International Women's Day

So today is international women's day. I don't remember it ever featuring very highly on the events calendar before I came to Poland but it seems to have had a long tradition here, and is gaining in recognition everywhere.

Apparently there are events all over the world; prize givings, dinners, fundraising, readings of female authors, exhibitions, screenings of women's films, concerts, anti-war rallys, all sorts of activities.

One group of women has decided that what we should really do though is ring bells...

Event Name		Bell Ringing Initiative-Standing for Advocacy for Women's Rights
Description		Invite people to ring church bells on March 8th in support of women's rights. Why? To speak out that human rights are women's right. To urge governments to make good their promises. To stand with women for their basic rights to vote, to be educated, to live free of violence.
Organisation		Iowa United Methodist Women
Date		8 March 2006
Time		All Day
Place		Wherever you live.
Cost & Payment Details		none
Sponsors		Iowa Conference United Methodist Women
Contact name		Doris Howard
Contact details		rdhoward@alpinecom.net

Right, you'd like women 'wherever' they live, to go into churches and ring the bells 'all day'.

I wonder.