Marking International Women's Week since 2000,
women & men who support us in more than 60 countries
are taking part in the
GLOBAL WOMEN'S STRIKE 2006
Under the banner "Invest in Caring Not Killing"
In the great tradition of New Orleans funerals, GWS/LA '06 will feature a
"Second Line" March,
Survivors & Supporters Speak-Out
and a "Taste of New Orleans" food, music & celebration
Saturday, March 11
11 am starting in Leimert Park @ Crenshaw & Vernon,
ending at Christ the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church,
3303 W. Vernon (wheelchair accessible)
-Honor those who died in New Orleans and other victims of global warming,
government neglect, war and occupation around the world.
-Recognize self-mobilization of survivors from New Orleans, to Pakistan, to
Guatemala, to Iraq and Afghanistan, to Haiti, to Chhattisgarh India and Guyana,
to the Philippines, to Benton Harbor Michigan, to South and East LA,
beginning with women to rebuild lives and
communities as central to the struggle for justice.
-Support those making the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela.
Media Sponsor: KPFK Pacifica Radio 90.7FM
Co-sponsors include: Activist House, Alexandria House, ANSWER-LA, Eastside
Café Echospace, Hurricane Evacuees Council/Bay Area, KRST Unity Center for
African Spirituality, Pan African Material Assistance Task Force, Payday Men's
Network, Women's Caucus of the People's Hurricane Relief Fund & Oversight
Coalition, Women's Reconstruction Network. Endorsed by CISPES, IAC/LA,
National Lawyers Guild and more.
For more info: 323-292-7405;
la@crossroadswomen.net;
www.globalwomenstrike.net