{"id":1745,"date":"2018-04-03T07:40:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T07:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wozazim.org\/?p=1745"},"modified":"2018-04-03T07:51:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T07:51:07","slug":"woza-moya-english-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wozazim.org\/?p=1745","title":{"rendered":"Woza Moya \u2013 English \u2013 April 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Against brute force and injustice the people will have the last word \u2013 that of victory. Che Guevara, South American revolutionary<\/em><\/p>\n

STAND UP FOR YOUR CHILD <\/strong><\/p>\n

The election has come and gone and WOZA would like to pay tribute to Zimbabweans for the peaceful way they went out to vote and for the patience they have shown while waiting for ZEC to get their act together. A week has passed without the results and ZEC are taking our patience for granted. Some of us went to vote as a protest knowing that there was a high chance of the result being rigged or stolen. Politicians are trading insults and threats whilst Zimbabwe burns. When you read this, please think about your child and the dreams you had of a better life for them. Think about what your children are doing. Are they in school studying hard and doing well or sleeping on their desks without teachers? Are they queuing for water or looking for firewood? Or are they far away in a foreign land? Is this the future you imagined for them? As long as the results are held hostage we cannot get a new government and demand the social justice we need and deserve. For how much longer can we wait for the results when we have seen them outside polling stations and know that we voted for a change? Last week, people used the polls to speak out \u2013 but our voices are being ignored. Today is the day to take peaceful action to remind ZEC and politicians that WE, the voters, are the owners of the election and WE will not allow them to ignore us. We made our decision with our X and it must be respected.<\/p>\n

Today is the day to end the silence.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n


\nYOUR CHILD EXPECTS YOU TO DO SOMETHING RESPONSIBLE AND PEACFUL TO DEFEND YOUR VOTE AND LIBERATE THE TRUE RESULTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n


Today is also the day that we continue our struggle for social justice.<\/em>
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\nOur vote last week was just another way in which we reminded our leaders that we want and deserve social justice which can be defined as a system where people have equal opportunities\/access to social, economic, cultural, religious and political needs regardless of race, gender, creed or any other form of discrimination.<\/p>\n

This is what we were thinking of when we went to choose our new leaders. We want leaders who prioritise the following:
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Full enjoyment of all social, political, economic and cultural rights
\n\u00c2\u00b7 An equal society including gender equality with full respect for all human rights including women\u2019s and children\u2019s rights
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Freedoms including speech, assembly and association
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Respect and tolerance of diversity \u2013 culture and religion
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Transparency and accountability
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Equal participation in political and economic decision-making
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Equal application of the law \u2013 access to justice and understanding of the law
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Correction of past injustices such as Gukurahundi and Murambatsvina
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Gutsaruzhinji\/inhlalakahle yabantu (good living), including adequate and affordable food
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Access to affordable education
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Access to affordable housing, electricity, sanitation and clean water
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Access to affordable healthcare and medication including anti-retrovirals (ARVs)
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Equal and fair access to fertile land, inputs, equipment and secure ownership
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Equal opportunities to resources, employment, self-help projects and the right to earn a living wage
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Development of adequate infrastructure and access to affordable transport
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Environmentally sustainable usage of resources<\/p>\n

As Zimbabweans we deserve the social justice that we talk about but we can only get it if we are prepared to stand up and demand it from our leaders. Make a start today.<\/p>\n

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Now is the time to keep standing strong for your child\u2019s future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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