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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Good Morning All,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">For gender
equity, I would like to wish a great Women's Day to all GAMCHIX members.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">As a reminder,
below are the milestones of this ongoing struggle for a more equitable society.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">What a long way
since 1910!<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">And there is
still some way to go before equality becomes reality.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">The Internet and
its affordable access to EVERYONE are the guarantee of a more equitable
society. <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">So let's
continue celebrating March 8th.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">1910<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">It was at the International Conference of Socialist
Women of 1910 that the idea of an "International Women's Day" was
launched.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>2.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">March 2, 1911<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">One million women demonstrate in Europe<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>3.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">March 8, 1914<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Women demand the right to vote in Germany<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>4.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span> </span>March 8,
1915<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">In Oslo, women defend their rights and demand
peace.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>5.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">March 8, 1917<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Workers in Saint Petersburg demonstrate, initiating
the Russian Revolution<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>6.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">March 8, 1921<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">V.L Lenin decrees March 8 women's day<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>7.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">After 1945<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">March 8th becomes a tradition in the Eastern
countries and in the world<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>8.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">70s<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">March 8th becomes more feminist<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>9.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">March 8, 1977<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">The United Nations formalizes International Women's
Day.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>10.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">March 8, 1982<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">The day is made official in France</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span></span></span></p>
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------------------------------<div>Esther King</div><div>GAMCHIX Chairperson</div><div>-------------------------------</div></div>