Celebrate 100 years of International Women's Day, Monday 8 March

[GeraldineMumsnet]

To mark the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on 8 March, the charity Women for Women (which helps women survivors of war to rebuild their lives) is organising a global campaign called Join Me on the Bridge.

Women in war-torn countries are joining together on bridges to symbolise peace and hope, and they are being joined in solidarity by women all across the world.

There are 91 bridge events happening worldwide and 14 in the UK, from Sussex to Inverness; to find the one nearest you, go here.

The biggest is on the Millennium Bridge (AKA 'the wobbly bridge') in London on Monday 8 March; the procession will leave Victoria Embankment Gardens at 10.45am, and will be joined by Sarah Brown. The march will be followed by a women's festival on the Southwark side of the bridge.

If you can't make it to any of the bridge events, there are other things you could do:
hold your own 'bridge' event with your friends and upload photos and video footage to the website; or buy a unique T-shirt by British woman designers (including Alice Temperley, Bella Freud, Betty Jackson, Tamara Mellon and Nicole Farhi) from www.net-a-porter.com, available from Monday.

Thanks,

MNHQ

[jabberwocky]

Have posted it on my FB page!

[notMissgusting]

just signed up for my local one
thanks!

[morningpaper]

This is a lovely idea: could have done with more notice though

[sfxmum]

this is the sort of thing I would like to start taking my daughter to, but being a school day it is just not possible
it is a good idea

[NumberOneEnemy]

yes sad its not at the weekend!

[MayorNaze]

it will be my birthday

but not near anything

[MayorNaze]

aw ruby i love you

[fullmoonfiend]

Ohh hello Mayo! Are you having a lovely day?
x Happy birthday!

[Earthymama]

Happy International Women's Day!

Bright Blessings to all women across the world,

I wish that there was peace and security and love in all homes and hearts, hopefully one day soon........

[sfxmum]

hello all

Happy birthday Mayor

I went on/to the march today thoroughly enjoyed myself, very pretty day but really freezing on the river

the speakers were quite good, small gathering

[MayorNaze]

thank you for my birthday wishes

unfortunately due to dh and ds succumbing to manflu, i spent the day mopping fevered brows and making toast instead of shopping and drinking posh coffee

i am sure there is some profound and irreverent comment to be made about the place of the woman in the home...