 2005 International Calendar of Campaign Activities
Sisyphe
Contact: sisyphe@globetrotter.net
Cyberlettre de Sisyphe, le 30 novembre 2005.
Voici les récents articles publiés sur Sisyphe.
- Le massacre de l'École polytechnique de Montréal pourrait-il se produire à nouveau en 2005? par Élaine Audet. Désormais, mémoire et temps se divisent pour moi en "avant" et "après" Poly, par la conscience à vif que plus rien ne sera jamais pareil. La colère m'habite comme une peine inconsolable. Après, je me suis improvisée journaliste parce que les féministes n'avaient plus de lieux pour se faire entendre et que dénoncer la haine des femmes, c'était aussi prendre soin de mes deux filles. Se taire, c'était laisser à d'autres le soin de décider de notre avenir. Où en sommes-nous seize ans plus tard?
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2139
- Le système de la prostitution au Cambodge: le témoignage de Somaly Mam par Richard Poulin. Somaly Mam lutte contre la prostitution. Elle préside l'Afesip, "Agir pour les femmes en situation précaire", une association créée en 1997 au Cambodge grâce à laquelle elle a pu venir en aide à des milliers de fillettes et de jeunes femmes prostituées. J'ai lu son témoignage poignant, «Le silence de l'innocence» (Éditions Anne Carrière, Paris, 2005). Je connaissais en partie les activités de l'Afesip au Cambodge, mais j'étais loin d'en connaître toutes les facettes et, surtout, leur dangerosité.
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2140
- Mes "problèmes de sexe" chez le garagiste! par Johanne St-Amour. Commentaire sur l'article de Francine Pelletier, dans le numéro hors série de La Vie en rose. À la lecture de cet article, non seulement je demeure sous l'impression d'un reproche adressé aux femmes à cause de leurs «supposés problèmes de sexe» ou de leur «déficit érotique», mais de plus, j'ai l'impression que ce problème requiert les services d'un garagiste tant l'approche m'apparaît d'ordre mécanique! Sinon, pourquoi vouloir à tout prix se voir comme un objet sexuel plutôt que comme «personne sexuelle», comme personne ayant un pouvoir sexuel?
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2128
- Et la violence triomphe toujours! par Vicky Roy. Nous vivons dans une société soi-disant civilisée, qui pourtant ferme les yeux devant ce tourbillon de violence qui sévit quotidiennement. Je demande à la majorité silencieuse de se soulever pacifiquement, de ne pas ignorer la violence quelle qu'en soit la forme. Écrivez à vos députés, faites des pétitions afin qu'elles soient présentées à la Chambre des communes, dénoncez les êtres violents, sans le savoir, vous sauverez peut-être une vie.
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2113
- L'Association canadienne des centres contre les agressions sexuelles réclame des politiques contre la prostitution et autres commerces du sexe. S'il n'est pas arrêté par l'inquiétude populaire, le Parlement canadien se prépare à protéger les intérêts qui exploitent le trafic planétaire des femmes et des enfants. Des hommes vont continuer à violer impunément les femmes et leurs droits, qu'il s'agisse des commerçants internationaux ou des hommes qui, par leur achat, dans leur quartier, dans un «red light» ou dans quelque destination touristique, réclament ce commerce.
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2142
- Note finale poème de Lucie Poirier
La vie s'arrêterait avec l'ampleur de sa colère.
Il établirait le territoire des ailes coupées.
Sa vengeance avait besoin de silence.
Sa haine réclamait l'exécution des insoumises.
Lire le poème: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2130
- Ode aux sur-vivantes par Élaine Audet
tout au long d'un instant sorti de ses gonds
ton coeur gonflé de son inutile générosité
ton coeur devenu neige
anticipe l'impact définitif de cette froide pointe de métal
chauffée à la haine.
Lire le poème: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=191
- Si Amnesty international savait parler aux hommes par Nathalie N. Au sujet d'une campagne télévisée contre les violences faites aux femmes
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2124
- 16 journées d'actions citoyennes pour dire "Non aux violences faites aux femmes et à la prostitution! Oui à la promotion de la dignité humaine!" par Le Mouvement du Nid
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2108
- Breves
Montréal, le 6 décembre 2005
Deuxième volet de l'édition de Sisyphe sur les violences faites aux femmes
- “Contrer encore et toujours le ressac anti-féministe et la violence faite aux femmes” par Marie-Ève Surprenant et Manon Monastesse, Table de concertation de Laval en condition féminine.(...) le 6 décembre 1989 marque un point de rupture dans la société québécoise puisque que par cet acte d'une violence inouïe, la peur, la rage et le ressentiment d'une société s'exprimaient face à un changement social dont les bouleversements ébranlaient les fondements même des rapports sociaux de sexe. Si cet acte de violence a été fortement dénoncé, il n'a jamais été reconnu formellement comme sexiste à l'encontre des femmes. On parle plutôt d'un acte isolé, le dessein d'un fou, plutôt que d'y voir en filigrane le reflet du sexisme et de la violence faite aux femmes qui perdurent dans notre société. En effet, l'après-Polytechnique peut être qualifié de backlash ou de ressac à l'égard du féminisme et des acquis des femmes.
