WOMEN OF ZIMBABWE ARISE (WOZA)
WOZA means 'Come forward'. By women for women and with women, across race,
colour, creed, class or political persuasion. Empowering women to be
courageous, caring, committed and in communication with their communities.
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8th MARCH 2004 is INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - MARCH TO DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS
Women in Zimbabwe are not celebrating, they are crying because they are
being stripped of their rights. Join us at 9 am for a thirty-minute
inter-denominational service, followed by a peaceful procession at:

Harare Central Baptist Church 2nd St/ Fife Ave
Bulawayo: St Marys Catholic Cathedral, Lobengula St /9th Ave
London: Solidarity protest at Zimbabwe House in London, at 5:30 pm.
Zimbabwe House, 429 The Strand, WC1 (Nearest tube: Charing Cross)
email for more info: [email protected]
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Our protest message is: DIGNIFY US WITH A NEW CONSTITUTION. DO NOT STRIP
WOMEN OF THEIR RIGHTS.

Ndebele: QAKATHEKISA OMAMA. UNGABAHLUBULI AMALUNGELO ABO! QAKATHEKISA
ISISEKELO NGOKUSEMBESA UBUNQUNU BASO BULIHLAZO ESIZWENI SEZIMBABWE!

Shona: REMEKEDZAI MADZIMAI. MUSAVA- BVUTIRA KODZERO DZAVO! REMEKEDZAI
BUMBIRO RE MUTEMO NOKURI VHARA KUSHAMA KWARO, KURIKUNYADZISA MHURI YESE YE
ZIMBABWE!

What we expect of participants:
¨ Attend the walk in solidarity from 9 to 11am on Monday.
¨ Or gather friends together at your home to hold a prayer meeting for
Zimbabwean women.
¨ Those attending street processions should show their love by bringing
flowers to hand out as they walk. Come dressed in white for peace.
¨ If you cannot join us, demonstrate at your closest shopping centre.

We, the mothers of the nation, would like Zimbabweans to realise that the
Constitution is supposed to be the mother of all laws. Zimbabweans no longer
respect this mother and have neglected her badly before and after
Independence. We believe that this is the reason this mother is now giving
birth to abnormal children. Public Order & Security Act, POSA and Access to
Information and Protection of Privacy Act, AIPPA are two of her notorious
children. POSA is mad and out of control and AIPPA makes us dummies. It is
from a woman's body that life begins and this is also true of the
Constitution. We appeal to Zimbabweans to respect and dignify the
constitution as they would any mother. This mother of ours was only half
dressed in Lancaster and her clothes are now tattered and torn leaving her
naked and open to abuse by evil men. We, the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)
are saying that the Constitution of Zimbabwe is being gang raped and forced
to produce the most notorious kinds of children. As mothers, we are calling
for the nation to respect us and dignify us with a new Constitution. Only
then can good and clean laws be birthed and nurtured for growth. DIGNIFY US
WITH A NEW CONSTITUTION. DO NOT STRIP WOMEN OF THEIR RIGHTS.

MUGABE PROMISED TO PROTECT WOMENS RIGHTS! IS HE DOING THAT?

Together with other African leaders, Robert Mugabe signed the "PROTOCOL TO
THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN
AFRICA" on 16 November 2001, to make sure that ALL rights of ALL women are
protected.

By signing this Protocol, Robert Mugabe promised to [among other things]:
¨ End discrimination against Women
¨ Respect Women's dignity
¨ Protect Women's right to life and security

Mugabe pledged that to do this he would:
¨ Prevent and prohibit violence against women in public and private spheres
¨ Promote peace education to break the culture of violence against women
¨ Punish perpetrators of violence against women
¨ Focus on the rehabilitation of women victims of violence.

For women to be fully dignified they must have equality, freedom, peace,
justice, solidarity and democracy. They must not be exploited or degraded.

HAVE THESE THINGS HAPPENED? WE MUST HOLD OUR LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR
PROMISES!!

From more info on WOZA, write: Box FM 701, Famona, Bulawayo Telephone (+263)
11-213-885 / 91 300 456 / 23 514 895 Telefax 9-63978 Email: [email protected]

For progress reports on the day, please call
Crisis Coalition (+263) 4-442988 Harare or mobile (+263)91 288 605 email:
[[email protected]]
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (+263) 4-706981 email: [[email protected]]
From the Shona and Ndebele translation of this email and full ratified
Protocol To The African Charter On Human And Peoples' Rights On The Rights
Of Women In Africa" pls email [email protected]