This year will be the 80th anniversary of the first IWD marches in Australia and 100 years since the garment workers' strike in New York which was the initiative behind IWD. The Federal government, with perfect timing, has given women something additional to march for and against on Saturday 8 March.
It is ironic that in our 80th year, when we should have made progress, we are forced to acknowledge that the road to equality remains as steep as ever, with our virtual exclusion from the leadership of the 2020 summit. We are calling on NSW women to join us and show our strengths on International Women’s Day , Saturday, 8 March 2008.
Marchers assembling at Town Hall between 11am and 11.30am.
March starting at 12 noon
Finishing with a rally in Hyde Park North with speakers and entertainment.
There will be 30+ stalls in Hyde Park with information for women and products and food. Make a picnic of the afternoon if you wish.
This year, for the first time, we will be marching through a CBD which has been festooned with 186 banners in six streets of the CBD:
- Martin Place
- Elizabeth Street (between King and Park)
- Macquarie Street
- George Street (between Park and Bathurst)
- Philip, Bent and Bligh Streets
- Park Street (between George and Elizabeth Street)
You can see what the banners look like by visiting: http://www.welnsw.org.au
Also on the WEL NSW website is a list of all those unions, organisations and many, many, many individuals who have sponsored the banners.
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