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    Vol.61/No.37           October 27, 1997 
 
 
`Million Women March' Called In Philadelphia  

BY HATTIE McCUTCHEON
PHILADELPHIA - Two hundred people came to a meeting October 10 to hear plans for the upcoming Million Woman March, scheduled to take place here in Philadelphia on October 25. The meeting was built on a day's notice by the two local Black radio stations. The march is the result of a year-long effort by local Black women activists, following the 1995 Million Man March initiated by the Nation of Islam.

Scheduled speakers at the event include, Winnie Mandela from South Africa; Congresswoman Maxine Waters; Ramona Africa, national chairperson of MOVE and spokesperson for the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu- Jamal; Julia Wright, daughter of author Richard Wright; and others.

Hundreds of buses will be coming to the march from a wide radius. Auto workers from Michigan and New Jersey say some union members from there will participate.  
 
 
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