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2144
- “La violence domestique comme torture: une guerre de basse intensité contre les femmes?” par Jules-France Falquet.Cet article aborde, notamment à travers l'exemple du Salvador, les ressemblances entre la violence domestique exercée contre les femmes et la torture dite politique. Au niveau des méthodes et de la structure des actes, on trouve d'étonnants points communs entre les deux phénomènes. En étudiant ensuite les effets psychodynamiques sur les personnes affectées, d'autres rapprochements inquiétants peuvent être faits. Enfin, quand on observe les résultats sociaux collectifs des deux phénomènes, on constate dans les deux cas une certaine démoralisation et une passivité induite chez les groupes sociaux affectés. Dans un deuxième temps, on étudie les parallèles qu'on peut tracer entre les techniques de guerre de basse intensité et la violence contre les femmes dans son ensemble. Il apparaît alors que la violence contre les femmes relie étroitement la sphère privée et la sphère publique et qu'il s'agit d'un rapport social central dans le maintien de l'oppression des femmes. "Une remarquable et lucide analyse en trois volets, parmi les meilleures analyses que j'aie lues sur le sujet". (M. Carrier)
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2135
- “Grandir dans la proximité de la violence: des adolescent-es racontent la violence familiale” par Dre Katarina Weinehall, Université d'Umeå (Suède). La présente étude est consacrée à des jeunes (13-19 ans) qui subissent la violence dans leur milieu familial. Son objet est d'acquérir des connaissances sur les conditions liées à la socialisation dans la proximité de la violence, en écoutant, en interprétant et en tentant de comprendre les récits que font les jeunes de la vie lorsque la violence est quotidienne.
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2103
- “Le Parlement canadien a adopté le projet de loi sur la traite des persones”
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2145
- Arts visuels
”Centre de caresses, aires d'apaisement et autres propos” par Yolande Dupuis. Une entrevue avec l'artiste Paméla Landry.
Lire l'article: http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2126
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Zonta Club of Amherst Area
Contact: follini@ns.sympatico.ca
The Zonta Club of Amherst Area is located in the northern central region of Nova Scotia, Canada. They are a local chapter of Zonta International, a service club whose mission is to improve the status of women worldwide. The Club of Amherst Area in Nova Scotia will take the following actions to participate in the 16 Days campaign:
- Donate useful household articles to Autumn House, the local Transition House for women suffering domestic abuse. These articles are to be given out to women who are moving into their own apartments when leaving the shelter of Autumn House. Articles will be items such as pots and pans, blankets, sheets, towels, furniture, and cleaning supplies.
- Provide up to $50.00 (Canadian) to the local Cumberland County Public Library for the purchase of a DVD or book relevant to the problem of violence against women.
- Arrange with the local Nova Scotia Office for the Status of Women to wear white ribbons during the 16 days to symbolize the campaign against Gender Violence.
The local daily newspaper printed the account of the meeting and decisions of Zonta Club, featuring action against Gender Violence.
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Amnesty International (AI) with Amnesty International NYC Women’s Human Rights Action Team, AI Group 11, Columbia Law School AI, Columbia University AI, New York University AI, NYU Law Students for Human Rights
Contact: Denise Bell, dcbell70@YAHOO.COM
What: The second in a series of panel discussions entitled “Confronting War Crimes against Women.” Admission is free. The panel is called “Women Dying in Darfur.”
When: Wednesday, November 30, 2005, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Where: Judson Memorial Church, Assembly Hall 239 Thompson Street (South side of Washington Square)
Speakers include:
Pamela Shifman, moderator, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF
Sandra Krause, Director of the Reproductive Health Project at the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, an affiliate of the International Rescue Committee
Rachel Mayanja, United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement for Women
Peter Takirambudde, Executive Director of the Africa Division at Human Rights Watch
Alex de Waal, Fellow of the Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University and a Co-director of Justice Africa in London, and former Chairman of Mines Advisory Group when it was named a 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate.
RSVP (optional) to AmnestyRSVP@yahoo.com. Space provided courtesy of Judson Memorial Church
Brandeis University- The Heller School Gender Working Group
Contact: kready@brandeis.edu
The Heller School Gender Working Group at Brandeis University will hold a "Conversation on Violence Against Women" as part of the 16 Days Campaign. For more information please visit: http://heller.brandeis.edu/sid. Click here to see the FLIER and PRESS RELEASE.
