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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