Saiks and all those who remembered women on IWD, it's a big thank you.  Time
does not allow any commentary at the moment, but some challenging thoughts
are being shared.  Good luck to all.

Amie.

>From: saikss <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: March 8 Greetings
>Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 12:24:48 +0100
>
>Marc 8 is been observed through out the world as an International
>solidarity
>day with women. The long battle for equality by Gambian women   still
>remains
>a history in the making. Since Independent their contribution to the
>political
>life of the country have been cornered to that of "Fan Clubs" and YAYI
>KOMPINS
>and the semi feudal nature of the Gambian society continue to strangle them
>in
>the corner of motherhood, bearing children, finding food and house wives.
>The
>majority of Gambian women live in acute poverty whiles they remain the
>touch
>bearers of hope in the society.
>But this has never led to any surrendering of their wish and desire of a
>better society. Their love songs are full of protest and the stories they
>tell
>their children in the night portray the inhuman conditions they are
>subjected
>to live .I grew up with one of these stories; A woman who when to pay her
>tax
>to the king never returned back home, she was murdered for reasons beyond
>reason. There are plenty of such stories, perhaps one day we will come to
>recognise that these are also forms of struggle.
>After Independence, it took us even long to arrive at Louis Njie and it
>took
>time to go beyond that level. The women's Bureau emerged as the talking
>drum
>of the establishment and today we have plenty of women gender activist who
>dear to go further than the limits set by men domination. One would recall
>the
>great efforts of sisters like Satang Jobarteh during the last elections;
>they
>struggled to put on the political agenda very important issues that have
>for
>years not been recognised in the political life of our country. These are
>sisters who have and are sacrificing a lot to make women struggle for
>equality
>in our society to become an uncompromising political issue in the country.
>They are running institutions, programmes etc all in the efforts of
>empowering
>women. Perhaps it is time for some of us to start thinking of ways of
>contributing to theses struggles too, perhaps the next donation
>contribution
>collections should go to them. Happy   March 8 sisters.
>
>For Freedom
>Saiks
>
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