Let us form a powerful worldwide movement of women

and together raise our voices against the war by:

*signing this call

*circulating the call to women or women's organisations in Arab countries until February 3; thereafter to circulate twomen world wide

*holding silent vigils

Oranising peaceful demonstrations

*writing letters to the US President and British Prime Minister

*lobbying politicians

*all other appropriate non-violent forms of proTHE IMPENDING WAR AGAINST IRALet us form a powerfworldwidemovement of womenand together raise our voices against the war by:signing this call

*circulating the call to women or women's organisations in Arab countries until February 3; thereafter to circulate to women world wide

*holding silent vigils

*organising peaceful demonstrations

*writing letters to the US President and British Prime Minister

*lobbying politicians

*all other appropriate non-violent forms of protest

SIGN OUR PETITION to STOP THE WAR ON IRAQ | http://www.arabdeclaration.com

EVENTS

15 February 2003, Cairo, Egypt. Along with demonstrations planned in London and internationally, a No to War demonstration is planned in Cairo on 15 February. A second women's candle-lit vigil will be held alongside the main demonstration.

15 February 2003, Cairo, Egypt

12.30 - 1.30 p.m. PROMPT, SAYIDA ZEINAB SQUARE

Along with huge 'No to War' demonstrations planned in London, the US and elsewhere, we will be holding a SILENT vigil in Sayida Zeinab Square at 12.30 pm on Saturday, February 15.

We will form a distinct group of women, dressed in black, holding white candles, and standing alongside the main demonstration, which is organised by political parties and syndicates and is also planned to begin at 12.30pm.

The women's vigil is organised by members of Egyptian Women's NGOs and expat. women living in Cairo, who together have formed a small committee to coordinate joint anti-war protest. The vigil responds to an appeal

originally made by Egyptian women's organisations and taken up by women throughout the Arab World and internationally for women to use all forms of non-violent actions to protest this war.

PLEASE JOIN OUR VIGIL, IN BLACK AND IN SILENCE.

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17 January 2003, Cairo, Egypt

About 90 women dressed in black and with candles held a silent vigil as near to the American Embassy as police and security forces would allow. This began at midday and lasted one hour, and was organised by an informal group of expat and local women. The vigil was held in response to a call from the American women's caucus, Women Rising for Peace and Justice, for women to hold candlelight vigils on 17 January to protest the war. The vigil gained good coverage on Egyptian and regional television news, as well as in the local Arabic and English press.

Signatures to letters protesting the imminent war, addressed to the US Administration and the British Government ,were collected during the vigil. Later in the week , small delegations of women met with the relevant Ambassadors and presented them with the protest letters.

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