Mothers March – London Leaflet

An International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day Event Saturday 13 March 2010 – Mothers March & Speak Out – For recognition and support for all the workwe contribute to society – Come with your children, relatives and friends.Bring your banners, placards and demands – Assemble 2pm Trafalgar Sq – March to Parliament Sq – Westminster, London SW1 ALL WELCOME

mothering is hard work

The survival of the human race depends on the caring work of mothers. But we get no recognition or support. Only blame when things go wrong. And we’re even expected to do more work to feed the family, often on the lowest pay.

every mother is a working mother

Events also in: Guyana, Haiti, India, Mexico, Peru, US
MEN: Join the contingent of fathers & other male carers who support mothers.

mothers, this march is for you who are raising children in cities, towns or villages • Who are separated from your children or have lost children • Who are surviving war & environmental disaster • Who are seeking asylum • For you who are grandmothers, non-biological mothers, domestic workers & other women doing caring work • For you who have disabilities or have a child with disabilities • Who are fighting for justice for loved ones • Who have been raped • Who are students & mothers l Who are sex workers supporting families l Who have been criminalised by poverty l Who want to have children but haven’t been able to l For you mothers of every race, age, passport, income, sexuality & occupation l For all of us who are overworked & underpaid.

Our demand is: invest in caring not killing

Called by All African Women’s Group Mothers’ Campaign (MoCa), Global Women’s Strike (GWS), and Single Mothers’ Self-Defence
Endorsed by: Kay Adshead (playwright/poet), Black Women’s Rape Action Project, English Collective of Prostitutes, Oliver James (child psychologist/author), Jenny Jones (Green Party), Sheila Kitzinger (natural childbirth campaigner/author), Payday men’s network, The Peace Strike at Parliament Square, Wages Due Lesbians, Michelene Wandor (writer/broadcaster), Women on hunger strike in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre, Women with Visible and Invisible Disabilities, Women Against Rape, Women of Colour in the GWS

Sign MoCa’s petition for family reunion:

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/MumsKids/petition.html

Youtube Clips on Why a Mothers' March

Selma James , Global Women's Strike

Isata Denton Ceesay All African Women's Group

Join the fight to win justice for mothers Morning Star 9 March 2010

For info on disability access and facilities for children, to sponsor or
to make a donation: (020) 7482 2496 voice/minicom
www.globalwomenstrike.net
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