A happy world without any poverty and violence, let’s create— Women’s Rally in commemoration of 101 year anniversary of International Women’s Day

<A happy world without any poverty and violence, let’s create— Women’s Rally in commemoration of 101 year anniversary of International Women’s Day>



On March 8, 2009 Women’s Rally was held in commemoration of 101 year anniversary of International Women’s Day.  The KWWA also took a part in this rally as an important organizer with its regional organizations.  First of all, djembe was performed as an opening performance. The djembe performers are 60 KWWA members!  They learned in a very delightful joy, how to play the drum just one hour earlier than the opening ceremony.

A major slogan in this rally was “Women create, a happy world without poverty and violence!” It contains the shade of the poverty in face of the economic crisis and the voice of women who are exposed to a variety of violence. The main slogan of this year in the rally was “1,00,0000 decent job creation, objection to the decreased taxes of the rich, expansion and increase of education and welfare, and protection of democracy and women’s human rights.”  About 800 participants made these demands together. The congratulatory address by Hahn Myeongsook, previous prime minister encouraged participants a lot to wiggle out of difficulties and songs by Kang Sahn-ae, a famous singer cheered us a lot.

All of the participants at a parade protested against the curtailment of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea in front of the headquarters of the commission, shouted anti-Chosun Ilbo in front of the headquarters, and demanded the protection of democracy at the top of their throats, having a distant view of the Chung Wa Dae (the Blue House). After the parade, while the 58 88CC golf caddies who received suspensions danced to cheer people up, participants hoped them to be reinstated.