<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Esther,</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the history lesson.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>Binta</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 8:49 AM, esther king <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:esthery19@gmail.com" target="_blank">esthery19@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">Good Morning All,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">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="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">As a reminder,
below are the milestones of this ongoing struggle for a more equitable society.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">What a long way
since 1910!<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">And there is
still some way to go before equality becomes reality.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"> <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">The Internet and
its affordable access to EVERYONE are the guarantee of a more equitable
society. <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">So let's
continue celebrating March 8th.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>1.<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">1910<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">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="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>2.<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">March 2, 1911<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">One million women demonstrate in Europe<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>3.<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">March 8, 1914<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">Women demand the right to vote in Germany<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>4.<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span> </span>March 8,
1915<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">In Oslo, women defend their rights and demand
peace.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>5.<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">March 8, 1917<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">Workers in Saint Petersburg demonstrate, initiating
the Russian Revolution<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>6.<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">March 8, 1921<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">V.L Lenin decrees March 8 women's day<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>7.<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">After 1945<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">March 8th becomes a tradition in the Eastern
countries and in the world<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>8.<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">70s<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">March 8th becomes more feminist<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>9.<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">March 8, 1977<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">The United Nations formalizes International Women's
Day.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>10.<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">March 8, 1982<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2633321150705903242gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-stretch:normal"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt">The day is made official in France</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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------------------------------<div>Esther King</div><div>GAMCHIX Chairperson</div><div>------------------------------<wbr>-</div></div>
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