Monday 8 March 2021
A WOMAN’S CRY:
Errieka Wright shouts out her rage, sorrow and frustration at the violence and abuse meted out to women, as she joined with hundreds at an International Women’s Day march on Monday at Woodford Square in Port of Spain. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
HUNDREDS of women (plus male allies) on Monday marched through Port of Spain on the occasion of International Women s Day (IWD) to demand the right to walk and travel free from the fear of assault and harassment, in an event termed, Walkout for Women.
While the murders of Andrea Bharatt, 23, and Ashanti Riley, 18, ignited candlelight vigils nationwide nightly, women are still victims such as Karen Rauseo-Karim, 53, murdered last Tuesday in Princes Town, plus a 34 year old woman shot and wounded in Princes Town on Thursday.
Monday 1 March 2021
An International Women’s Day (IWD) Walkout will take place on March 8, led by 15 women’s rights, LGBTQ+ and social justice organisations.
In the spirit of IWD’s 2021 theme #ChooseToChallenge, the collective efforts of the walkout will aim to challenge the conscience of Trinidad and Tobago’s leaders to implement measures to create a safer country for women.
The muster point will be City Gate, Port of Spain, at 2 pm. The walk will then move to Parliament and will end at 4 pm.
In a release, the organisations said the symbolic, nationwide walkout will see all kinds of people walk out from their offices, homes, or wherever else they might be, to gather at the capital’s major transport hub, City Gate. When it concludes outside the Red House, the gathering will call on the Government and Opposition for immediate action against gender-based violence.