Articles can be reprinted free if the source is credited. A message from the Central Women's Commission, Communist Party of Canada IN AN unprecedented campaign against neo-liberal globalization, women from the Canadian East to West to North are joining millions of their sisters from over 157 countries and 5000 groups to demand that governments respect and promote women's human rights. Canadian women will march onto Parliament Hill on Oct. 15, to call for immediate and effective measures to end poverty and violence against women.
Women still earn an average of two-thirds of the male wage.
Insecurity and fear caused by the attacks on our social safety net push many women into staying in abusive relationships. In the last twenty years, close to 1500 women have been killed by their spouses. These realities make the Women's March 2000 highly relevant. Marches, rallies, forums, festivals, conferences and many other activities are taking place to focus attention on the issues of poverty and violence against women. Many other World March activities took place last month.