16 Days of Activism
Against Gender Violence
November 25- December 10, 1997
Demand Human Rights
in the Home and in the World
October
Ø Mexico,
D.F. - Doble Jornada, a woman's supplement of the newspaper La Jornada, will
print articles on the following topics: an assessment of the Sexual Crimes
Agency's work from 1989 when they started their operations in Mexico;
violations of reproductive rights in the mountains of Veracruz; and a summary
of more than 100 cases of violence against women throughout the country that
haven't had a response from local authorities (La Doble Jornada)
Oct. 24
Ø Austria,
Innsbruck - exhibition to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the
opening of the Tirolean Women's Shelter (Austrian Women's Shelter Network)
Ø El Salvador, San Salvador - announcement of activities planned for the 16 Days Campaign entitled "Claiming Our Right to Have Quick and Easy Access to the Appropriate Institutions: Stop Violence Against Women" and presentation of related research results at forum (Las Dignas)
Oct. 25
Ø Austria,
Innsbruck - women's protest march against violence (Austrian Women's Shelter
Network)
Oct. 25 - Nov. 25
Ø El
Salvador, San Salvador - press, radio, T.V., flyer and poster campaigns (Las Dignas)
Nov. 1 – 13
Ø Colombia, Medellin - women's rights workshops in thirteen areas of the city embracing the 1998 Campaign theme: "There are No Human Rights Without Women's Rights" (Pastoral Social)
Nov. 4 - 11
Ø Ireland,
Dublin - art exhibition by women who participated in Women's Aid NOW Programme
(Women's Aid)
Nov. 5
Ø United
States, New Orleans - annual “Take Back the Night” vigil and speakout against
violence against women; announcement of 16 Days Campaign and related
activities (Tulane and Loyola Universities)
Nov. 10
Ø Mexico, D. F. - launching of information campaign throughout the country focusing on the violation of women's rights and impunity; highlighting 42 pending cases of rape, women murdered in Chihuahua and sexual harassment in the workplace; campaign materials available through e-mail: < (Comunicación e Información de la Mujer, A.C., CIMAC)
Nov. 12
Ø El
Salvador, San Salvador - workshop on strategies for the voluntary interruption
of pregnancy (Las Dignas)
Nov. 13
Ø El
Salvador, San Salvador - breakfast with journalists to discuss how to approach
violence against women in the media
(Las Dignas)
Nov. 16
Ø Colombia,
Medellin - women's human rights training for women leaders (Pastoral Social)
Nov. 19
Ø Ecuador,
Quito - First national workshop on “Radio and Human Rights” attended by both
male and female radio producers (Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias,
AMARC)
Nov. 20 - 24
Ø Mexico, D. F. - meeting of the National Network of Journalists to discuss the importance of the 1998 Campaign. This national network, initiated in September 1995, is comprised of 250 women journalists who work to bring visibility to women's life stories and political debates. It will bring the Campaign to the radio, T.V., written press, and other forums (CIMAC)
Nov. 20
Ø United
States, Los Angeles - speaker and author Rosemary Radford Reuther, "Gender
and Redemption - A Conversation with Rosemary Radford Reuther, Ph.
