ROHR Zimbabwe Combined Manchester & Liverpool Branches Meeting Saturday 14th June, 2014 Report<\/p>\n
By: Panyika Karimanzira \u2013 Information & Publicity Secretary 16th June, 2014<\/p>\n
On Saturday 14th June, 2014 Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR) Zimbabwe human<\/p>\n
rights activists from Manchester, Rochdale, Bolton, Liverpool, Darwen and Crewe in<\/p>\n
the UK converged at Salford University (Room MS1.32), in Manchester for a combined<\/p>\n
Manchester & Liverpool Branches meeting which started at 2:00 pm and ended at<\/p>\n
4:00 pm.<\/p>\n
The meeting was also attended by a member of the Board of Trustees, namely<\/p>\n
Panyika Anselm Karimanzira (International Spokesperson). Apologies were received<\/p>\n
from Paradzai Mapfumo (a member of the Board of Trustees), Delina Mutyambizi<\/p>\n
(Treasurer in the National Executive Committee \u2013 UK Chapter and outgoing<\/p>\n
Chairperson of Manchester Branch), Lorraine Mudyiwa (Co-ordinator \u2013 North \u2013<\/p>\n
UK Chapter), Phyllis Chibanguza Co-ordinator \u2013 UK Chapter), Eve Mwadiwa, Kelly<\/p>\n
Muranganwa and Susan Ndlovu.<\/p>\n
Other attendees included Pythias Makonese (Vice Chairperson of Manchester branch<\/p>\n
and from Crewe) as well as activists Chipiwa Stella Makaranga (fundraiser), Mavu<\/p>\n
Chinyani (fundraiser and from Darwen), Petronella Mahachi (Secretary and from<\/p>\n
Liverpool), David Ngwenya (Treasurer and from Bolton), Mishell Chirunga (from<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Liverpool), Tichapondwa Shoriwa, William Shoriwa and Chris Deda<\/p>\n Panyika Karimanzira updated the meeting on current human rights situation in<\/p>\n Zimbabwe as well as the activities of ROHR Zimbabwe on the ground in Zimbabwe<\/p>\n and also in South Africa and the UK. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was<\/p>\n discussed in great detail and so were the Aims & Objectives of ROHR Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n This was in line with the ongoing theme \u201cWho is a human rights activist\u201d.<\/p>\n The meeting was interactive with everyone participating in the proceedings. The<\/p>\n issue of the way forward for the UK Chapter of ROHR Zimbabwe and, by extension,<\/p>\n Manchester & Liverpool Branch in its ever-important role of providing material and<\/p>\n intellectual resources to the people on the ground in Zimbabwe was revisited and<\/p>\n deliberated upon and so were the implications of the mooted easing of targeted<\/p>\n sanctions on some of the ruling elite in Zimbabwe by the EU on the human rights<\/p>\n situation in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n There was also a lively question and answer session during which everyone present<\/p>\n contributed to the ensuing debate on a wide range of topics, including ROHR<\/p>\n Zimbabwe\u2019s ongoing involvement with and impact on the activities on the ground<\/p>\n in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n The meeting then proceeded to elect a substantive Manchester & Liverpool Branch<\/p>\n Committee. The resultant substantive Branch Committee is as follows; – Petronella Mahachi, Vice Secretary: – Sithembiso Sibanda, Organizing Secretary: –<\/p>\n William Shoriwa, Deputy Organizing Secretary: – Vacant, Information & Publicity<\/p>\n Secretary: – Vacant (Panyika Karimanzira to act), Deputy Information & Publicity<\/p>\n Secretary: – Vacant,\u00a0Fundraiser 1: – Chris Deda, Fundraiser 2: – Mishell Chirunga,<\/p>\n Activist 1: – Chipiwa Stella Makaranga Activist 2: – Hedwig Tabikira, Activist 3: – Artwell<\/p>\n Pfende. Delina Mutyambizi would act as Deputy Organizing Secretary. of the two branches and the resumption of the Manchester and Liverpool Vigils and<\/p>\n petitions.<\/p>\n The meeting ended at a around 4:00 pm. ROHR Zimbabwe Combined Manchester & Liverpool Branches Meeting Saturday 14th June, 2014 Report By: Panyika Karimanzira \u2013 Information & Publicity Secretary 16th June, 2014 On Saturday 14th June, 2014 Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR) Zimbabwe human rights activists from Manchester, Rochdale, Bolton, Liverpool, Darwen and Crewe in the UK converged at Salford University (Room MS1.32), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rohr-zimbabwe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rohr-zimbabwe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rohr-zimbabwe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rohr-zimbabwe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rohr-zimbabwe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rohr-zimbabwe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":518,"href":"https:\/\/rohr-zimbabwe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions\/518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rohr-zimbabwe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rohr-zimbabwe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rohr-zimbabwe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nChairperson: – Pythias Makonese, Vice Chairperson: – Mavu Chinyani, Secretary: –<\/p>\n
\nIt was agreed that the new committee\u2019s immediate task is to steer the revitalization<\/p>\n
\nTo view pictures taken at the event, click here<\/a> or follow link below.
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