World March of Women USA

Hello World March of Women USA,

We are starting to organize the World March of Women in the U.S. This email list comes from the World March of Women workshops at the USSF on "Change Women's Lives, Change the World", and the Women's Introduction to the USSF. If you do not want to be on this list please let me know and I will remove you.

Being connected to the World March of Women connects us to women in 163 countries and over 5000 other feminist organizations and individuals around the world. This is a connection we sorely need in the U.S. as we must be in solidarity with our sisters around the world if we are to change the world for the betterment of all of us, but especially women.

One of the first things we need to think about is what will our WMW-USA action for 2010 be. While this is a good way off still, we need to think about it so that we can begin planning. We are spread across the U.S. and so we have to consider how we will do this and what. Nkenge Toure has made two suggestions which are a Court of Women and efforts directed toward the ratification of CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women). She also suggested that we could combine these efforts, that is have the Court sessions directed toward the discriminations the treaty addresses. The action[s] need to take place between March and October 2010 so we have a good six month period for either multiple actions on the part of the entire WMW-USA (depending on our energy) and/or individual organizations affiliated with the March, which all of your organizations should be as well as individuals and you can do this at http://www.worldmarchofwomen.org/membres/devenez_membre/cmicarticle.2005-12-16.3499609806/en
or go to http://www.worldmarchofwomen.org/index_html/en?set_language=en and scroll down on the left to Become a Member.

We also need to create a WMW-USA Coordinating Body. We will be deciding on what this body will do and this will become evident as we proceed with creating our WMW presence in the U.S. Those of you who would like to be part of this in some way please email me and we can start the processes. A great deal of interest in the March was expressed during the workshop and there are many different levels of participation, so you and your organizations can engage as you see fit. Your ideas and activism are what will make the March in the U.S. a vital part of the World March of Women.

We have an email address which is WMW.USA@gmail.com (caps not necessary). This will soon be posted on the WMW website.

Pat Willis