Woman for Woman International.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 11:29PM 100th ANNIVERSARY INTERNATIONAL WOMANS DAY 1911-2011
See the youtube link below.
2010 Sydney Harbor Bridge climb, my son Angus and I made for, the Women for Women International web site.
2010 VIP BRIDGE CLIMB
© Susie Hagon 2010
Tuesday 8th March 2011
Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk
Women for Women International (ʻWFWIʼ) invite you to walk the Sydney Harbour
Bridge walkway on the 100th Anniversary of International Womenʼs Day led by
the beat of African drums.
WFWIʼs campaign - JOIN ME ON THE BRIDGE – unites women all over the
world in showing that women can build the bridges of peace and development for
the future.
By joining this campaign you will be standing alongside women in the USA, the
Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq,
Sudan and the UK, in saying NO to war and YES to peace.
Seventy percent of the worldʼs poor are women and seventy-five percent of
civilians killed in war are women and children. As never before women are forced
to bear the burden of war. Women are targeted for rape and violence as a tool of
war, they are forced from their homes, lose husbands and children, and often
become the sole providers for their families. WFWI provides women survivors of
war with the support and resources to rebuild their lives.
In 2010 over 20,000 women gathered on bridges in Rwanda, DR Congo, New
York, London, Denver, Canada and Sydney. All together we celebrated at over
100 different events around the world helping to create a truly global movement.
Mary Robinson, Irelandʼs first female PM, Sarah Brown, wife of Britainʼs former
PM, Kate Spade, Naomi Campbell and Annie Lennox were just a few
women ʻJoining us on the Bridgeʼ in 2010.
This year will be even bigger with local and international press, and Australia will
be the first bridge crossed in this truly global event. Coinciding with our special
procession, a Bridgeclimb of WFWI Ambassadors will be taking place.
Come join us!
Bring a symbol of peace, wear something white, bring a banner, be creative!
I covered this event last year, it was an amazing day! Here are some shots of the VIPs that climbed the Sydney Harbor Bridge 2010.
©Susie Hagon 2010
© Susie Hagon 2010
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© Susie Hagon 2010 Mercedes Zobel
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