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“Hear Us – Women Affected by Political Violence in Zimbabwe Speak Out” VIDEO
“Putting it Right: Addressing Human Rights Violations Against Zimbabwean Women” REPORT
Research & Advocacy Unit and the Women’s Coalition released the above two media 13 May 2009 in Johannesburg.
“We demand the immediate release of all Zimbabwean activists”
Demonstration
Wednesday 6th May 2009
13:00
Outside Parliament
Plein Street, Cape Town
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Memorial Service for Amai Susan Tsvangirai was held on Friday 13 March 2008.
Central Methodist Church: Cnr Pritchard and Small Streets, Johannesburg
Time: 12 - 2pm Choirs, Heather Bennet and senior MDC officials will participate over the service led by Bishop Paul Verryn.
Click here for photographs Messages of support for the JHB Service
Dumisa Ntsebeza’s message of support
Dumisa Ntsebeza took over the third leg of the relay fast and hunger strike for 21 days from Nomboniso Gasa on the 4th of March 2009. Nomboniso who is currently in New York City, USA will hand over the hunger strike at an event in NYC while Ntsebeza will at a press conference take it over.
Civil Society Consultation Meeting 26 February 2009
The Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum in South Africa (ZSF), the Institute of Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), and Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) held a broad civil society consultative meeting on the Zimbabwean Crisis at the Garden Court Hotel, OR Tambo International Airport. A communique from the meeting will be released with findings and a way forward.
Press Conference on Musina Fact Finding Mission 19 - 21 February
Nomboniso Gasa went to the border town of Musina to investigate the lives of refugees living in the Musina Showground’s. There she met with various stake holders, civil society and churches. The issues of gender based violence, hunger, lack of access to healthcare and unacompanied minors were stark and distressing. The press conference was held at the Commission for Gender Equity at the Women’s Goal, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg on the 24th of February. A short film was produced by Save Zimbabwe Now.
Zimbabwe Update - WITS University, Great Hall 16 February 2009 13:00 - 15:00, JohannesburgRepresentatives of the Save Zimbabwe Now! Solidarity Movement tried to present a memorandum of demands to President Kgalema Motlanthe. This provoked a hostile response with police firing rubber bullets at the many protestors who were present and led to injuries to numerous individuals.
Ø Implications of the agreement and recent developments
Ø A look to the future
Ø The role of the solidarity movement
Speakers included: Kumi Naidoo (Honorary President of Civicus and the Global Call to Action Against Poverty), Pastor Mugabe, Eddie Makue (South African Council of Churches), Solly Mapaila (South African Communist Party)
Demo at the SADC Extraordinary Summit on Zimbabwe - 26 January 2009.
Released by a collective of Zimbabwean, South African and Regional civil society organisations these are the documents that were to be presented (Word format):
Memorandum - 26th January 2009
Memorandum Covering Letter - 26th January 2009
Letter to President Kgalema Motlanthe - 26th January 2009
Launch of the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign on 21 January 2009 at the Central Methodist Mission in Johannesburg
The launch was hosted by several members from a range of organisations who share the comon hope that Zimbabwe will soon be free and safe for all her citizens.
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