Dykes on Strike

Say: INVEST IN CARING NOT KILLING

 


Women are the backbone of anti-war activism - it was mainly lesbian women who closed down the military base at Greenham.
Even more women than men oppose wars.  On International Women’s Day Wages Due Lesbians are calling lesbian/gay/bi women and men to join with others in over 70 countries taking Strike action to strengthen the hidden struggle of women all over the world for survival, and against military budgets and killing economic priorities.

Saturday 8 March 2003

 

 


Assemble Parliament Square 11.30am(Westminster Underground)

MARCH TO
GROSVENOR SQUARE
SPEAKOUT AT
US EMBASSY 2pm

(Bond St Underground)


Performers

Songlines International Choir
& Others

ALL WELCOME
Men's support & participation welcome

 


Every Wednesday 6-7pm.  Women’s anti-war picket & speakout
Parliament Square.  All welcome

 


For more info call; 0207 482 2496 OR 07956 316 899
Email: womenstrike8m@server101.com  Web: http://womenstrike8m.server101.com

Men contact: payday@paydaynet.org

 


Our survival is not their
economic priority, so our
survival work is invisible

Women are the first carers, for people and for the planet.
We do 2/3 of the world's work, mostly unwaged caring work. We and our children pay most for war and weapons. We are 70% of victims of armed conflict, 80% of refugees and displaced people. 500,000 children have died in Iraq as a result of sanctions. 1.5m infants die from malnutrition alone each year.

Everywhere women struggle to make up for the suffering & devastation, and for the loss of benefits, healthcare, education . . . cut or privatised to pay for war.

l $900+ billion spent on military budgets worldwide.
l
£4 million a week on present UK bombing of Iraq.
l
  £3.5+ billion put aside by the UK for all-out war.

Yet there's no money to pipe clean water or for food security ¨ No money for breastfeeding mothers & infants ¨ No money for mothers, single or married, disability benefits, pensioners, students ¨ No money for asylum seekers who flee rape & other torture imposed by Western-supported dictators ¨ No money for decent pay for fire service workers, teachers, hospital staff . . .

$80 billion would get rid of the world's worst poverty
Every need we have is “unaffordable”.

Killing people is the priority for which we're all doing without.
Women say NO WAR  INVEST IN CARING NOT KILLING

NO PRIDE IN THE SLAUGHTER OF OTHERS
Lesbians and gays who fought to be “out” in the military now have to choose between caring and killing.  Millions of Iraqi women, children & men have died as a result of sanctions and bombing.  Many more face death from wars being planned by the US & UK.  It’s time to come out for refusing to kill.

All Women Count: Lesbian and Bisexual Women

Contact International Wages Due Lesbians
In England: Tel 0207 482 2496 minicom/voice.  Email: womenstrike8m@server101.com
En España: Tel: (34) 034 422 304; huelgademujeres8m@teleline.es
In the US: Tel: (215) 848 1120 / (415) 626 4114; philly@crossroadswomen.net

Lesbian women are Striking because . . .

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