Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 13th July 2024
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Our virtual Vigil activists today were: Milton Bingwa and Charles Kanyimo who both kindly contributed to Vigil funds. They carried placards expressing their dissatisfaction with the ruling regime. Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/albums/72177720318791174.
For Vigil pictures check: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/. Please note: Vigil photos can only be downloaded from our Flickr website.
Events and Notices:
Next Vigil meeting outside the Zimbabwe Embassy. Saturday 20th July from 2 – 5 pm. We meet on the first and third Saturdays of every month. On other Saturdays the virtual Vigil will run.
PLEASE NOTE: For August the usual pattern of Vigils will be different. We will meet outside the Zimbabwe Embassy in London on the 1st (3rd August) and 4th (24th August) Saturdays of the month. All other Saturdays will be virtual Vigils when there will be no meeting outside the Embassy. We will revert to the usual pattern of meeting on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month in September.
ROHR Fundraising Walk. Saturday 3rd August. ROHR UK chapter will embark on a 13-mile sponsored walk, starting at Leytonstone at 9 am and ending at the Vigil, to raise funds to promote a culture of respect for human rights through community mobilisation, capacity building and active responses to human rights violations. Contacts: Chido Makawa 07413024807, Milton Bingwa 07306309365 and Simbarashe Jingo 07787870888. See: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/53856033843/sizes/m/.
ROHR Barbecue and Beach Party. Saturday 17th August.
ROHR Petition Submission. Saturday 24th August.
The Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe (ROHR) is the Vigil’s partner organisation based in Zimbabwe. ROHR grew out of the need for the Vigil to have an organisation on the ground in Zimbabwe which reflected the Vigil’s mission statement in a practical way. ROHR in the UK actively fundraises through membership subscriptions, events, sales etc to support the activities of ROHR in Zimbabwe.
The Vigil’s book ‘Zimbabwe Emergency’ is based on our weekly diaries. It records how events in Zimbabwe have unfolded as seen by the diaspora in the UK. It chronicles the economic disintegration, violence, growing oppression and political manoeuvring – and the tragic human cost involved. It is available at the Vigil. All proceeds go to the Vigil and our sister organisation the Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe’s work in Zimbabwe. The book is also available from Amazon.
Facebook pages:
Vigil : https ://www.facebook.com/zimbabwevigil
ROHR: https://www.facebook.com/Restoration-of-Human-Rights-ROHR-Zimbabwe-International-370825706588551/
ZAF: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zimbabwe-Action-Forum-ZAF/490257051027515
The Vigil, outside the Zimbabwe Embassy, 429 Strand, London meets regularly on Saturdays from 14.00 to 17.00 to protest against gross violations of human rights in Zimbabwe. The Vigil which started in October 2002 will continue until internationally-monitored, free and fair elections are held in Zimbabwe.
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