Kaabong, Uganda Global Women's Strike Call

national | miscellaneous | news report Wednesday February 12, 2003 11:00 by Global Women's Strike Uganda - Global Women's Strike Working Group Galway

Dear Sisters and Friends, 8-february-2003 Greetings from Kaabong Women’s Group members, we are calling a Global Women’s strike for 8th March 2003 You are all aware that we are preparing for the 4th Global Strike in many countries. Every 8th march, strike action in over 60 countries take place.

Kaabong, Uganda Global Women's Strike Call

KAABONG WOMEN’S GROUP
P.O. Box 9344, P.O. Box Kaabong - Dodoth
KAMPALA – UGANDA KOTIDO KARAMOJA
Tel: 256-41-271012 UGANDA
Fax: 256-41315597

Dear Sisters and Friends, 8-february-2003
Greetings from Kaabong Women’s Group members, we are calling a Global Women’s strike for 8th March 2003
You are all aware that we are preparing for the 4th Global Strike in many countries. Every 8th march, strike action in over 60 countries take place.
We Kaabong Women’s Group and individual people in Action For Peace, Promotion of non violence, conflict resolution . Promotion of food security for women all over the world, access to clean water, valuing women’s caring work, Good housing and maternity centers, etc. The Drama Group of KWGO is playing free plays, exhibitions, concerts, songs and craftswork . These functions are for the preparations of Global Women’s Strike 8th-March 2003. We say`` Invest In Caring Not Killing``. War,War,War,we have suffered all types of Wars ,not even a decade elapses without Wars. Innocent hungry women and children killed, pregnant women and innocent babies.$900 billion a year spent on military budgets instead of essential of life to everyone in the world.
In Uganda more weapons are being bought for modernization instead essentials. We do work endlessly caring for families bearing children yet on empty stomachs, drought has caused a lot of suffering especially to breast feeding mothers, the aged, the disabled and infants, and instead money which would have made our life easier is put on military budget. Our survival is not an economic priority, so our survival work is not seen. Sisters Globally let all of us stand on our feet and be in Action For Peace & Development.
While in the theme of the 8th-march-2003 International Women’s Day in Uganda is ``Act Now, Say No To Violence Against Women’’ but under this theme Kaabong Women’s Group has so many demands which are; accessible clean water, food security, health centers, housing, Literacy, transport, communication and Power. We shall give you all the details after the 8th- march -2003, WE SAY, INVEST IN CARING NOT KILLING, STOP THE WORLD AND CHANGE IT.
We are still proud to announce that one of our demands was met by the Ugandan Government through abolishing cost sharing in hospitals. BRAVO, BRAVO.
THE STRUGGLE CONTINOUS.
POWER TO THE SISTERS.
GRACE LOUMO
KAABONG WOMEN’S GROUP