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Frelimo women envoys THE ALL-AFRICAN WOMEN'S CONFERENCE On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the All African Women's Conference, a Seminar was held in Dar es Salaam from 24 to 31 July. FRELIMO was represented by a delegation composed of comrades Deolinda Raul Guesimane - member of the Central Committee and Head of the delegation, Marcelina Chissano and Rosaria Tembe. We quote from our speech: \^ F'Rl.LIMO women at thc AAWC Seminar: Comrade Deolinda is on the left OUR ROLE IN THE STRUGGLE For us the All African Women's Conference represents a platform of struggle from where women of our continent can coordinate their efforts in the hard struggle they are undertaking against the many forces which oppress them. To define clearly these forces must be our first task. Then it is necessary to decide on the methods of struggle. Finally, we must study and develop ways in which we can best coordinate our efforts so that they can be made more effective. It is with this perspective that we came to this meeting at which we commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the AAWC. We are supposed to talk about the role of the women in our struggle. We find this somehow difficult, since in our organisation women and men fight and work together, side by side, in every kind of activity: we women participate in the actual fighting, integrated in military units; we work as political commissars, mobilising the people, enlightening them on all aspects of our struggle; we transport war materials to the front lines; we defend the people against enemy incursions; we participate in production; we are active in the schools and in the hospitals. So, if it is true that some tasks, by their nature, fall more under our responsibility — like taking care of children (we have several nurseries and creches which are run by women) - in general wc can say that we do the same work as men. And this we consider as one of the greatest achievements of our revolution. Specially if we consider against which background this situation arises. Traditional society, which kept women absolutely dependent on men, deprived women of any initiative, left them with no voice in the affairs of the community - their only task being the bearing of children and the undertaking of domestic work. And then came colonial society in which women became instruments of labour, even more exploited than men. All this is being changed now in our country. And we wish to draw your attention to this special point, which tells of our experience: these changes have been accomplished through our political engagement. It has been our militant role in a political organisation having a correct political line that has given us the proper orientation necessary to make our efforts more effective. It is political awareness that has enabled us to find the most correct path to our emancipation. At the same time, we feel that it is within this political perspective that we, the Mozambican women can formulate thc best forms of coordinating our efforts with other African women. Our experience - we repeat - taught us that wc must organise ourselves and struggle within a movement, that is, our women's organisation must be an arm, an instrument of a political movement. We wish now to make an appeal to all African women and to the women of the world to help us surmount the difficulties that we face in order to accomplish our task in a more effective way. Our appeal is not only for material support. It is primarily a call to the African women and all women, to take an active part in our struggle: to mobilise their people, by organising meetings of solidarity, distributing information about the successes and difficulties of our struggle, using every possible means, such as radio, press, cultural manifestations, exhibitions, etc., to develop at all levels - students, workers, etc. - the solidarity movement with our cause. Thc effort of political mobilisation represents without doubt, the most important contribution, it creates the material solidarity indispensable for the pursuit of our struggle. We propose also that thc women's organisations in Africa, at national and pan- African level, organise collection of funds and materials useful for our activities.
