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“ We call on women around the world to rise up and oppose the war in Iraq. We call on mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters, on workers, students, teachers, healers, artists, writers, singers, poets and every ordinary outraged woman willing to be outrageous for peace. Women have been the guardians of life—not because we are better or purer or more innately nurturing than men, but because the men have busied themselves making war. Because of our responsibility to the next generation, because of our own love for our families and communities and this country that we are a part of, we understand the love of a mother in Iraq for her children and the driving desire of that child for life” —Starhawk
With this call CODEPINKcame to the face and space of the national leadership to protest the pre-emptive strike in Iraq. Medea Benjamin, Starhawk, Jodie Evans, Diane Wilson and approximately 100 other women kicked off CODEPINK on November 17, 2002. They marched through the streets of Washington, DC and set up for a four month vigil in front of the White House. The name CODEPINK plays on the Bush Administration’s color-coded homeland security advisory system that signals terrorist threats. While Bush’s color coded alerts are based on fear, the CODEPINK alert is based on compassion and is a feisty call for women and men to “wage peace.”
Through March 8th, International Women’s Day, CODEPINK held a daily, all-day peace vigil in front of the White House. The Women’s Peace Vigil inspired people from all walks of life, and from all over the country to stand for peace. Many organizations sponsored days: Greenpeace, WILPF, WAND, Public Citizen, NOW, Women for Women International, Neighbors for Peace and Justice, among others. On March 8th, CODEPINK celebrated women as global peacemakers with a week of activities, rally and march to encircle the White House in pink. Over 10,000 people participated. Among them, Alice Walker, Maxine Hong Kingston, Jody Williams, Susan Griffen, Starhawk, and Medea Benjamin.
Since then CODEPINK has become a worldwide network of women and men committed to working for peace and social justice. There are over 80 active CODEPINK communities. Some groups have 10 participants, others have over 100. Each groups acts autonomously of CODEPINK-Central. Each group does its own dreaming, and scheming. Some groups take over bridges while others hand out pink flowers with messages of peace attached to them.
CODEPINK-Central serves to connect CODEPINK groups with the international network of global peacemakers. By placing a contact email on the CODEPINK website, local CODEPINK groups make themselves accessible to those in their area who would like to get involved. CODEPINK Central also supplies groups with a range of CODEPINK merchandise to increase visibility: pink scarves, buttons, bumper stickers, and tee-shirts. CODEPINK Central also provides local CODEPINK groups with organizing tips, overarching national campaigns and initiatives. By tapping into the network CODEPINKers coordinate our energies and efforts. More than 30,000 people currently receiving the weekly CODEPINK alert.
Besides grassroots organizing Stateside, CODEPINK women have traveled to Iraq where they helped to establish the Occupation Watch Center. CODEPINK co-creator Gael Murphy has been key to the development of the international coalition of organizations and the management of Center staff. The first all-women CODEPINKpeace delegation went to Iraq in February 2003. Another delegation travelled to Iraq in November, December and January and February 2004. CODEPINK members were also in Jordan in 2004 to deliver humanitarian aid to the refugees of Fallujah and another delegation is traveling to Iran in April of 2005.
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Dear sir/madam,
Am writing in on behalf of Restoration of African Culture Healing organisation, the only orgaisation that creates awareness among communities about the ANTI HUMAN SACRIFICE. The project involves educating the masses about its intension and protection measures. It should not be forgoten that:
The violent and remorseless butchering of human beings particularly the young children; ostensibly for a ritualistic sacrifice is a profound problem that is common place in Uganda today. The problem started manifesting slowly occasionally in the central part of the country when a five year old Muhamed Shamin was sacrificed in a ritual sacrifice in 2004. Bukedde September 18th 2004. After this the problem appeared to helot until 2006 when cases were reported with frightening frequently, most specifically around central region of the country. The most striking and sticking incidence involved murder of a young boy Muguluma from Lugala in Lubaga division Kampala district. Bukedde 6th August Since then virtually every week mutilated body is discovered decomposing in some parts of the country with private parts and tongues missing, making it prospective to suppose a correlation between the murderer and ritualistic sacrifice as the privacy motive. Subsequently, a lot of controversy has been raging in formal and informal circles about the cause of the problem, magnitude and above all possible culprits without any cohevent and helpful way forward. The government of its part lacks a definitive policy, legislation and indeed frame work within which to comprehensively address the problem. In fine frustration, the public has grown frustrated and resorted to mob justice or violent unlawful murder of whether is slightly linked to human sacrifice. In the circumstances, it’s difficult to tell if these suspects are indeed guilty or innocent. In light of the foregoing, it is imperative that RACHO comes out with a creative and practical strategy of proximately evaluating the problem of human sacrifice in Uganda by addressing the privacy motivation, methods, culprits, consequences and above all proposing bold measures in respect of the same. On basis of this sad background Restoration of African Culture Healing Organization has come out with a project to check the problem.
kindly reply to us and comment on how we can collaborate/ affiliate and found these projects in order to cub the problem since we are also in women developent, peace and peace building and women protection
thank you
Racho |
Dear sir/madam,
Am writing in on behalf of Restoration of African Culture Healing organisation, the only orgaisation that creates awareness among communities about the ANTI HUMAN SACRIFICE.
The project involves educating the masses about its intension and protection measures. It should not be forgoten that:
The violent and remorseless butchering of human beings particularly the young children; ostensibly for a ritualistic sacrifice is a profound problem that is common place in Uganda today. The problem started manifesting slowly occasionally in the central part of the country when a five year old Muhamed Shamin was sacrificed in a ritual sacrifice in 2004. Bukedde September 18th 2004.
After this the problem appeared to helot until 2006 when cases were reported with frightening frequently, most specifically around central region of the country. The most striking and sticking incidence involved murder of a young boy Muguluma from Lugala in Lubaga division Kampala district. Bukedde 6th August Since then virtually every week mutilated body is discovered decomposing in some parts of the country with private parts and tongues missing, making it prospective to suppose a correlation between the murderer and ritualistic sacrifice as the privacy motive.
Subsequently, a lot of controversy has been raging in formal and informal circles about the cause of the problem, magnitude and above all possible culprits without any cohevent and helpful way forward. The government of its part lacks a definitive policy, legislation and indeed frame work within which to comprehensively address the problem. In fine frustration, the public has grown frustrated and resorted to mob justice or violent unlawful murder of whether is slightly linked to human sacrifice.
In the circumstances, it’s difficult to tell if these suspects are indeed guilty or innocent. In light of the foregoing, it is imperative that RACHO comes out with a creative and practical strategy of proximately evaluating the problem of human sacrifice in Uganda by addressing the privacy motivation, methods, culprits, consequences and above all proposing bold measures in respect of the same.
On basis of this sad background Restoration of African Culture Healing Organization has come out with a project to check the problem.
kindly reply to us and comment on how we can collaborate/ affiliate and found these projects in order to cub the problem since we are also in women developent, peace and peace building and women protection
thank you
Racho