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CALLING ALL ZIMBABWEANS
The Zimbabwean Parliamentary Elections are in less
than a week. Come and join the Zimbabwe
Vigil’s events to help maximise awareness that:
1.
Date:
Time
Venue:
Outside the
Come and symbolically cast your vote at
our mock polling station with mock transparent ballot boxes, mock ballot papers
and mock polling officers. Zimbabwean
activists in
2.
All night Vigil in support of
COSATU
Date:
Time
Venue: As
above
Come and show symbolic support for COSATU
in their march, mass protest and night vigil at the Beitbridge border post in
3.
Pre-election awareness rally organised by
the MDC leadership in the UK
Date:
Time
Venue: As
above
Come and help send a message to Mugabe and his regime
that enough is enough and that the SADC electoral protocols must be
respected. Make your voice heard. Invited speakers include MP, Tom Brake,
Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for International Development and
Charles Nhova, Chairman of Partners for
4.
Delivery of the results of the Mock
Ballot
Date:
Time
To be advised
Venue:
Help us try to give in the results of the
Mock Ballot to the Zimbabwe Embassy. An
earlier attempt by supporters of the Vigil to view the Voters’ roll at the
Embassy was not successful but did result in the Embassy closing down for the
afternoon. The group were told to go home to vote.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
·
Join the rota
to keep the polling station manned on election day, 31st March. This
is our most urgent need.
·
Circulate this
email as widely as possible and encourage all Zimbabweans in the
·
If you have any
skills to offer that will make our efforts more successful, please let us
know.
·
JUST COME AND BE WITH US
To offer help, contact: Wiz Bishop – 07963 521 160
Rose Benton – 07970 996 003
Email: zimbabwevigil@yahoo.co.uk
DIRECTIONS
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