International Women's Day events

Here are a few I have found :


International Women's Day Rally
Against War, Sanctions and Patriachy! For Women’s Liberation from below!

If you are outraged by 31 years of anti-women Islamic laws against Iranian women! If you are disgusted by 31 years religious oppression and repression! If your heart is full of pain because of fallen heroines such as Neda and Taraneh! If you hate the inequality and discrimination against women! If you oppose patriarchy in any form!

Join Our March on March 7 2010 on the occasion of the International Women’s Day to support the Iranian women’s struggle against the anti-women Islamic regime of Iran!

Date and Time: 7th March 2010 at Noon

Assembly: In front of the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran
16 Princes Gate, London SW7
Nearest Underground Station: South Kensington

Speakers:
Message from 8 March women’s organisation (Iran-Afghanistan)
Inci Kaya (European Democratic Women Movement)-Turkey
Yassamine Mather(Hands Off The People of Iran)
Houzan Mahmoud (Organisation of women’s Freedom in Iraq)
Sabrina Qureshi (Million Women Rise)

Artists:
Gissoo Shakeri (singer) – Ziba Karbasi(poet)
Arashk Farahani (rap singer) – Nahid Naimi (play director)
8 March Women’s Organisation (Iran-Afghanistan)-UK

Supported by:
Million Women Rise
European Democratic Women Movement
Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq-Abroad representative
Rhythms of Resistance
Iranian Youth Committee-UK
Solidarity Council with Iranian People’s Struggle
Hands off People of Iran
www.8mars.com Email: zan_dem_iran@hotmail.com
For more information please call: 07521134454


Million women rise

SATURDAY 6 MARCH 2010
12pm MEET Opposite Hyde Park (Speakers Corner End) on PARK LANE
(Nearest Tubes: 1 Min from Marble Arch)

MARCH ROUTE set off 1pm: OXFORD ST, REGENTS ST, PICCADILLY!

RALLY AND CELEBRATION: 3 - 4.30PM TRAFALGAR SQUARE
(Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Charing Cross)

AFTER MARCH CELEBRATION: 4.30pm - 1am ALL welcome. Food, performances, swimming pool, DJs and chill-out space. Entry fee on the door — donation if unwaged, £5 low-waged and £10 waged. The 52 Club, http://www.the52club.co.uk, 52 Gower Street WC1E6EB, a wheelchair accessible venue.

COACHES, BUSES, MOBILITY ACCESS

DROP OFF: PARK LANE (PARK SIDE)

PICK UP: VICTORIA EMBANKMENT - RIVERSIDE NEAREST TRAFALGAR SQUARE - CENTRAL LONDON (PLEASE NOTE, THIS HAS CHANGED FROM PALL MALL).

TOGETHER WE WILL END MALE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Details here .

Housmans have a month of events , 'Focus on feminism,' that are worth checking out. Details here .

For more events around the country , check out this website, also for events worldwide.


The F Word have a good post about the issue of these events, when women only, including trans women. Hopefully events will be inclusive .
I also hope there won't be a repeat of women being silenced and barred from speaking, such as happened with Teresa Mackay from the TGWU , who was due to speak on sex workers .
I also hope that organisers won't ask the police to intervene to question sex workers if they turn up, as happened disgracefully at a recent Reclaim the Night demo.
HarpyMarx reported on this and called for open debate , here's hoping ...