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Thousands attend the Real Change Peace Rally
Movement for Democratic Change
June 04, 2011

Thousands of MDC supporters today attended the People's Real Change Peace Rally at Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare. Addressing the supporters, the MDC National Organising Secretary, Hon. Nelson Chamisa said the MDC's position at the forthcoming SADC summit on Zimbabwe was to adopt the resolutions of the SADC Troika that were prepared in Livingstone, Zambia in March.

"Our position as the MDC is that the resolutions that were prepared in Zambia in March should be adopted at the SADC summit to be held next week," Hon. Chamisa told the supporters gathered. "If these resolutions are adopted, then no elections will take place this year and there will be no elections in Zimbabwe without the MDC," Hon. Chamisa said.

The rally was also an opportunity for the party to unveil the new provincial and national MDC leadership to the people of Harare after the holding of a successful congress in Bulawayo in April.

"The new leadership has a mandate to deliver real change to the people of Zimbabwe," Hon. Chamisa said. All the 12 MDC provincial chairpersons were present. Hon. Chamisa thanked the people of Harare for the continued support they proffer to the MDC despite challenges that include the arrest and intimidation of MDC members.

Before the rally kicked off, Zanu PF youths at Machipisa shopping center today assaulted six members of the MDC who were going to the people's real change peace rally at Zimbabwe grounds in Highfield. The matter was reported to Machipisa police station, but no arrests were made despite the identified youth being stationed at their office just opposite the police station.

Present at the rally were several senior MDC officials who included the Deputy Organising Secretary, Hon. Abednico Bhebhe, the national spokesperson, Hon. Douglas Mwonzora, Youth Assembly chairperson, Solomon Madzore, national executive member, Hon. Jameson Timba, Harare provincial spokesperson, Hon. Obert Gutu, Hon. Eddie Cross, Hon Sesel Zvidzai and Hon Murisi Zwizwai.

The next MDC Peace Rally will be held in Midlands South at Mkoba Stadium on 19 June and President Tsvangirai is expected to address the gathering.

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