D." (M.A. Program in Feminist
Spirituality, Immaculate Heart College Center)
Nov. 21
Ø Fiji,
Suva - a television interview on an afternoon talk show focusing on domestic
violence and child abuse (Fiji Women's Crisis Centre, FWCC)
Ø Peru, Lima - “Indigenous Women and Violence” panel aiming to sensitize society to issues of violence against women and its eradication; participants will include representatives from COTMA, Rural Education Services, Defensoría del Pueblo, FEDECMA, Inter-institutional Association for Rural Development in Ayacucho and the Workshop of Indigenous Women from the Andean-Amazonic region (Chirapaq, Centro de Culturas Indias)
Nov. 22
Ø Fiji,
Suva - a newspaper supplement in the national daily newspaper focusing on
domestic violence and child abuse (FWCC)
Ø Ireland, Dublin - peaceful walk (Bray Women's Refuge and Women's Aid)
Nov. 23
Ø Colombia,
Medellin - women's human rights training for women leaders (Pastoral Social)
Ø Fiji, Suva - the television premiere of a domestic violence movie (Fiji Women's Crisis Centre)
Nov. 24 - 26
Ø Bolivia,
Cochabamba - a national workshop addressed to medical doctors and social
psychologists to provide them with a framework on how to approach violence; get
them acquainted with international conventions which address violence against
women and the National Law Against Domestic Violence (adopted on December 15,
1995); as well as with tools to provide services to survivors of violence and
document violence within the national public health system (Red Contra la
Violencia a las Mujeres de Cochabamba)
Nov. 24 - Dec. 10
Ø Argentina,
Buenos Aires - theater performances on the theme of sexual violence; three
pieces will be shown: “Abuso de Poder”, with Gabriela Naidich and Daniel
Niborski; “Ultraje a la Inocencia”, with Yessica Vani and Alejo Becfar; and,
“Retazos” with Valeria Alonso and Mariela Asensio (Centro de Encuentros,
Cultura Y Mujer)
Nov. 25
Ø Argentina,
Buenos Aires - commemoration of the Int’l. Day Against Violence Against Women
with the launching of a poster, brochure, three radio spots, and press articles
in local and national media to bring visibility to the different forms of
violence women experience (Centro de Encuentros, Cultura Y Mujer)
Ø Bangladesh,
Dhaka - forum focusing on acid violence with testimonies from Jyotsna Dey who
lost her daughter 2 years ago, Nurunnahar who survived an acid attack and Bina
who is an acid survivor and activist; testimonies will be interspersed with
poems, songs and speeches; the programme will end with songs, lighting of
torches and a march (Naripokkho)
Ø Bolivia,
Cochabamba - party to celebrate the second anniversary of Red Contra la
Violencia a las Mujeres de Cochabamba
Ø Bolivia,
Tarija - radio message will be broadcast and a local video spot shown on the
University T.V. channel to promote awareness of gender-based violence (Centro
Integral De La Mujer, CIM)
Ø Brazil,
Pernambuco - debate on violence against women as a human rights violation and
the creation of public mechanisms to prevent violence and protect the victims,
witnesses and professionals working around this issue (Women’s Forum of Pernambuco)
Ø Cayman
Islands, Grand Cayman - opening of the Women's Resource Centre and launch of
"Befrienders in Confidence Programme," a support service for victims
of domestic abuse (Cayman Islands Business & Professional Women's Club)
Ø Chile,
Santiago - event with theme “I Have the Rights to a Life Without Violence”
which will be open to the public and focus on building awareness of violence
against women with specific focus on the case of Isabel Gonzalez Zapata, who
was burnt ‘alive’ with kerosene by her husband (Red Chilena Contra la Violencia
Domestica y Sexual)
Ø Colombia,
Medellin - artistic and cultural event highlighting the need to promote and
defend human rights and denouncing ways in which women's rights are
violated (Pastoral Social)
Ø El
Salvador, San Salvador - demonstration before the National Assembly and
presentation of proposal dealing with violence against women (Las Dignas)
Ø Ireland,
Dublin - public protest against all forms of violence against women. Speakers include Mary Van Lieshout, Policy
Manager at Oxfam; Roisin McDermott, Director of Women's Aid; Betty Doyle,
Wexford Women's Action and will include performances by City Artsquad, Women's
Aid Street Theatre and Yemanja. This will be followed by a meeting with Liz
O'Donnell, Minister of State in Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Human
Rights (Women's Aid)
Ø Mexico,
D.F. - campaign to promote legal change regarding sexual violence within
marriage (Red por la Salud de las Mujeres del D.F.)
Ø Mexico,
D. F. - press conference to launch campaign activities of the Red por la Salud
de las Mujeres del D.F. which will release information on 13 documented cases
that are still expecting a response from local authorities dealing with
violations of reproductive rights, battered pregnant women, low quality of
public health institution services, and lack of access to justice (CIMAC and Red por la Salud de las Mujeres
del D.F.)
Ø Mexico,
Mexicali - press conference to launch the 16 Days campaign; screening of video,
"Breaking the Silence...You are not
Alone" (Alaide Foppa, A.
C.)
