ZIMBABWE - The bread-basket of Africa: 'We Are Watching' Campaign

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

'We Are Watching' Campaign - 6th of July Report (by Justice Sibanda)

On the 6^th of July members of Bradford ROHR Branch namely Lorraine Mudjgiwa (Chairperson), Justice Sibanda (Organizing Secretary), Melusi Sibanda (Information & Publicity Secretary), Gladys Jinjika (Vice Chairperson) and Peter Jaure (Secretary) took the campaign back to Bradford city center. With the Elections in Zimbabwe only three weeks away our aim was to highlight to members of our community concerns that the violence and vote rigging that accompanied elections in Zimbabwe in 2008 will not be repeated. We set up at 10am, the session involved talking to members of the public that stopped to enquire and giving them as much information as possible of the situation on the ground in Zimbabwe of leading up to the elections. For those that we were willing to show support, quite a few asked if there was anything they could do to help, we asked them to sign a petition requesting for the United Nations to send observers to Zimbabwe to monitor the elections.

It is worth mentioning that the Bradford community in large seems to be warming up to us, we were asked on a few occasions when we would be back in the city campaigning, we believe that this interest will stand us in good steed and work to our advantage in future campaigns. Photos of the event are available below;