We are "ONE WOMAN"

Today March 8th is Women's Day. This year's theme is "A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women. From China to Costa Rica, from Mali to Malaysia acclaimed singers and musicians, women and men, have come together to spread a message of unity and solidarity: We are "One Woman". A song for UN Women”, a musical celebration of women worldwide, featuring more than 20 artists from across the globe.

International Women's Day

Today I would to remember a woman who faced injustice and decided to change the world with a simple choise: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005). She was an African-American civil rights activist. On her way home from work on December 1^st, 1955, Rosa did something that changed the lives of African-Americans in the United States forever: she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person.. 

Rosa was arrested for her disobedience and she was fined $14. But this was nothing compared to the effect her arrest had on the African-American community in Montgomery, Alabama where she lived. When people heard about it, they all agreed not to use the buses on the day of her trial, which was the following day. The one-day boycott was so successful that they all decided to continue with it indefinitely. In the end, the Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted for 381 days, and the city had to change the law. From December 20^th, 1956 onwards, black people and white people no longer had to travel separately on the buses. This was achieved thanks to the brave action of one single woman: Rosa Parks. 

Watch this video about her.

Happy International Women's Day 2011

The centenary of International Women's Day takes place  today, Tuesday 8th March. We are still fighting for our rights. Do our bit to get a better future for women! Make a Women's Day Everyday!
Here it is a video about a hundred influential women!