WOMEN FOR PEACE
NO WEAPONS
NO WARS

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WOMEN AND WORLD PEACE

Women are 51% of the world population. Yet women have no comparative influence against weapons manufacture, terrorism and wars.

Women and children form 80% of the civilian war casualties. A century ago, 90% of war casualties were military men.

Women, in all wars, are raped and often subject to sexual slavery. Rape is now recognised by the UN as a distinct war crime.

Women and children make up 80% of refugees fleeing wars, persecution and dispossession.

Women and children's disadvantage and poverty worldwide is not redressed with problems of hunger, health, education, childcare, homelessness and freedom from violence. But billions of dollars are immediately available for the terror of wars.

Women today must renew their responsibility and leadership in outspoken resistance to all forms of war, and demand the recognition and inclusion of
women's unique perspectives in global decision making for peace, justice and freedom.

Women for Peace: No Weapons No Wars Aims: A forum for the voices and struggles of women against wars, encourage participation by women of colour, and use the power of women's numbers (51%) for peaceful protest actions.

"Sustainable peace will not be achieved without the full and equal participation of women and men"
Kofi Annan UN release, Oct. 21. 2002

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PLEDGE
WAR WITHOUT END? .. NOT IN WOMEN'S NAME

The Women's Pledge of Resistance is based on a pledge that thousands of people around the world have made for peace and justice. (http://www.notinourname.net)

Women's Pledge of Resistance

Women are 51 percent of the world's population.
As women of Australia and the world, we believe it
is our responsibility to resist the injustices done by
all governments, the military and terrorists.

Not in women's name
will terrorists drive aeroplanes into buildings,
dictators oppress their people,
and governments bomb entire populations in mindless revenge.
Not in women's name will their labour and taxes be used to kill
women, men and children,
and this precious earth poisoned with weapons of mass destruction.

Women don't make wars.
Women die in wars, their bodies raped,
and forced into sexual slavery for invading troops,
history taking its course for thousands of years.

Not in women's name will this be repeated in the 21century.

Not by our mouths will women allow the silence of fear,
not by our hearts will we allow the triumph of evil disguised as good,
not by our minds will we allow the oppression of subservience.
Not by our will and not in our name.

Women pledge resistance to all wars, terrorism, and power domination.
We pledge alliance with people under attack for voicing opposition to
wars, their religion, race or political ideology.

There is one human race and one world environment,
and women pledge to make common cause with all,
to achieve equality, justice, freedom and peace.

A just and peaceful world is possible,
and women pledge to make it happen in the 21 century.

Adapted by Reta Kaur for Women for Peace: No Weapons No Wars