Sæbraut/ Geirsgata will be open.

Routes 3 and 14 go to Sæbraut/ Geirsgata and Routes 1, 6, 11, 12 and 13 go to Snorrabraut to the University of Iceland and into the path thereafter.

The website of the Women’s Strike provides answers to a number of questions, including why the organisers talk about a women’s strike now and not a women’s vacation. Why is it considered a strike and not a vacation, what should be done if there is no possibility to take part, whether employers are obliged to pay for working hours during the strike and what can be done if they do not.