Annie Lennox Joins Mother's Day Walk In London
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Dr Helen Pankhurst, great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline, Annie Lennox and Bianca Jagger led a mass walk through London on Sunday 6 March, ahead of International Women’s Day.
Annie and Sister Sledge on the Care International Walk In Her Shoes March
They
were joined by crowds of supporters as they walked in solidarity with
women and girls worldwide who endure inequality and injustice. The
annual event launched CARE International's nationwide campaign, Walk In Her Shoes.
Supporters
spent an unforgettable Mother’s Day walking alongside a star line-up of
outspoken feminists, including celebrities such as ‘Suffragette’
actress Romola Garai, director Sarah Gavron, comedian Bridget Christie
and activists from around the world. They were joined by London’s very
own 21st century ‘Olympic Suffragettes’, who walked in traditional
Edwardian costume to highlight the fact that the Suffragettes’ goal of
equal rights remains unrealized.
“In
2016 there are 757 million adults who cannot read or write a sentence –
2 out of 3 of these are women,” said Annie Lennox. "Globally the
leading cause of death of women of reproductive age is HIV/AIDS.
Women around the world aged 15-44 are more at risk from rape and
domestic violence than from cancer, car accidents, war and malaria.
“Whether
the issues are education, health care or security – dis-empowered women
and girls around the world face unimaginable challenges. There is still
so much more to be done in terms of creating transformative change
towards a fairer and more equitable world. That is why I’m joining the
Walk In Her shoes, in solidarity with women and girls worldwide who bear
the brunt of the burden of poverty.”
The
Mother’s Day walk in London is the start of a nationwide Walk In Her
Shoes campaign, which encourages people in the UK to raise money for CARE
by walking 10,000 steps a day for one week in March. The charity’s work
includes providing clean water sources in poor communities, allowing
girls and women more time to go to school or work instead of walking
miles each day to collect water.
