International Women's Day photo exhibition: #TaxJustice for Women's Rights

Join ActionAid for the launch of #TaxJustice for Women’s Rights, a photo exhibition, on Thursday the 2nd of March, at 6.30pm.

This powerful photo exhibition explores the real impact tax injustice has on women. Developing countries lose hundreds of billions to corporate tax dodging every single year, robbing the world’s poorest women of their health, safety from violence, access to education and employment, and equality, while weighing them down with unpaid care work.

When tax avoidance and tax breaks starve public services of funding, it’s women and girls who pay the highest price.

Three African tax justice activists will launch the exhibition, sharing their stories. These inspiring women, from Zambia, Kenya and Nigeria are leading the fight for tax justice in some of the world’s poorest communities

Featuring stunning images and personal stories from Zambia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Liberia, the photo exhibition will be on display in Filmbase from the 2nd – 9th of March.

The exhibition will mark International Women’s Day on March 8th, and is part of the #TaxJustice for Women’s Rights Global Days of Action, which will see women’s rights and tax justice activists, as well as trade unions, unite across the globe, with activities taking place across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

What: Launch of #Tax Justice for Women’s Rights photo exhibition
Launch date: 6.30pm on Thursday the 2nd of March
Running dates: 2nd – 9th of March, daily.
Venue: Filmbase, Curved Street, Templebar, Dublin 2
Cost: Free

Meet the speakers:

Onyinyiche Okechukwu, Nigeria

Onyinyiche works on tax justice campaigning with ActionAid in Nigeria, where she trains activists, runs events and manages communications. She has been involved in women’s rights movements across West Africa, and works with communities, government and media to fight for tax justice and investment in quality public services.

Wanjiru Kanyiha, Kenya

Wanjiru is an activist and lawyer from Kenya, where she fights against corruption and for tax justice. She is a champion of using social media for campaigning, and has run campaigns on government accountability, tax justice, and gender-based violence.

Sharon Kabwe Chileshe, Zambia

Sharon is a tax justice champion in Zambia. She has led civil society in the Zambia National Tax Justice platform, ActionAid’s tax justice engagement with the IMF and private sector, and provided technical expertise to campaigns on biofuels and extractives. Sharon combines her policy expertise and civil society experience to highlight tax and development issues.

For further information, please email email olivia.lally@actionaid.org