Ø Mexico,
Oaxaca - march to commemorate the International Day Against Violence Against
Women (La Casa de la Mujer Rosario Castellanos)
Ø United
Kingdom, London - international forum
to raise awareness and funds to launch the new anti-violence campaign
principally for the benefit of township women in South Africa. Speakers include Rose Coxe, survivor of
violence; Karrisha Pillay, anti-violence project leader from South Africa;
Charlotte Bunch, Executive Director of the Center for Women's Global
Leadership; Kate Young, Executive Director of WOMANKIND; and, Kate Adie, Chief
News Correspondent at the BBC (WOMANKIND)
Ø United
States, New Jersey - “The Streets are a War Zone” film screening and
presentation by Maggie Hadleigh-West (Feminist Collective, William Paterson
University)
Ø United
States, New Jersey - second annual collective reading of the stories of
survivors of sexual violence (Women’s Center, William Paterson University)
Ø United
States, New York - seminar on “Women’s Reproductive Rights” with Anika Rahman,
Director of the International Program of the Center for Reproductive Law and
Policy (International Club and International Studies Program, Marymount
Manhattan College)
Ø United States, New York - a night of tribute to the Mirabal Sisters through art exhibits and performances by the members of the Workers of Wonder program (Center for Population and Family Health/ Columbia School of Public Health, Camino y Accion, Union de Jovenes Dominicanos, Workers of Wonder Program, Center for Women's Global Leadership and The Ivy League)
Nov. 25 - 29
Ø Bolivia,
Tarija - anonymous testimonies of women victims of violence to be featured on
radio broadcasts; workshops with senior students entitled "Demand Human
Rights in the Home and in the World" (CIM)
Nov. 25 - 30
Ø Pakistan,
Lahore - meetings organized in
Rawalpindi, Sheikhupura Faisalabad, Sialkot and Lahore with women workers,
peasant and informal sector workers, and their families to discuss issues such
as gender discrimination, violence against women and the human rights situation
in Pakistan (Working Women Organization, WWO)
Nov. 25 - Dec. 10
Ø Bolivia,
Cochabamba - press articles to underscore key dates - November 25; December 6;
and, December 15, the 2nd anniversary of the enactment of the Law Against
Domestic Violence and assessment of its implementation (Red Contra la Violencia
a las Mujeres de Cochabamba)
Ø Bolivia,
La Paz - a series of activities aiming to build pressure to get the new
legislation against Family Violence approved (Centro de Promocion de la Mujer
Gregoria Apaza)
Ø Bulgaria,
Sofia - participation in various TV and radio broadcasts to increase
sensitivity of the public to violence against women and children (Nadja)
Ø Congo,
Kinshasa - television programs, film screenings and debates, conferences,
theater performances, posters, flyers, and T-shirts will be organized to
sensitize public awareness to violence against women as a human rights
violation (Eveil de la Femme - Réseau, Action, Femme)
Ø Croatia,
Zagreb - event to announce the 16 Days Campaign and 1998 as the 50th
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights followed by a concert
featuring both singers and performers; production and distribution of posters,
leaflets and a TV segment against violence against women; open letters to the
government, local authorities, local churches and to the Ministry of Education
requesting devotion of school time to address the issue of violence against
women (Stop Violence Against Women Project [Autonomous Women’s House, B.a.B.e.,
Center for Women War Victims, Electra and Women’s Counselling Center], Zenska
Grupa Poref, Zenska Grupa Mali Lopinj, Zenska Akcija Rijeka)
Ø Ecuador,
Quito - launch of a regional radio campaign that will run until December 1998
and includes the production and dissemination of a jingle and 12 radio spots
using the slogan “There are No Human Rights Without Women’s Rights” to promote
a broad understanding of women’s human rights and the 1998 Global Campaign for
Women’s Human Rights (AMARC and UNIFEM-Regional Office)
Ø El
Salvador - integration of gender violence in medical and information services
and its strategic plan (ADS and International Planned Parenthood
Federation/Western Hemisphere Region, IPPF/WHR)
Ø Jamaica
- training for staff and male clients of clinic to promote awareness of
violence against women as a violation of women’s human rights (FAMPLAN and
IPPF/WHR)
Ø Nigeria,
Lagos - distribution of posters and stickers saying “NO to Violence
