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Monday, March 06, 2006
Women Mobilizing Women
Join CodePink Women for Peace, Gold Star Families for Peace and the Iraqi Women's Delegation to kick off International Women's Day. The delegation from Iraq will be joined by Cindy Sheehan and Mothers of Gold Star Families for Peace, and Medea Benjamin, Gael Murphy and Jodie Evans of CodePink. Come hear these amazing women speak out about why they are saying no to war and yes to peace! Admission is $10, which will support travel for the Iraqi women and their programs in Iraq.
When: Tuesday, March 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. Where: Foundry United Methodist Church (1500 16th St. NW) More info: Allison Yorra at 202/487-5112, www.womensaynotowar.org or dc@codepinkalert.org
And then, on International Women's Day, rally at the Iraq embassy to support CodePink and the Iraqi women as they deliver 100,000 signatures on a Women's Call to Peace. A march to the White House will follow the rally.
When: Wednesday, March 8, at noon Where: 1801 P St. NW
For those interested in the history of International Women's Day, check out this webpage from the United Nations. To get a feel for the global scope of the holiday, go to www.internationalwomensday.com, a global register of international events where you can search by country.
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