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NIGERIA Reported in Umani Defender, April 2001
CALABAR - Striking women strike again, this time with men The second Global Women's Strike, called by the Crossroads Women's Centre, London, was held on 8th March 2001. In Calabar, the White Brazzier, (Whi-B), an NGO concerned with women's empowerment called out women to the street for a three hour protest march to support the Global Women's Strike. Surprisingly, Men Against Violence in Nigeria, MAVIN, gave the march an encouraging support and used the opportunity to denounce violence against women whom they extolled as the symbol of Peace. Back to News from around the World
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