We are delighted to invite you to an IWD event organised by Women of Colour in the Global Women’s Strike and Caribbean Labour Solidarity, which we will be attending.
More info:
http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/content/9-march-2013-international-womens-day-event-surviving-globally-surviving-uk
This will be a valuable opportunity to exchange information about anti-rape organizing in the UK and in other countries including:
* Guyana, where Red Thread runs a multi-racial drop-in centre for abused women and children, and where they have succeeded in getting an abusive police officer removed.
* India, where grassroots women have organised in their thousands to bring to justice rapists who are landlords, police or others in authority. We will have an update about organizing among Dalit and Tribal women in rural village areas since the horrific rape and murder of Jyoti Singh Pandey in Delhi.
* Cristel Amiss from Black Women’s Rape Action Project on rape in the UK, and experiences of dealing with the racism of the authorities.
There will also be discussion about the effects of the cuts on women’s and children’s safety as our financial independence is undermined and escape routes are shut, and what we can do to protect ourselves and each other.
