Million Women Rise - Press Release

Subject: Press Release - Million Women Rise 2008Please see press release below.

We still need more stewards - please email millionwomenrise@gmail.com to volunteer. Please also keep spreading the word through to your friends! Together we're making history (biggest ever march against violence against women the UK has ever seen) and together we will see an end to violence against women.

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -MILLION WOMEN RISE MARCH 8 MARCH
2008

Women from across the United Kingdom will march in Central London on International Women's Day, Saturday 8th March 2008,The march is a response to the continuing impact of all forms of violence against women. In the past fortnight alone, Levi Bellfield, Steve Wright and Mark Dixie have been found guilty of the murders of Amelie Delagrange, Marsha McDonnell, Tania Nicol, Paula Clennell, Gemma Adams, Annelli Alderton, Anette Nicholls and Sally Ann Bowman respectively.

The event will also celebrate and honour the achievements and resilience of women in what is expected to be the largest women-only march in UK history.

The march will Assemble in Hyde Park at 12 noon (nearest tube station is Marble Arch) and then match to Trafalgar Square where there will be a rally from 3 pm to 6 pm.

Speakers at the rally include: survivors of gendered violence and, representatives from national and campaigning organisations such as Southall Black Sisters; Women's Aid; Fawcett Society; Women's Institute; Women and Girls Network and the Rape Crisis Federation.

The event has been organised by women who work closely with survivors of gendered violence.
The Million Women Rise Coalition believes that a woman's right to live free from violence and the fear of violence has not been achieved. Despite important steps taken by the government to address domestic violence, specialist organisations such as Southall Black Sisters and Rape Crisis Centres face losing their funding, so reducing the support available to the most vulnerable women in society.

Sabrina Qureshi, Co-ordinator of the Million Women Rise Coalition states that "Violence against women and children continues to be a global pandemic. Women and children around the world experience domestic violence, rape, sexual abuse, forced marriage, trafficking, so-called "honour" killings, dowry deaths, female feticide through sex-selective abortion, female infanticide and female genital mutilation. In the UK only 5% of rapes reported to the police result in a conviction. Two women a week are killed by their partner or ex-partner. Violence against women violates life, liberty, bodily integrity, freedom of movement and dignity of the person. This March marks the beginning of a concerted and energetic campaign to reverse these trends".

Further details can be found at

www.millionwomenrise.com

Contact: Sabrina Qureshi, Co-ordinator on 07862 113308

Booking a stall at the Million Women Rise

• Please contact the organisers of Million Women Rise for a booking form to hold a stall in Trafalgar Square at the Million Women Rise event on 8th March 2008 (www.millionwomenrise.com)
  
  The deadline for all stalls bookings is Tuesday 26th February 2008. If you wish to book a stall then please contact the organisers and request the necessary form and return to this email address millionwomenrise@gmail.com before midday on Tuesday 26th February 2008. Donations should be received no later then Friday 29th February 2008. If you have difficulty paying a donation then please fill out a booking form and apply with covering email - they will try their best to accommodate all applicants if the form is received before the deadline.
  
  If you have any queries then please contact:
  
  
  Gemma Novis
  Million Women Rise
  millionwomenrise@gmail.com
  
  --
  ...one stick is easily broken, many sticks together are harder to break...
  a mothers saying

Million Women Rise - UPDATE

The Million Women Rise details:

The programme on Saturday 8th March 2008 starts at 12pm 12-pm
Gather for march at Hyde Park, North Carraige (speakers corner end )
Nearest Tube Marble Arch

The Rally will open with the sounds of drums and a positive three minutes of womens energy.
3-5.30pm Rally at Trafalgar Square

6pm til 1am International Womens Day Love Celebration indoor rally andall women party.

Invited speakers include:
Angela Davis, Mussurut Zia, Pragna Patel, Nicola Harwin, Lynne Franks, MichelleSpringer-Benjaminand, Akima Thomas plus other inspirational women including Women from Palestine.

Methods for contacting the organizers of Million Women Rise are as follows:
millionwomenrise@gmail.com
http://millionwomanrise.blogspot.com/
07862113308

Million Women Rise - Information

NATIONAL MARCH MILLION WOMEN RISE

Saturday, 08th March 2008

CALLING FOR AN END TO ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Assemble at Hyde Park 11:30am (March starts at noon)

March to Trafalgar Square

Rally at Trafalgar Square at approximately 3:30pm

For further information or to show your support contact:

Million Women Rise,

c/o WRC, Ground Floor East, 33-41 Dallington St. East, London EC1V 0BB

www.millionwomenrise.com
Email: info@millionwomenrise.com
Info line: 07862 113 308

Million Women Rise 2008 in search mode for female musicians/singers/bands

The architects of Million Woman Rise 2008 (08th March 2008 in London, England) have the following announcement on Facebook:

Subject: New Website!

Hi All

Just quickly - please do check out the new website:
http://www.millionwomenrise.com/

Keep on spreading the word in any way you can! (the invite friends option on Facebook is always a winner!)

We are looking for female musicians/singers/bands to support our benefit events - the next one it 26th January 2008 and we have two good sized timeslots to fill - an all women audience of 300-450 depending on turn out (so 450 then!)

Get in touch if you're interested.

Gem x
Million Women Rise
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To reply to this message, follow the link below:
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Pass the word along to any and all women who might be interested in using their musical talents in support of fundraising events for Million Woman Rise 2008.

Calling a Million Women to rise (in London on 08th March 2008)

The Million Woman Rise will include a day (Saturday, 08th March 2008) of speeches, prayer and music. Thousands of women are expected at the rally, which aims to address violence against women through political, social and economic solidarity.

Here is the link to their website:

http://www.millionwomenrise.com/

And for more information or to get involved email info@millionwomenrise.com