Information Of Interest International "Tomorrow's Children" - Partnership School And Education

WIN News, Spring, 2000

IN YOUR COUNTRY

There will be as many ways of mobilizing on the national scale as there are countries participating in the March. Each will bear the stamp of its traditions and day-to-day reality[ldots] Women's imagination and creativity know no bounds. National coalitions of different groups in the women's movement in each country will coordinate the local and national activities having to do with their demands.

IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD

Some regions will plan regional actions in which women from several countries will get together to act and exchange news. For example, a European rally will be held in Brussels on October 14, 2000."

CHANGING THE WORLD

A NEWS BULLETIN ON THE ACTIVITIES OF CHANGE AND WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS AROUND THE WORLD - NO. 27 1999

CHANGE, 106 Hatton Square, 16-16 Baldwins Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ, UK

CONTENTS:

"CHANGE is 20 Years Old!!! // Current Activities // More Briefings for Beijing // Good Governance // Best Governance // Conflict Resolution // Changing Economics // Sisters in Words and Deeds // Comings and Goings // Change International Consultants."

MARCH 8: WOMEN'S GLOBAL STRIKE - STOP THE WORLD AND CHANGE IT

US: WFH, P.O. Box 86681, Los Angeles, CA 90086; Tel/Fax: (323) 292-7405

UK: WFH, P.O. Box 287, London NW6 5QU, England; Fax: 0171-209-4761

Spain: Mujeres por el Salario para el Trabajo sin Sueldo, Apartado 109, 08080, Barcelona

Tel/Fax: (93) 318 08 02

e-mail: womenstrike8m@server101.com; webpage: http://womenstrike8m@server101.com

"March 8th, International Women's Day, saw the first Global Women's Strike, demanding 'a millennium which values all women's work and all women's lives, and an end to no pay, low pay and too much work.' The Strike was first called by women in Ireland who are demanding an annual paid day off in recognition of their enormous contribution to society. It was made global by the International Wages for Housework Campaign (WFH) and the International Women Count Network (IWCN) coordinated by WFH. IWCN with the support of 1,400 NGOs worldwide successfully lobbied governments at the 1995 UN Women's Conference in Beijing to measure and value unwaged work in economic statistics, including in satellite accounts of the GDP.

Women in at least 60 countries took action to demand a change in priorities: while $800 billion a year is spent on military budgets worldwide, less than $20 billion is spent on the essentials of life - clean water, health, sanitation, basic education. Women do two-thirds of the world's work for 5% of the world's income, according to the UN. Black, indigenous and other women of color carry the greatest burden of work and poverty internationally.

SPECIFIC STRIKE DEMANDS WERE:

- Abolition of 'Third World Debt.' Women are owed billions for centuries of work

- Clean drinking water and sound technology

- Affordable, accessible housing & transportation

- Protection against violence

- Pay equity for all - equal pay for work of comparable value - internationally

- Decent wages for caring work, whether in the family or outside