Object Description
Title | Mozambique revolution, no. 52 (1972 July-Sept.) (copy 2) |
Description | Contents: Editorial - The opening of a new front (p. 1); We value Africa's aid - FRELIMO at the conference of East and Central African states (p. 3); War review - Developments over the past 12 months (p. 4); FRELIMO's women envoys - In Africa, Europe and Asia (p. 7); The crimes of colonialism - Testimony to the un human rights commission (p. 9); Visitors in free Mozambique - British solidarity group; Canadian lecturer; Italian delegation; Bulgarian doctor (p.11); A soldier escapes from Caetano's war - A Portuguese deserter speaks (p.17); FRELIMO's new recruits - Mozambicans desert the colonial army and join FRELIMO (p.18); O.A.U. Secretary-General visits FRELIMO (p.19); War communique - Latest report from the front (p. 20); Economic development in the liberated areas - Report to the economic commission for Africa (p. 22). This is an issue reprinted and distributed by the LSM Information Center in Richmond, Canada. |
Subject (lcsh) |
Nationalism -- Mozambique Self-determination, National Mozambique -- History Portugal -- Politics and government -- 1933-1974 |
Geographic Subject (Country) | Mozambique |
Geographic Subject (Continent) | Africa |
Geographic Coordinates | -18.6696821,35.5273474 |
Coverage date | 1964/1972 |
Creator | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) |
Publisher (of the Original Version) | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO). Department of Information |
Place of Publication (of the Origianal Version) | Dar Es Salaam, U.R. of Tanzania |
Publisher (of the Digital Version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
Date issued | 1972-07/1972-09 |
Type |
texts images |
Format | 28 p. |
Format (aat) | newsletters |
Language | English |
Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
Part of collection | Emerging Nationalism in Portuguese Africa, 1959-1965 |
Part of subcollection | Mozambique Collection |
Rights | The University of Southern California has licensed the rights to this material from the Aluka initiative of Ithaka Harbors, Inc., a non-profit Delaware corporation whose address is 151 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10021 |
Physical access | Original archive is at the Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. |
Repository Name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
Repository Address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
Repository Email | specol@usc.edu |
Filename | CENPA-355 |
Description
Title | CENPA-355~09 |
Filename | CENPA-355~09.tiff |
Full text | Frelimo women envoys THE ALL-AFRICAN WOMEN'S CONFERENCE On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the All African Women's Conference, a Seminar was held in Dar es Salaam from 24 to 31 July. FRELIMO was represented by a delegation composed of comrades Deolinda Raul Guesimane - member of the Central Committee and Head of the delegation, Marcelina Chissano and Rosaria Tembe. We quote from our speech: \^ F'Rl.LIMO women at thc AAWC Seminar: Comrade Deolinda is on the left OUR ROLE IN THE STRUGGLE For us the All African Women's Conference represents a platform of struggle from where women of our continent can coordinate their efforts in the hard struggle they are undertaking against the many forces which oppress them. To define clearly these forces must be our first task. Then it is necessary to decide on the methods of struggle. Finally, we must study and develop ways in which we can best coordinate our efforts so that they can be made more effective. It is with this perspective that we came to this meeting at which we commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the AAWC. We are supposed to talk about the role of the women in our struggle. We find this somehow difficult, since in our organisation women and men fight and work together, side by side, in every kind of activity: we women participate in the actual fighting, integrated in military units; we work as political commissars, mobilising the people, enlightening them on all aspects of our struggle; we transport war materials to the front lines; we defend the people against enemy incursions; we participate in production; we are active in the schools and in the hospitals. So, if it is true that some tasks, by their nature, fall more under our responsibility — like taking care of children (we have several nurseries and creches which are run by women) - in general wc can say that we do the same work as men. And this we consider as one of the greatest achievements of our revolution. Specially if we consider against which background this situation arises. Traditional society, which kept women absolutely dependent on men, deprived women of any initiative, left them with no voice in the affairs of the community - their only task being the bearing of children and the undertaking of domestic work. And then came colonial society in which women became instruments of labour, even more exploited than men. All this is being changed now in our country. And we wish to draw your attention to this special point, which tells of our experience: these changes have been accomplished through our political engagement. It has been our militant role in a political organisation having a correct political line that has given us the proper orientation necessary to make our efforts more effective. It is political awareness that has enabled us to find the most correct path to our emancipation. At the same time, we feel that it is within this political perspective that we, the Mozambican women can formulate thc best forms of coordinating our efforts with other African women. Our experience - we repeat - taught us that wc must organise ourselves and struggle within a movement, that is, our women's organisation must be an arm, an instrument of a political movement. We wish now to make an appeal to all African women and to the women of the world to help us surmount the difficulties that we face in order to accomplish our task in a more effective way. Our appeal is not only for material support. It is primarily a call to the African women and all women, to take an active part in our struggle: to mobilise their people, by organising meetings of solidarity, distributing information about the successes and difficulties of our struggle, using every possible means, such as radio, press, cultural manifestations, exhibitions, etc., to develop at all levels - students, workers, etc. - the solidarity movement with our cause. Thc effort of political mobilisation represents without doubt, the most important contribution, it creates the material solidarity indispensable for the pursuit of our struggle. We propose also that thc women's organisations in Africa, at national and pan- African level, organise collection of funds and materials useful for our activities. |
Archival file | Volume23/CENPA-355~09.tiff |