Manipuri Women Gun Survivors Network

&
Control Arms Foundation of India

Cordially Invite you to a meeting on

EMERGENCE OF A WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AGAINST INCREASING ARMED GUN VIOLENCE IN INDIA


Every year thousands of women and girls are killed by guns and millions are traumatized, intimidated, enslaved, robbed and raped at gunpoint. Women are particularly vulnerable to violence and intimidation at gunpoint. As when many women are directly targeted by gun violence, they and their children bear the brunt of its socio-economic and emotional impacts, for example by becoming impoverished when male relative are shot.

The 16 Days Activism Against Gender Violence which is an International Campaign originating from the first Women's Global Leadership began on 25th November and will continue till 5th Dec, 2007. The 16 Days Campaign has been used as an organizing strategy by individuals and groups around the world to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women, and to bring issues of violence against women to the  forefront in local, national, regional and global arenas.

As a part of the campaign, on 5th December, 2007, Manipuri Women Gun Survivor Network (MWGSN), Manipur, in collaboration with Control Arms Foundation of India (CAFI), New Delhi will host an event titled, 'Women's Movement Against Armed Gun violence'. We wish to cordially invite you to observe and participate in  'Day Of Activism Against Gender Violence'.