Cosatu march to SADC summit 13-08-08

 

Media alert

March to SADC Summit meeting – Saturday 16 August 2008

The Congress of South African Trade Unions, together with the organisations listed below, is to hold a march in support of democracy and human rights in Zimbabwe and Swaziland, and to oppose the participation of the illegitimate dictators, Robert Mugabe and King Mswati III, in the SADC heads of State Summit meeting to be held in Johannesburg.

The march will assemble at the George Lea Park at the corner of Sandton Drive and Marie Street, from 09h00, where they will be addressed by leaders of the participating organisations at 10h00 and then at 11h00 proceed to the Speakers’ Corner outside the Sandton Convention Centre where the Summit is taking place. A memorandum will be handed to the SADC leaders and a Red Card shown to Mugabe and Mswati.

The other organisations involved in the action, most of which are broad networks, are:

• Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
• Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum
• Revolutionary Youth of Zimbabwe
• Zimbabwe Exiles
• Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition,
• People’s United Democratic Movement of Swaziland
• Swaziland United Democratic Front
• Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions
• Swaziland Federation of Labour
• Swaziland Youth Congress
• Treatment Action Campaign
• Anti-privatisation Forum

Patrick Craven (National Spokesperson)

Congress of South African Trade Unions

1-5 Leyds Cnr Biccard Streets

Braamfontein, 2017

P.O. Box 1019

Johannesburg, 2000

SOUTH AFRICA

Tel: +27 11 339-4911/24

Fax: +27 11 339-5080/6940/ 086 603 9667

Cell: 0828217456

E-Mail: patrick@cosatu.org.za