Against Women” to schools, markets, car parks and individuals; broadcast of
jingles in three languages on the effects of violence against women in the
family; talks on the radio and to men's clubs on the adverse effect of violence
against women on social development (Women, Law and Development Centre)
Ø United
States, New Orleans - special book exhibit at the Newcomb Center for Research
on Women; showing of videotapes on domestic violence to Masters’ Social Work
students (Tulane University)
Ø United
States, New Orleans - information and book exhibit to commemorate the 16 Days;
screening of a video on violence against women (University of New Orleans
Women's Center)
Ø Venezuela
- gender-based violence training that integrates clinical and educational
components; networking with women’s groups to raise public awareness around
violence against women (PLAFAM and IPPF/WHR)
Ø Venezuela,
Caracas - campaigning to pass the bill on Violence against Women and the
Family; activities will include massive faxing to the president of the Chamber
of Deputies, to the Senate, as well as campaigning in Caracas' subway stations,
distribution of flyers, buttons and press releases (Asociacion Venezolana para
una Educacion Sexual Alternativa [AVESA], FUNDAMUJER and CISFEM)
Ø Zimbabwe, Harare - official launch of the 16 Days Campaign and the 1998 Global Campaign for Women’s Human Rights (Women in Law and Development Africa, WiLDAF)
Nov. 25 - Nov. 26
Ø Bulgaria,
Sofia - interactive workshops for high school students on the issue of violence
against women (Nadja)
Nov. 25 - Dec. 20
Ø Chile,
Santiago - call for action to organize activities around issues of violence
against women and health. Some
suggestions are: to disseminate information through community-based work on
what women's rights are; to develop suggestions on how to use existing national
legislation; to organize workshops with health care providers to sensitize them
around the issue of violence against women and girls; to address government
authorities and legislators requesting the enactment of effective legislation
to address gender violence and to monitor the compliance with existing
laws; and to build alliances with men's
groups against gender violence.
Description of campaign is available through e-mail: <
(Red de Salud de las Mujeres Latinoamericanas y del Caribe, Latin America and
Caribbean Women's Health Network)
Nov. 25 - Dec. 25
Ø Fiji, Suva - daily screening of television advertisements addressing child abuse and violence against women (FWCC)
Nov. 26
Ø Mexico, Mexicali - radio program with theme "Violence Against Women," hosted by Colila Eguia from the Baja California Network (Alaide Foppa, A. C.)
Nov. 26 - 27
Ø Mexico,
Mexicali - workshop, "An Alternative to Family Violence: Respect for Human Rights," facilitated
by Dr. Laura Gomez Flores of the National Commission on Human Rights (Alaide Foppa, A. C.)
Ø Mexico, Cuernavaca - workshop on domestic violence and reproductive health (Comité de Maternidad sin Riesgos en Morelos)
Nov. 26 - 29
Ø Cayman
Islands, Grand Cayman - district workshops with Jane Zeller, co-director of the
Silent Witness National Initiative (Cayman Islands Business and Professional
Women's Club)
Nov. 27
Ø El
Salvador, San Salvador - Film forum
(Las Dignas)
Ø Ireland,
Dublin - art exhibition, "Once is too Much" (Women's Aid)
Ø Nepal, Kathmandu - a series of marches pressing for 33% representation of women in parliament and decision making positions and to emphasize denial of girls rights; presentation of pledge to support the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence with a focus on domestic violence (UNICEF, Regional Office for South Asia)
Nov. 27 - 28
Ø Ireland,
Dublin - conference on community development and violence against women (St.
Michael's Family Resource Centre and Women's Aid)
Nov. 27 - Dec. 5
Ø Zimbabwe,
Harare - open days for Musasa Project, Child-line Zimbabwe, Child Law Project,
Women and AIDS Support Network, Women’s Action Group and the Zimbabwe Women’s
Resource Center Network (WiLDAF)
Nov. 28
Ø Bangladesh,
Dhaka - all-day workshop with survivors of domestic violence (Naripokkho)
Ø Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman - teen event focusing on the prevention of relationship violence among the high school population (Cayman Islands Business and Professional Women's Club)
Nov. 28 - Dec. 1
Ø Mexico,
Mexicali - "Clothesline" exhibition where posters, paintings,
testimonies, cases and triptychs of violence against women and children will be
on display (Alaide Foppa, A. C.)
