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International
Women's Day
8th
of March
International Women's Day, every year on the 8 March, has been observed for several
decades now since its inception in 1910. The date commemorates a
strike by women members of the Garment Workers Union in New York on 8
March 1908. They were demonstrating against intolerable working
conditions.
The United States took the lead and organised the first national Women's
Day in 1908 and helped to inspire the international event. It is a
day of peace and solidarity and stands for equality amongst women..
Begining in only a few European countries, it now unites many
millions of diverse women in powerful programmes, initiatives and
demonstrations across the globe. On 8 March, women on every continent,
from every section of the societies, from every political tendency and
religious affiliation and orientations, unite in common struggle to
achieve - the achievement of the basic needs of life for all humanity,
social and economic equality and the preservation of peace.
Click here for plans for 2003 and our online
resource of Indian Women Abroad.
ARCIVE FILE 2002
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Out of India in Washington DC will be hosting a meeting of
international women on the 8th of March 2002 and will launch an
initiative of empowerment through technology and the internet.
If you are in the area and would like to attend Please get in touch.
1-301-564-1882
UPDATE:
If you missed this and want to join us, please call or
email:
Harriet Vidyasagar 301-564-1882 outofindia@aol.com
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Global
Peace Petition
- From
Women of the World to
Governments of the World
We Are Horrified
At The Levels Of Violence Witnessed During This Century And That
Women And Children Are The Primary Victims Of War And Poverty.
On Behalf Of Society At Large, We, The Undersigned Women Of The
World, Demand That Annually, For The Next Five Years, At Least
Five Per Cent Of National Military Expenditures Be Redirected To
Health, Education And Employment Programmes. By Doing So, One
Half Billion Dollars A Day Would Be Released Worldwide For
Programmes To Improve Living Standards.
We Also Demand
That War, Like Slavery, Colonialism And Apartheid, Be
Delegitimised As An Acceptable Form Of Social Behaviour, And
That Governments And Civil Society Together Develop New
Institutions That Do Not Resort To Violence For The Settlement
Of Disputes.
Together We
Commit Ourselves, As Half Of The World's Population, To Use Our
Power To Ensure That These Demands, Which Will Promote
International Peace And Security, Are Met Through Legislation
And Action. We Resolve That We Will Inaugurate A New Century
That Rejects Warfare And Promotes Well-Being, Justice And Human
Rights. |
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