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Constitutional Amendment 3: What is required to build a front to protect the Constitution

ZANU-PF and the government seem determined to proceed with Constitutional Amendment; there will be no referendum; the government will rely upon its majority in parliament to see the amendment passed; and are showing their determination through widespread violence, intimidation, and the banning or disrupting of all public meetings bar those of its supporters. One of the challenges in dealing with Constitution Amendment No. 3 seems to be the lack of coherence amongst all those opposed to the Bill. This is not to say that many groups – churches, CSOs, labour, the women’s movement, and youth organisations – have not publicly expressed their opposition: to the contrary, the dissent over the Bill is clearly massive. Against this onslaught, will this violation of the constitutionalism and the constitution be sufficient for its opponents to rely on a general consensus that the amendment should be challenged? Is there a need, as many organisations and individuals have said, for a common front and not merely common purpose? What gets in the way of developing a common front like the NCA to challenge the Constitution Bill in the 2000 referendum, or defeat the Pearce Commission in 1971? An expert panel will discuss the need for a coherent approach and the difficulties in developing this common front.