Center for Media and Democracy and Women’s International league for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) - Burlington Chapter
Contact: robinlloyd@greenvalleymedia.org
As part of the '16 Days Against Gender Violence' (Nov. 25-Dec.10) the Center for Media and Democracy in cooperation with The Burlington Chapter of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) presents a film and panel discussion on Warrior’s Women, a short film on the impact of war on the lives of soldier’s families after they come home. Focusing on the Vietnam War, the film follows five families as they adjust and cope with the impact the effect of war is now having on their lives. Compelling and riveting, at times unbearable, the story that is so often left in the shadows is here brought to light. The panel discussion, moderated by Robin Lloyd (WILPF) will include representatives from Women Helping Battered Women, Military Families Speak Out, and WILPF. This discussion is especially topical, as 500 National Guardsmen will be returning to Vermont from Iraq in mid-December, and it is feared that the incidence of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) may be higher than expected. As part of a new series on Media Literacy, this film will highlight the importance of independent media makers on bringing to light important, often ignored aspects of war and domestic violence. At 6:30pm On November 30^th at the Channel 17 Studios, 294 North Winooski Ave., the film will be aired both for a studio audience as well as on Channel 17, part of the Adelphia cable system in Chittenden County. At 7:00pm we will open a panel discussion with the audience that will also air simultaneously LIVE on the air with an opportunity for folks in the audience to comment and ask questions. Join us to learn about war and its domestic impact as well as independent film production and the process of making community Television! 294 North Winooski Ave, Channel 17 Studios, November 30th at 6:30pm, Burlington, VT.
Connect, Sakhi, and American Friends Service Committe
Contact: Patricia Martínez (212) 683-0015x219, pmartinez@CONNECTNYC.ORG or Bix Gabriel at (212)714-9153
CONNECT is dedicated to the prevention and elimination of family and gender violence and the creation of safe families and peaceful communities. CONNECT will hold a dialogue with service providers and community organizers entitled “Gender Violence and HIV/AIDS: Making the Connections.” On December 8, community leaders and organizations will come together in a conference to explore and discuss the intersections of domestic violence and HIV/AIDS, to be part of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign which is an initiative of the Center for Women's Global Leadership. This conference will include cross-organizational training that shares knowledge between groups working in the fields of domestic violence, HIV/AIDS education, and sexual assault. The training is directed towards service providers and community.
Topics to be addressed:
- Basic awareness about HIV/AIDS as an issue
- The gender impact of HIV/AIDS (How HIV/AIDS differs from a woman's perspective)
- The international scope of HIV/AIDS as a women's issue
- HIV/AIDS and the LGBT community: Sensitivity Issues
- Generate actions and strategies for our everyday work
The conference will take place on Thursday, 8 December 2005 at 3 West 29th Street, 6th Fl. (Between 5th and Broadway), New York, NY 10001 (Marble Collegiate Church entrance) from 12:00 – 5:00 PM.
Hunter College- Latino Honor Society
Contact: tgalve@hunter.cuny.edu
A tabling/info session was held on campus and materials were handed out. Poster board with informative materials was hung up including information about minerva mirabal. A fundraiser was held to benefit a women's shelter. Members of the group wore 16 Days shirts for the tabling/info session on campus and during class to spread the word about 16 Days.
Kenyon College
Contact: Cheryl Steele, Associate Dean of Students, SteeleC@Kenyon.edu
Kenyon College has decided to hold “10 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” (3 Nov – 12 Nov) to allow for increased student participation, as the usual 16 Days schedule (25 Nov – 10 Dec) is a very busy time in the academic calendar. They have designed a logo to coincide with their campaign. The Kenyon College schedule of events is as follows:
- Thurs. 11.3 Distribution of information about 10 Days by the Sexual Misconduct Task Force
- Fri. 11.4 Focus on Safe Drives program by Safe Drives/Alpha Delta Phi fraternity
- Distribution of information cards at dinner
- Mural creation on gender violence at the Crozier Center; (express yourself each day between 11am-10pm until Nov. 7)
- Sat. 11.5 Film -“ And The Band Played On” by the AIDS Coalition; 7pm, Olin Aud
- Sun. 11.6 International Gender Issues panel discussion by the Task Force; 8pm, Peirce Lounge
- Mon. 11.7 Self-Defense Workshop by the Greek Council; 8pm, Black Box Theater
- Film -“ The Laramie Project” 10pm, Unity House
- Tues. 11.8 Discussion on Dating at Kenyon by Kenyon Men Against Sexual Assault; 10pm, Gund Residence Hall Lounge
- Wed. 11.9 Relationship Violence: One Police Officer’s Experience with Larry Rinehart, Deputy Chief of Police, Gahanna, OH; 6pm, Lower Dempsey Hall; Sexual Misconduct Advisors
- Thurs. 11.10 Opening Eyes and Ears: Stories on Middle Path by Unity House; Performance art
- throughout the day
- Gender Violence—Who Can I Talk To/Report It To? By Security & Safety; with Security and Safety officers Carol Brown, Melanie Remillard, Deb Shelhorn and Katie Archer; 7pm, Gund Residence Hall Lounge
- Fri. 11.11 Day of Silence, watch for details
- Closing Ceremony that evening on Rosse Hall steps
- Coffeehouse fundraiser with campus bands at Crozier Center & FUGG, 8:30pm, Horn Gallery; proceeds to New Directions Domestic Abuse Shelter
- Sat. 11.12 Comfort Zone/Midnight Movie -“ Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” at 12am, Peirce Great Hall Social Board, ADEPT, Task Force
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
Contact: www.mnadvocates.org
A speaker presentation was held on 7 December at 12:00 noon at 650 3 rd Ave. S., Suite 550, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Speakers made presentation in accordance with the 2005 theme of the 16 Days campaign on violence against women and women’s health. The event was posted at: http://www.mnadvocates.org/16_Days_of_Activism_Against_Gender_Violence.html. Click here for a flier: FLIER.
