An international delegation representing more than 80 countries will meet with officials from the World Bank and IMF on October 16 to press for pro-active steps and focused resources toward debt relief and improved international lending policies. The global campaign will culminate with an international rally outside the U.N. in New York City on October 17. Virginia Williams, mother of Washington, D.C. mayor Anthony Williams, will welcome activists to the nation's capital.
Activists participating in the event bring an international flair to the D.C. march.
Zieba Shorish-Shamley will express her response to global injustice, and the young women of the Nuevo Paraguay dance troupe will show off the traditional costumes and dances of their heritage. Also taking the stage will be Graciela Ramos de Quintana and a caravan of one hundred women who traveled from their homes in Chihuahua, Mexico to attend this Washington, D.C. march. Christy Brzonkala , plaintiff in the recent U.S. Supreme Court case that gutted the civil remedy of the Violence Against Women Act, Josina Lawrence, survivor of the Central Park wilding attacks , Susan Watlou-Phillips of the National Coalition for the Homeless , Marian Kramer with the National Welfare Rights Union and many others will discuss how poverty and violence affect women in their everyday lives. Sign up to receive these press releases by email.