Bright and early this morning, we were joined by Fair Fares Now campaigners and Climate Rushettes at a protest outside a key rail industry conference in London.
We have put this barbie up to raise awareness of maternal health issues in the global south but you could link it to another gender issue you are passionate about.
There are so many international days, even the International Talk like a Pirate Day that the International Day of the Midwife sounds like just another pointless event doesn’t it? But this year over 536,000 women will die of pregnancy-related complications. The majority of these deaths occur in developing countries.
Medically trained midwives could help to prevent this.
If you don't have much time why not print out this image and write your own message on the placard and give it to someone, blu-tak it to a colleagues...
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At 1pm on Sunday 10th April, craftivists, joined a nationwide protest to demand a halt to rail fare increases. Currently the coalition Government plans to hike fares by 31% over the next 4 years.
Hundreds of craftivists (activists who protest using scissors, thread and fabric) converged on railway stations across the UK for a protest picnic and stitch-in.
The event at King’s Cross brought together over 20 eager craftivists, who shared our message with members of the public who wanted to find out about the unique action.
Rebecca Aimée Lanyon Willmott of Craftivism Manchester and Kelly Joseph of Didsbury Green Threads, stitched their political threads together to plan the Manchester Crafting a Train of Bunting project. On April 11th this event mirrored train stations across the country, wherefellow craftivists stitched, sipped tea and picnicked in peaceful protest against the proposed 31% rise in train fares over the next 4 years. The bunting panels will be fashioned into a petition-train which will be taken on a Fair Fare Railway Adventure on Saturday 16th April.
Artists, Musicians, Performers and Writers get political this April
Thursday 07 April 2011, 6–9pm
FREE TO ATTEND