Nov. 28 - Dec. 6
Ø Canada, Toronto - men demonstrate their commitment to end men's violence against women by wearing white ribbons, signing posters, and making donations to support women's shelters, rape crisis centers, and other front-line programs for women; schools run programs based on White Ribbon's Education and Action Kit; more information on campaign available through e-mail: < (White Ribbon Campaign)
Nov. 29
Ø Bolivia,
Tarija - a coordinated activity with grassroots women’s organizations on
"Imagine a World Where All Women Enjoy Their Human Rights" (CIM)
Ø Fiji,
Suva - an insert in the national daily newspaper of the Fiji Women's Crisis
Centre 1998 calendar; an open day at the Crisis Centre (FWCC)
Ø Ireland, Dublin - Women's Aid Street Theatre and Information Stand; Dundalk Women's Aid Ribbon Day radio programme in town centre to highlight violence against women (Women's Aid)
Dec. 1
Ø Bolivia,
Tarija - T.V. program which includes the participation of a woman doctor who
will address Health, Reproductive Rights and AIDS with an open telephone line
for questions from the public (CIM)
Ø Fiji,
Suva - workshop on child abuse which will include Air Pacific Staff (FWCC)
Ø United States, New York - workshop on “Gender and Sexuality” with Joo-Hyun Kang, Executive Director of the Audrey Lorde Project, a Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Two-spirit People of Color Communities (International Club and International Studies Program, Marymount Manhattan College and PRIDE CLUB)
Dec. 2
Ø Chile,
Santiago - “Tribunal de Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres Chilenas” focusing on:
sexual and domestic violence as punishment and victimization; adolescent
pregnancy as an obstacle to acces to education; and, lack of access to a
pro-choice public health system as discrimination (Instituto de la Mujer, Latin
American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network, Red Chilena contra la Violencia
Domestica y Sexual, Comision de Derechos Humanos, CORSAPS, Foro Abierto de
Salud y Derechos Reproductivos, Fundacion Ideas, Universidad Academia Humanismo
Cristiano and Universidad Dieto Portales)
Ø Croatia,
Zagreb - public screening of film, “Sex Trade” (Zenska Infoteka)
Ø Mexico,
Mexicali - speaker Maricarmen
Rioseco, “Justice Administration and
Violence Against Women" (Alaide
Foppa, AC)
Ø Pakistan, Lahore - rallies in different cities to raise the issues of women's rights, domestic violence and gender discrimination organized together with trade unions, women's groups and human rights activists (WWO)
Dec. 2 - 6
Ø Bolivia,
Tarija - panels and workshops about advantages and drawbacks of the law on
domestic violence, promulgated on December 15, 1995 (CIM)
Dec. 2-7
Ø Cayman
Islands, Grand Cayman - workshops with Dr. Stephen Stosny on the dynamics of
anger and anger reduction; special workshops for the Royal Cayman Islands
Police, H.M. Prison Officers, the Chief Justice, Court staff and the Cayman
Islands Counselling Centre (Cayman Islands Business and Professional Women's
Club)
Dec. 3
Ø Mexico,
Mexicali - radio program with theme "Seventh Global Campaign Against
Violence Against Women," hosted by Graciela Garza from the Baja California
Network; speaker Concepción Guzmán, "Women, Health and Violence" (Alaide Foppa, A. C.)
Ø Pakistan, Lahore - press conferences in several cities to discuss issues around women and violations of their fundamental human rights (WWO)
Dec. 3-10
Ø Cayman
Islands, Grand Cayman - airing of six video segments on Cayman Islands
Television Network entitled, "Domestic Abuse: Causes, Concerns and
Strategies for Change" (Cayman Islands Business and Professional Women's
Club)
Dec. 4
Ø Canada,
Ottawa - special evening of solidarity in honor of the many women from among
the immigrant and visible minority women community who led the way in raising
the issue of gender violence and developing services for the target group
(Immigrant and Visible Minority Women Against Abuse, IVMWAA)
Ø Mexico,
Mexicali - speaker Lourdes Sánchez, "The Right to Health” and “Violence
Against Women" (Alaide Foppa, A.
