International Women’s Alliance calls for solidarity for system change

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18, 2012. The anti-imperialist International Women’s Alliance (IWA) demanded an end to the current system of greed and plunder that continues to destroy the lives of women and their communities during the Women’s March earlier this day at the People’s Summit on the Rio+20.

Speaking at the march was IWA Deputy General Secretary and Rights for Sustainability (R4S) delegate Maria Teresa Ledesma. According to her, “we need to build bridges of solidarity that will deal a mortal blow to this system of greed and plunder. We need that system change now!”

IWA is is a global alliance of anti-imperialist grassroots-based women’s organizations, institutions, alliances, networks and individuals committed to advancing national and social liberation.

From left: International Women’s Alliance (IWA) Deputy Secretary General Maria Theresa Ledesma, Lita Mariano of Asian Peasant Coalition (APC), and Tess Vistro of Amihan. Photo by IBON International.

IWA members from the Asia Pacific reject greed economy at the march at the People’s Summit on Rio+20. Photo by IBON Internati IWA members from the Asia Pacific call for women’s liberation at the march at the People’s Summit on Rio+20.Photo by IBON International.

IWA members from the Asia Pacific call for women’s liberation at the march at the People’s Summit on Rio+20.Photo by IBON International.