The Global Women’s Strike invite you to interview two women from Argentina whose determination and independence of political parties are enabling some of the poorest communities to survive the destruction of the Argentinian economy – half the population is now in poverty – resulting from IMF-World Bank and government theft and corruption.

Also available an important video presentation about what women in Venezuela are doing to prevent bloodshed and further US-backed coups and assassinations.

Speakers from Argentina: Isabel Zanutigh and Beatriz Marega of the Red Interbarrial de Mujeres – the interneighbourhood network of women set up by grassroots women’s assemblies – and the highly respected Sindicato de Amas de Casa (housewives union) which co-ordinates the Global Women’s Strike in Argentina.
Both are available for interview between 2-6 September – see contact details at the bottom of the page – and will be speaking at:

PUBLIC MEETING, 7pm, Thursday 5 September 2002, Conway Hall,
25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 - Wheelchair accessible - Translation 
All welcome
Every day doctors report increased malnutrition and teachers see children fainting in class because they haven’t eaten for several days. Through their dedicated collective work, women have succeeded in winning some financial support, taking control of the Health Centre for victims of domestic violence; shopping collectively for food to get lower prices; running a soup kitchen for more than 200 children; denouncing corrupt State employees who deny subsidies and food parcels to women who refuse to sleep with them . . . Women’s determination to remain independent of all political parties, has been crucial.

+ VIDEO PREMIERE also on 5 September:
The Global Women’s Strike & the Venezuelan revolution
Report back from the Strike delegation to Venezuela. In April the elected government was saved from a US-backed military coup by hundreds of thousands of people pouring onto the streets demanding the reinstatement of President Hugo Chavez. In July the government’s Women’s Institute invited the Global Women’s Strike to a conference aimed at forming an international support network to prevent further military coups and assassinations. Women are working very hard to avoid bloodshed and are central to this peaceful constitutional revolution which prioritises the needs of the people, 80% of whom live in poverty, over US oil interests. Interviews with women and President Chavez’s response to the Global Women’s Strike and its theme INVEST IN CARING NOT KILLING. Presented by Nina Lopez-Jones.

Global Women’s Strike and International Wages for Housework Campaign
Tel: (minicom/voice): 020 7482 2496 Fax: 020 7209 4761
Email: womenstrike8m@server101.com

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