Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 29th April 2006

group and express full support for the Vigil’s mission to campaign for free and fair elections. Silence Chihuri, former MDC UK Treasurer, spoke on behalf of the group, which included Givemore Chindawi (former MDC UK Deputy Organising Secretary). Silence said it had become clear that the splinter group was a doomed project and would only serve to strengthen Zanu (PF).
We are now sure that winter is over: we saw our first bagpiper of the year. Not only saw him but captured him and his playing prompted Vigil dancers to do a Zimbabwean version of the Scottish reel. McGabe, as he was dubbed, was so enthusiastic that he took a kilt out of his bag and put it on. The dancing was so exuberant that it drew lots of people passing by from a rally in nearby Trafalgar Square, “Rock against Racism”. Thanks to Patrick Gore who generously bought soft drinks for the thirsty Vigil dancers. We were also delighted to have a large group from Leicester again after their unfortunate breakdown on the motorway last time they tried to come. We are pleased to let you know that this week’s Vigil photos have been downloaded onto a web page, check: http://uk.msnusers.com/ZimbabweVigil/shoebox.msnw to view them. For security reasons we haven’t posted pictures to the web in the past but we have consulted widely and people are in favour of it. If anyone pictured is unhappy, please contact us: zimbabwevigil@yahoo.co.uk and we will remove the relevant photo immediately.
FOR THE RECORD: 75 signed the register. FOR YOUR DIARY: Zimbabwe Forum, Upstairs at the Theodore Bullfrog pub, 28 John Adam Street, London WC2, across the Strand from the Zimbabwe Embassy. Monday, 8th May, 7.30 pm – The speaker is Tor Hugne-Olsen of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum.