Solidarity with trade unionists in Zimbabwe
Trade unionists on trial
On Monday 23 June, just days before the presidential run-off election, Lovemore Matombo and Wellington Chibebe, president and general secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) will be in court to face charges of 'spreading falsehoods prejudicial to the state' - or rather, telling the truth about violence in Zimbabwe.
As part of their bail conditions they have been banned from addressing political or public gatherings for almost the whole election campaign. These charges and bail conditions are clear breaches of free speech and freedom to associate.
Show your support
We are urging people everywhere to protest at attempts to silence these men, and at the state-sponsored violence and intimidation which has intensified since the first round of elections in March.
If Lovemore and Wellington aren't able to address a public gathering themselves, you can help them to with this campaign action, but you'll need to hurry.
We need your photographs
In support the TUC are making a giant photo mosaic of Lovemore and Wellington, using pictures of hundreds of supporters from around the world.
The TUC will get this printed on a large banner as a focus for the London demonstration on 23 June, and will make the image available to other international demonstrations and to the media.
This is a last minute campaign, so we need to get your photos in immediately.
There are two ways to do this:
- Take a photo of yourself with your digital camera and email it to zim@tuc.org.uk
- Take a photo of yourself with your cameraphone and send it by MMS to 07546 229055
We'll do the work to make the photo mosaics and you'll be able to see the result here at the end of the week.
If you're able, please take photos of your friends and colleagues as well, and send all of those to us in the same way - the more the merrier.
Photo guidelines
- Please just one person in each photo - not groups. If possible, make it just a head and shoulders shot, in the centre of the image (like a passport photo).
- Smaller photos are better if you're emailing one in. If you can avoid it, please don't send large megapixel images.
- Of course, if you're in doubt about how to do any of this, just send whatever you're able to - it will all be very helpful.
Come to the London demonstration on Monday 23 June. Your support is essential to help achieve democracy, rights and freedom for Zimbabwe.
Show your support - demonstrate outside the Zimbabwe embassy
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