{"id":5161,"date":"2013-03-11T09:16:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T09:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ingeta.com\/?p=5161"},"modified":"2013-03-11T09:16:18","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T09:16:18","slug":"femmes-congolaises-notre-longue-marche-vers-la-liberte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/congolobilelo.com\/IN\/femmes-congolaises-notre-longue-marche-vers-la-liberte\/","title":{"rendered":"Femmes Congolaises: “Notre Longue Marche vers la Libert\u00e9”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tPar Shana Mongwanga | 9 Mars 2013 | The English version : “Our long march to freedom” (Below).<\/em><\/p>\n

Chaque ann\u00e9e, en Mars, une mar\u00e9e rouge se d\u00e9verse dans les rues de Londres. Des milliers de femmes v\u00eatues de diverses nuances de pourpre chantent pour faire entendre leur voix et mettre “Fin \u00e0 la violence Masculine” qui est \u00e0 l’origine de nombreux probl\u00e8mes sociaux, politiques, culturels et \u00e9conomiques \u00e0 travers le monde. Que ce soit dans les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s occidentales, les pays sous-d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s, pays en d\u00e9veloppement ou \u00e9mergents. Les femmes sont encore victimes de violence et de cruaut\u00e9 indicible.<\/p>\n

La Marche a pour but de tenir un miroir refl\u00e9tant la violence masculine a travers le monde. La violence domestique ou celle caus\u00e9e par les guerres. Les Femmes Congolaises avec leur lot de g\u00e9nocide en cours, qui a d\u00e9cim\u00e9 les populations de l’Est du Congo, commencent aussi \u00e0 voir les effets d\u00e9stabilisateurs sur les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s congolaises en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Le viol est utilis\u00e9 comme une arme de guerre dans diverses instances, tel que document\u00e9 par le Dr Denis Mukwege dans divers rapports. Mais l’objectif global de cette violence est de tuer les femmes congolaises, de d\u00e9truire l’ut\u00e9rus congolais et le syst\u00e8me reproducteur de la femme congolaise. En faisant cela, ils visent \u00e0 pulv\u00e9riser l’homme congolais et le congolais en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral.<\/p>\n

Dans le silence assourdissant de la communaut\u00e9 internationale qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 peu encline \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper des solutions \u00e0 long terme, tangible et efficace qui ne comportent pas la balkanisation et la partition du pays, les femmes congolaises agissent depuis de nombreuses ann\u00e9es. Pour r\u00e9sister et s’opposer \u00e0 la victimisation et l’exploitation de leur sort par les ONG et le secteur humanitaire si d\u00e9sireux de r\u00e9clamer des fonds sur le dos des femmes viol\u00e9es congolaises et mettre en place des programmes qui ont donn\u00e9 lieu \u00e0 peu ou pas de changement de leurs conditions de plus de15 ans.<\/p>\n

Ainsi, les femmes congolaises ont d\u00e9fil\u00e9 cette ann\u00e9e encore. Comme elles le font chaque ann\u00e9e, elles ont accompagn\u00e9 le MOUVEMENT MILLION WOMEN RISE<\/a>, rejoint les rangs des organisation telles que The Voice of Darfur Women (Femmes du Darfur) , Women in Black (Femmes en Noir )<\/a> qui se dressent contre le militarisme et la guerre ou la plateforme Freedom Without Fear (la libert\u00e9 sans peur qui est n\u00e9 de la rencontre et la forte solidarit\u00e9 avec le mouvement anti-viol en Inde, \u00e0 la suite du viol collectif d’une \u00e9tudiant de 23 ans en D\u00e9cembre 2012 \u00e0 Delhi.<\/p>\n

Le mouvement des femmes Congolaise comme d\u2019autres mouvement fait aussi face a une approche condescendante, paternaliste et carr\u00e9ment raciste de la part de certaines organisations et reporters des m\u00e9dias affirmant que \u00abLe viol est culturel\u00bb. Alors qu’elles tentent de sensibiliser le public \u00e0 la situation des femmes dans l’Est du Congo qui sont viol\u00e9es afin de d\u00e9truire les communaut\u00e9s et vider la terre pour permettre au Rwanda, \u00e0 l’Ouganda, aux multinationales et aux fonctionnaires congolais corrompus de prendre possession du sol congolais riche en min\u00e9raux qui fournit du mat\u00e9riel pour les nouvelles technologies.
\nMais les femmes congolaises continuent de marcher. Nous avons march\u00e9. Assid\u00fbment et courageusement, cette ann\u00e9e encore, nous avons march\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Men\u00e9es par la plateforme des femmes Congolaises COMMON CAUSE UK<\/a> avec les repr\u00e9sentants qui sont venus de Bradford, Manchester et diff\u00e9rentes parties de Londres. Elles ont march\u00e9. Nous avons march\u00e9. Il s’agit de notre Longue Marche vers la Libert\u00e9 et nous allons continuer \u00e0 marcher jusqu’\u00e0 ce que nous arrivons a destination.<\/p>\n

