Gender
Cowardice asks the question...
‘Cowardice asks the question – is it safe?
Expedience asks the question – is it politic?
Vanity asks the question – is it popular?
But conscience asks the question – is it right?’
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right’.
The will to resist
Sokwanele Article: June 23rd, 2005Robert Mugabe may have created a police state in which all signs of dissent to his autocratic rule are ruthlessly suppressed, but beneath what appears to be a tranquil surface there is simmering discontent - and from time to time the lid on the pot, though firmly clamped down, lifts enough for us to see it. A spontaneous protest here, an angry outburst there, and the contours of a new and effective form of resistance to ZANU PF tyranny are beginning to emerge within the troubled nation of Zimbabwe.
Women from WOZA arrested at their homes
Sokwanele Article: March 8th, 2005Sokwanele has just received word that some women from a local activist group, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), were arrested at their homes earlier today.
The numbers arrested are so far unconfirmed.
Today, 8 March, is International Women's Day - the UN theme for International Women’s Day this year is "Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building a More Secure Future".
WOZA were planning to march in solidarity with women all around the world. The arrest of the women at their homes means that the Zimbabwean police effectively stopped the march before it started.
This event once again highlights the fact that there is no freedom of expression or association in Zimbabwe today.
The following articles, available from our website (www.sokwanele.com), cover some of WOZA's activities in the past. If you would like to receive copies of these by email, please request them by emailing us.
