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Several
attended
a
ROHR
meeting
ahead
of
the
Vigil.
Thanks
to
those
who
came
today:
Dickson
Chikwizo,
Shepherd
Gandanga,
Delice
Gavazah,
Jonathan
Kariwo.
Chido
Makawa,
Heather
Makawa
Chitate,
Chantelle
Manyande,
Philip
Maponga,
Patricia
Masamba,
Chido
Mazadza,
Mellisa
Mbavarira,
Ephraim
Tapa
and
Boniface,
Zengeni.
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With
the
ZANUPF
2030
agenda
gathering
steam
and
its
movers
becoming
more
brazen
and
shameless
by
the
day,
Vigil
activists
met
this
Saturday
under
the
theme
‘NO
to
ZANU
PF’S
2030
agenda’
and
‘YES
to
CONSTITUTIONALISM’. Events
in
Zimbabwe
this
week
could
never
have
been
clearer
that
ZANUPF’S
evil
intentions
are
to
butcher
the
country’s
constitution
for
the
love
of
power
and
continued
looting.
Mnangagwa’s
cronies
and
his
family
seem
determined to
cling
on
power
to
further
enrich
seamless
pockets
and
in
the
process,
create
the
possibility
of
the
Mnangagwa
dynasty. Vigil
activists
noted
with
consternation
that
Zimbabwe
will
be
inching
closer
to
the
Mnangagwa
dynasty
with
every
day
that
passes
beyond
the
2028
term
expiry
of
Parliament
and
President.
Shepherd
Gandanga
was
non-apologetic,
roundly
slamming
the
idea,
with
Dickson
Chikwizo
agreeing
that
ZANUPF
and
Mnangagwa
must
be
stopped. Mellisa
Mbavarira
wondered
why
the
opposition
movement
could
not
trade
in
their
narrow
selfish
agendas
and
unite
to
fight
the
ZANU
PF
scourge. ‘We
need
leadership
and
the
Restoration
of
Human
Rights
(ROHR)
must
step
up
its
leadership
on
the
ground
in
Zimbabwe’,
said
Chido
Makawa.
Earlier,
during
the
monthly
ROHR
face
to
face-to-face
meeting,
a
resolution
was
made
calling
upon
ROHR
to
bring
the
civil
society
movement
together
and
help
build
a
democratic
alternative
if
ZANU
PF
was
to
be
stopped
in
its
tracks. Members
also
agreed
not
to
outsource
the
democratic
struggle
to
war
veteran
organisations
who
have
been
vocal
lately
arguing,
though
helpful,
they
remain
part
of
ZANU
PF,
which
is
devil
in
the
room.
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Vigil
pictures
check: http://www.flickr.com/
Please
note:
Vigil
photos
can
only
be
downloaded
from
our
Flickr
website.
Events
and
Notices:
-
Next
Vigil
meeting
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy. Saturday
15th February
from
2
–
5
pm.
We
meet
on
the
first
and
third
Saturdays
of
every
month.
On
other
Saturdays
the
virtual
Vigil
will
run. -
The
Restoration
of
Human
Rights
in
Zimbabwe
(ROHR) is
the
Vigil’s
partner
organisation
based
in
Zimbabwe.
ROHR
grew
out
of
the
need
for
the
Vigil
to
have
an
organisation
on
the
ground
in
Zimbabwe
which
reflected
the
Vigil’s
mission
statement
in
a
practical
way.
ROHR
in
the
UK
actively
fundraises
through
membership
subscriptions,
events,
sales
etc
to
support
the
activities
of
ROHR
in
Zimbabwe. -
The
Vigil’s
book
‘Zimbabwe
Emergency’ is
based
on
our
weekly
diaries.
It
records
how
events
in
Zimbabwe
have
unfolded
as
seen
by
the
diaspora
in
the
UK.
It
chronicles
the
economic
disintegration,
violence,
growing
oppression
and
political
manoeuvring
–
and
the
tragic
human
cost
involved. It
is
available
at
the
Vigil.
All
proceeds
go
to
the
Vigil
and
our
sister
organisation
the
Restoration
of
Human
Rights
in
Zimbabwe’s
work
in
Zimbabwe.
The
book
is
also
available
from
Amazon. -
Facebook
pages:
Vigil : https ://www.
ROHR: https://www.
ZAF: https://www.
The
Vigil,
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy,
429
Strand,
London
meets
regularly
on
Saturdays
from
14.00
to
17.00
to
protest
against
gross
violations
of
human
rights
in
Zimbabwe.
The
Vigil
which started
in
October
2002
will
continue
until
internationally-monitored,
free
and
fair
elections
are
held
in
Zimbabwe.