Which has brought to light the abusive conditions of Ethiopian women and their rights within their country and the fact when they seek employment outside their country to support their family, are consequently being sent to countries as slave labor, to sustain even more abusive behavior, including rape, beatings and burnings
SELAM, In Conjunction And Under Jurisdiction Of The Lion Of Judah Mission of New York will be holding a Protest March to appeal the U.N., the Ethiopian Mission to the U.N., the Bahrain Consulate and the public at large to take issue with this matter.
This will be done during National Woman’s month where the U.N. hosts women from all countries, mostly that of African Countries.
When: Friday, March 16, 2001
Where: We will be gathering at Dag Hammerskold Plaza (47th between 1st and 2nd) at 11:00 am. We will protest the U.N., specifically targeting our protests to Olaru Ottonu who is responsible for the mal treatment of women and children in Africa. At 12:30 we will leave and walk up to 866 2nd (between 45th an 46th) Avenue, the Ethiopian mission to the U.N. At 2pm we will then walk down 43rd to 2 United Nations, where we will be finishing up our protest in front of the Bahrain consulate by 3:00pm. We ask ones to come forward to support, bring drums and signs if you can!!
It is our duty as a consciousness to not let this occur without voicing our protest!!