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International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.

The theme for women religious around the world this year is human trafficking. A number of resources are available including prayers and rosary medititations.

UNANIMA Rosary meditations

International Women's Day Prayer

Prayers in various languages: http://jpicformation.wikispaces.com/EN_8March

International Women's Day website: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

UNANIMA: http://www.unanima-international.org/

CATW (The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women-International) http://www.catwinternational.org/

ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans)  http://www.acrath.org.au

 International Women's Day Parish Kit

The Office for the Participation of Women together with the Council for Australian Catholic Women has launched a Parish Kit, which is being made available free to all Australian parishes to celebrate International Womens Day.

The Parish Kit contains prayers, reflections and ways in which parishes might mark the crucial place of women in the Catholic Church. It has been prepared for use on the 3^rd Sunday during Lent, which is the 7^th of March.

Copies of the Parish Kit are available on the OPW website www.opw.catholic.org.au or by contacting Kimberly Davis, Director of the OPW on 02 6201 9867 or director.opw@catholic.org.au. The Letter to Women is available on both the ACBC website www.catholic.org.au and the OPW website www.opw.catholic.org.au