More activities in Lebanon to mark International Women’s Day

Celebrations continue in commemoration of International Women’s Day.  In Saida, young women and men from the association of Literature and Culture organized a campaign to offer “one thousand roses to one thousand women’ all of whom are “housewives” and workers in the old souks of the city.  The youth group organized checkpoints and handed in their roses to women passersby with cards inscribed with the following “congratulations for women’s day, yes for women’s freedom, no for violence, no for the exploitation of working women, yes for the right of women to transmit their nationality to their children”.

With the International Women’s Day coinciding with earth day, the Programme for Women’s Studies advertised an upcoming conference on March 13th entitled “Palestinian Women against Occupation”.  In addition, the general Union of Palestinian Women organized in Al Bass camp a demonstration with a large participation of women in addition to local leaders.

The Association for the Care of Martyrs organized a celebration for its women staff.  The president of the Association, Intissar al Wazir, praised the pioneer role played by Palestinian women in the struggle, side by side with men, against occupation as well as her contribution in institution building and in developing their society and the achievements made so far although the road ahead is still long to reach full rights and equality with men.

Finally, and as per its annual tradition, the Association of USSR graduates in Lebanon organized an event attended by hundreds of graduated from universities and Russia and Ukraine.  The event was attended by Russian and Ukrainian Ambassadors in Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin and Vladimir Koval in addition to social, political and media figures.  Ambassador Zasypkin wished peace and prosperity for women in Lebanon and the world.

Assafir and Al Mustqbal 11 March 2014