The Victorian Branch of Amnesty International ([EMAIL PROTECTED], 03
9427 7055) Women's Group is launching a big campaign. The overarching theme
is "Women's Rights are Human Rights"; the launch is focusing on the use of
rape as a weapon of war and is intended as a gesture of support for the
formation of the International Criminal Court. We'll be asking the
government to put pressure on the US to abandon its attempts to secure
privileged status for US soldiers, and distributing postcards which people
can sign and send on the day addressed to Howard, Clinton and Albright, as
well as resource listings for those interested in knowing more.
It should be a great event. The Women's Group are an amazing bunch of women
- as well as organising this campaign, they are visiting refugees in the
Maribyrnong detention centre, organising forums and events on sundry other
gender-based human rights violations, and building one of the
fastest-growing grass-roots networks I've ever seen. Please let all the
people on your Melbourne mailing list know about this event - contact
details if they want to know more are <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, or phone 03
9427 7055.
Sunday 28th May
1:00 at Melbourne Town Hall
Corner Collins & Swanston Sts
Melbourne
All the best
Phil Minchin
LL.VE
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