Par cons\u00e9quent, il est appropri\u00e9 de marquer la Journ\u00e9e Internationale de la Femme par un lien fort avec la plateforme Ingeta<\/a> parce que nous marchons main dans la main avec les hommes, les jeunes et les enfants Congolais pour la Lib\u00e9ration du Congo.<\/p>\n

VENEZ. SOUTENEZ. PARTAGER L\u2019 INFO.<\/p>\n

Common Cause UK organise des VIGILS – veill\u00e9es toutes les deux semaines dans les rues de Londres, devant de la statue d’Edith Cavell – en face de la National Portrait Gallery. Plus d’infos sur le site de Common Cause UK<\/a>.
\nProchain rendez-vous: C\u00c9L\u00c9BRATION DE LA CONTRIBUTION DES FEMMES DANS L’HISTOIRE CONGOLAIS – 30th Mars 2013. 15 heures-21 heures Phil Martin Centre 141 \u00e0 143, chemin Princess Moss Side M14 4RE<\/p>\n

Par Shana Mongwanga<\/em>
\n Membre du Common Cause Royaume-Uni <\/a><\/em>
\n Membre du R\u00e9seau Ingeta<\/a><\/em>
\n Directrice d\u2019 AfricaLives!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\n“Our long March to Freedom\u201d<\/strong>
\nCongolese Women marching in London with Million Women Rise movement \u2013
\n9 March 2013<\/em><\/p>\n

Every year in March a red sea streams through the streets of London. Thousands of women dressed in various shades of crimson chants to make their voices heard for an \u201cEnd to Male violence\u201d which is at the root of many social, political, cultural and economical hardship around the world. From Western societies to underdeveloped, developing or emerging countries. Women are still at the receiving ends of unspeakable violence and cruelty.<\/p>\n

The March aims to hold a mirror to the world about male violence. Domestic violence or war initiated violence. The Congolese women with their share of ongoing genocide which has decimated populations in the East of Congo is also staring to have a destabilising and damaging effect in Congolese societies at large. Rape is use as a weapon of war in various instances as documented by Dr Denis Mukwege in various reports. But the overall aim with this violence is to kill the Congolese women, to destroy the Congolese womb and reproductive system. By doing this, they aim to pulverise the Congolese Man and Congolese in general.<\/p>\n

In the deafening silence by the international communities who has been unwilling to develop long term, tangible and effective solutions which will not involve the balkanisation and the partition of the country; the Congolese women have for many years take it upon themselves to Act. To Resist and Challenge the victimhood and the exploitation of their plight by the ever growing NGO\u2019s and Humanitarian sector so eager to claim funds on the back of the Congolese rape women and set up programs which have resulted to little to no change in their conditions for over 15 years now.<\/p>\n

Thus, the Congolese women marched again this year. As they do every year accompanying the MILLION WOMEN RISE movement<\/a> joining the ranks of various women\u2019s Rights such as Women in Black<\/a> who stand against Militarism and War, The Voice of Darfur Women or the Freedom without Fear Platform which grew out of the massive meeting in solidarity with the Anti-rape movement in India, following the horrific gang rape of a 23 year old student on December 2012 in Delhi.<\/p>\n

Like other Women\u2019s movement the Congolese women also faced the condescending , patronizing and downright racist approach by some organisations and media reporter claiming that \u201cRape is cultural\u201d. Whilst she tries to raise awareness of the situation of Women in the East of Congo who are rape to destroy communities and clear the land to allow Rwanda, Uganda, Multinationals and corrupted Congolese officials to take possession of Congolese soil rich in minerals to provide material for new technologies.<\/p>\n

But the Congolese women keep marching. We marched. Steadily and courageously this year again we marched.<\/p>\n

Led by the Congolese Women\u2019s platform COMMON CAUSE UK<\/a> with representatives who travelled all the way from Bradford, Manchester and various parts of London. They marched. We marched. This is our Long March to Freedom and we will keep marching until we get there.<\/p>\n

Therefore it is fitting for us to mark International Women\u2019s Day with a strong link with the Ingeta platform www.ingeta.com Because we march hand in hand with the Congolese Men, Youths and Children for the Liberation of Congo.<\/p>\n

COME. SUPPORT. SHARE THE INFO.<\/p>\n

Common Cause UK Organises Vigils every two weeks on the streets of London, outside the statue of Edith Cavell \u2013 opposite the National Portrait Gallery. More info on Common Cause UK website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next event: CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN IN CONGOLESE HISTORY
\n30th March 2013. from 3pm to 9pm Phil Martin Centre 141 \u2013 143, Princess Road
\nMoss Side M14 4RE. More info on More info on Common Cause UK website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By Shana Mongwanga<\/em>
\n Member of Common Cause UK <\/a><\/em>
\n Membre of Ingeta Network<\/a><\/em>
\n Director of AfricaLives!<\/a><\/em>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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