Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) has organized a major rally in Trafalgar Square on Saturday to celebrate the role of women in the global struggle for justice.

Saturday’s rally in central London will focus mainly on the struggle for freedom in Zimbabwe and the role of women in that struggle. Hundreds of Zimbabweans living in the UK are expected to attend the rally that will be addressed by Lovemore Matombo the President of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, and his vice-president Lucia Matibenga.

Other speakers include Labour MP Kate Hoey and former Zimbabwe Test cricketer Henry Olonga as well as Baroness Amos, leader of the House of Lords. Simon Chase, one of the campaign organizers, said the three hour event will start at 1pm.

‘We have a special interest in the problems faced by Zimbabwean women because we heard through the ZCTU that they were having problems preserving their dignity because of the serious shortage of sanitary pads,’ said Chase.

He added that his organisation keeps the region in the public and political spotlight through lobbying, publication of reports and media briefings. The rally on Saturday is one such campaign that will keep the problems faced by women in Zimbabwe in the spotlight.

This will be the second time in a week that Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom will come together in a massive show of solidarity with the suffering masses back home. Last week Saturday, hundreds of Zimbabweans protested against the Zanu PF government’s latest restrictions barring political meetings and rallies around the country.