C.)
Dec. 4 - 5
Ø Pakistan,
Lahore - street dramas on issues of violence, injustice and the unequal status
of women in society presented together with various theater groups (WWO)
Dec. 5
Ø Bulgaria,
Sofia - “Tea-time with the Mass Media with journalists from both TV and Radio
stations to discuss issues of violence against women and women’s rights (Nadja)
Ø Ireland,
Dublin - information stand (Women's Aid)
Ø Mexico,
Mexicali - TV interview on Different Opinions Meet, Foro 3 with topic
"Violence Against Women" hosted by Cosme Collingnon (Alaide Foppa, A.
C.)
Ø United States, New York - Marymount Manhattan College Gender Violence Awareness Day. Speakers include: Susana T. Fried, Program Director at the Center for Women’s Global Leadership and Professors Joan Brookshire, Majorie Madigan and A.M. Keyes from Marymount Manhattan College; to be followed by a performance, “Collage of Works” by Students of Theatre at Marymount/STAM and a reception (International Club and International Studies Program, Marymount Manhattan College)
Dec. 5 - 7
Ø United
States, Los Angeles - course, "Images of the Madonna Through the
Ages" taught by Gloria Orenstein, Ph. D.
(M.A. Program in Feminist Spirituality, Immaculate Heart College Center)
Dec. 6
Ø Canada,
Toronto - men support and participate in events to remember the 14 women
murdered at the University of Montreal massacre in 1989 (White Ribbon Campaign)
Ø Canada,
Toronto - "clothesline display" (Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom, WILPF)
Ø Fiji,
Suva - children's day with activities including mural, egg and face painting;
video and self-defense sessions; a children's forum; theater games and plays;
poems and songs; and, karioke singing (FWCC)
Ø Ireland,
Dublin - "flag days" for Tralee Rape Crisis Centre and Women's Aid
Street Theatre (Tralee Women's Resource Centre and Women's Aid)
Ø Zimbabwe, Harare - men’s march against gender violence (WiLDAF)
Dec. 6 - 7
Ø Pakistan, Lahore - meetings with trade union activists to discuss issues of women's rights in the workplace, women's participation in trade unions as well as in the decision making bodies, and to collectively find a plan of action against the exploitation and manipulation of women (WWO)
Dec. 7
Ø Zimbabwe,
Harare - national sermons on violence against women and girls organized by the
Zimbabwe Council of Churches (WiLDAF)
Dec. 8
Ø Russia,
Moscow - an "open class" and video demonstration on violence issues
for students of law, psychology and social work at the Moscow Institute of
Youth; an exhibition of books and printed matter about violence (Center for
Women, Family and Gender Studies, Moscow Youth Institute)
Ø United
States, New York - launching of the 1998 Global Campaign for Women’s Human
Rights with performances by Columbia University’s “Workers of Wonder” program,
Blanche Cook, and Virginia Sanchez Navarro.
Speakers include: Alda Facio, Peggy Antrobus, Ana Maria Brasileiro,
Sheila Dauer, Kensington Welfare Rights Union and Maura Bairley. Information on campaign is available through
e-mail at <
(Center for Women’s Global Leadership and UNIFEM)
Ø United
States, New York - seminar on Women’s Economic Rights. Speakers include: Catherine Albisa, Staff
Attorney and Lecturer at International Women’s Human Rights Law Clinic at CUNY
Law School; elmira Nazombe, Director of the Office of International Justice and
Human Rights for Church World Service; Anita Nayar, Associate Director of
Women’s Environment and Development Organization/WEDO; and, Radhika
Balakrishnan, Coordinator of International Studies at Marymount Manhattan
College (International Club and International Studies Program, Marymount
Manhattan College)
Ø Zimbabwe, Harare - public meeting on violence against women in the workplace (WiLDAF)
Dec. 8 - 10
Ø Bolivia,
Tarija - daily radio messages from the Human Rights office emphasizing
"Women's Rights as Human Rights" (CIM)
Dec. 9
Ø Ireland,
Dublin - launch of report from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties Conference
"Women's Rights are Human Rights" and the women's human rights
campaign in Ireland (Women's Aid)
Ø Mexico,
Mexicali - conference at the University of Baja entitled "IV World
Conference on Women, Proposals & Achievements Against Violence Against
Women" (Alaide Foppa, A.C.)
