International campaign Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence was launched on June 13.
At 11 a.m. staff members of Fund "Sukhumi” gathered in the office of the organization. They were provided with the information about the campaign.
Mobilizators of Women’s Support Centres of Kutaisi, Tskhaltubo, Khoni, Poti and Khurcha were given leaflets, posters and advice on conduction of informational meetings.
At 12 p.m. there was held a Press-briefing for representatives of regional and national Mass Media. 15 journalists participated in the briefing.
They got acquainted with the essence of the campaign, its history, objectives and importance of fund "Sukhumi" involvement.
They recorded interviews with the fund representatives.
The evening news of the local TV companies "Rioni", "Mega TV" (around 100,000 people watched the programme) and the First channel of Georgia (which is broadcasted around the whole of Georgia) highlighted the press briefing and the international campaign.
Information about the campaign was broadcasted by the radios "Imedi", "Tavisupleba", and "Dzveli kalaki”.
On the same day, six informational meetings were held in collective centers of Kutaisi and Tskhaltubo.
Participants of these meetings were over 100 people, each of whom have experienced the horrors of war and therefore they unanimously supported the international campaign. |