Congo Rape Action Event - October 6th, 6 p.m. - To develop our action strategy for WILPF NY Metro's Project Congo.

The meeting will be held at the 1199 SEIU Union Hall, Bread and Roses Gallery, 310 W. 43rd St. (bet. 8th & 9th Aves.) Take the A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, B, D, F, V, N, Q, R, or W to 42nd Street. Come hear Bibiane Tshefu speak about the situation in Congo and see assorted clips from films about Congo, some of which are part of WILPF's NY Metro's Trudy Orris Film Series.

Bibiane Tshefu: Where are we failing as women?

Submitted by admin_wilpfnet on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 12:38.

I was overwhelmed by all those people coming together to meet for the wellbeing of the women from all over the world. I heard women from Phillipines, Iraq, Afghanistan, Serbia. Living the same problem. The violence. It made me think how it is happening around the world and whay is it still happening?

It was crossing my mind all the time. Women are the ones giving birth to the perpetrators, mothers to gunmakers, mothers to policy makers. Where are we failing as women? That we can birth out these types? It's women all over the world. We are giving life to what? Let's go inside ourselves and ask if we are doing enough. It's like a theater. We meet, cry and forget. Are participating in conflict resolution with the murderers? These are my questions. These should not be a buisiness as usual meeting. It's superficial and not solving the problem. Women as educators should get to the future by training our children and evaluating ourselves and actions.

This is not a question of color but a question of power. Questions. Questions. Questions.
Bibiane

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