Ø Nigeria,
Lagos - workshop on violence against women and the media followed by an
exhibition (BAOBAB)
Ø Pakistan,
Lahore - seminar for WWO's members from
different cities, activists, lawyers, and intellectuals to address the issue of
human rights and the current situation of women workers (WWO)
Ø United
States, Boston - a state-wide meeting to brief the community on the outcome and
follow-up activities to the International Working Session to End Family and
Partner Violence held in August, and to announce the start of its Human Rights
Education and Advocacy Program; the briefing will include video clips of the
local and overseas participants, a photo display of the week's work, distribution
of a special edition of Women's Rights Network News on the Session and an open
discussion to continue the development of international, cross-cultural
dialogue and partnerships; WRN will
also introduce its new Human Rights Education and Advocacy Program and urge
local battered women's advocates to join the campaign to implement the goals of
the Platform for Action (Women’s Rights Network)
Ø United States, New York - table devoted to International Campaign to Ban Land Mines with a sign-on petition (International Club and International Studies Program, Marymount Manhattan College and Pax Christi International)
Dec. 10
Ø Bolivia,
Tarija - closing of the Campaign in the Public Square which will include
panels, slogans, music and free participation of the public (CIM)
Ø Cayman
Islands, Grand Cayman - women's rally in court house park around the theme,
"Love is Not Abuse - Abuse is Not Love"; presentation of report to
the Minister of Women's Affairs entitled "Legislation on Domestic Abuse:
What works, what needs to be changed, and why" (Cayman Islands Business
and Professional Women's Club)
Ø El
Salvador, San Salvador - debate on different approaches to cases of violence
against women (Las Dignas)
Ø Ireland,
Dublin - street protest (National Traveller Women's Forum)
Ø Mexico,
Mexicali - conference at the University of Baja California on "Family
Violence and the Special Desk on the Council of Justice and Public
Security"; panelists include: Dip. Lucy Ocaña, Sub Proc. Perla Ibarra,
Lic. Arnoldo Castilla, and Lic. Federico Garcia (Alaide Foppa, A. C.)
Ø Pakistan,
Lahore - processions organized to celebrate Human Rights Day, to put pressure
on the government to repeal all discriminatory laws and to address domestic
violence and sexual harassment (WWO)
Ø United States, Massachusetts - candlelight vigil in remembrance of victims and survivors of domestic violence; information available through e-mail at <www.shore.net/~RESPOND (RESPOND, Inc.)
General Activities
Ø Argentina,
Buenos Aires - lobby action asking parliament and the government to reform the
"Family Violence Law" to make it more protective for victims; this
will include sending a kit with information to representatives, senators,
Health Ministry and Women's Council Authorities and press; media campaign to ask women and the
community to phone and send letters to the government asking for an increase in
budget and a massive campaign of violence against women prevention; campaign is
entitled " For the Right to Live Without Violence" (Instituto Social
y Politico de la Mujer and the Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health
Network)
Ø Austria,
Innsbrook - presentation of petition signed by over 3,000 people demanding
better measures to prevent violence against women to the head of the Austrian
government (Austrian Women’s Shelter Network)
Ø Bangladesh,
Dhaka - lobbying, demonstration, press conference, seminar, workshop, leaflets
and posters addressing the empowerment of women (Bangladesh Mahila Parishad)
Ø Brazil,
Pernambuco - feminist theater group, Loucas de Pedra Lilás will perform a piece
which addresses violence against women in the streets; debate on violence
against women as experienced by sex workers with participation from the police
department; discussion of issues of violence against women with women living in
barrios; distribution of flyers promoting the 1998 Global Campaign for Women’s
Human Rights (Women’s Forum of Pernambuco)
Ø Bulgaria,
Sofia - special issue of “Nadja” newsletter dedicated to the 16 Days of
Activism Against Gender Violence (Nadja)
Ø Croatia, Zagreb - initiation of “Women and Media” project, “Phone Tree”, a chain of letter reactions to sexist and anti-women presentations in the media; posting of stickers with slogans such as “this is