Rutgers University - Women’s Center Defense Coalition (WCDC)
Contact: j.andreas@netzero.net
On Tuesday December 6th at 6:30, WCDC will hold a self-defense course in the NJC lounge in the Douglass Student Center.
Rutgers University - Culture Jam: Students Against Excessive Consumerism
Contact: kbpepper@eden.rutgers.edu
On Monday, November 28 at 7pm in Trayes Hall Culture Jam will host Liza Featherstone discussing the class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart as well as her book "Selling Women Short: A Landmark Battle For Workers' Rights At Wal-Mart." Following this discussion will be a question and answer period and then a public screening of the movie "Wal-Mart The High Cost of Low Price." Culture Jam also participated in “Buy Nothing Day” on 25 November. Also, they will be holding a Fair Trade/Do-It-Yourself Craft Fair on Saturday, December 10, (11am-5pm) to provide the Rutgers community with an alternative source to holiday gift purchasing.
Sakhi for South Asian Women
Contact: bix@sakhi.org
Sakhi for South Asian Women is a community-based organization in the New York metropolitan area committed to ending violence against women of South Asian origin. Recognizing oppression based on class, immigration status, religion, and sexual orientation, Sakhi works to empower women, particularly survivors of domestic violence. Sakhi strives to create a voice and safe environment for all South Asian women through outreach, advocacy, leadership development, and organizing. Sakhi’s activities for 16 Days in 2005 were as follows:
November 25th – Dec. 10th, 2005: Web postcard campaign- Sakhi created 16 postcards (and more) for each day of the 16 days campaign. Each postcard has a fact, quote or relevant information about the intersection of HIV/AIDS and domestic violence. On each day of the 16 Days, a postcard was sent to about 1000 community members who were asked, in turn, to the send a postcard on to one new person each day. Though the efforts of the community members, more than 1000 postcards were sent out during the 16 days. Postcards can be viewed at: http://www.sakhi.org/app/sendPostCard.asp.
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005:To increase the participation of survivors of violence in the 2005 16 Days of Activism, Sakhi held a special poster-making workshop where survivors of violence could share their ideas on activism – for a violence-free future. Seventenn women and their children participated in the workshop creating their personal, powerful and beautiful messages and visions for the future.
For the safety and confidentiality of our clients and staff, this workshop was restricted to the women we work with and trained Sakhi volunteers. For more information, please contact Saveen Kaushal at saveen.kaushal@sakhi.org
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005, Making the Connections - Gender Violence and HIV/AIDS: A dialogue with service providers and community organizers: As a service-providing and community education organization, Sakhi in partnership with CONNECT and American Friends Service committee, organized a half-day dialogue between service providers and community organizers in the areas of domestic violence, sexual assault and HIV/AIDS. About 25 people from a range of organizations participated. The dialogue focused on building the connections between domestic violence and sexual assault and HIV/AIDS into our everyday work. This conversation kicked off building towards next year’s 16 days of activism!
Task Force on Gender and Cultural Change, Bethel of Woods Hole
Contact: bethelwh@cape.com
A Public Service Announcement was produced with the following script: “Each year men around the world put on a white ribbon from November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, until December 10, which is International Human Rights Day. Men--Wearing a white ribbon is your personal pledge not to commit violence against women, not to condone acts of violence, not to make excuses for perpetrators, and not to blame women for the violence. Violence against women is a men's issue that men must address. The white ribbon is your pledge not to remain silent but to challenge other men. So please wear a white ribbon from November 25 to December 10 and speak out to eliminate all forms of violence against women. To learn more about the International White Ribbon campaign visit the links at the Task Force on Gender and Cultural Change site found at www.globalbird.net.”
UNIFEM/USA Young Professionals
Contact: Shari Gruber, National Secretary, UNIFEM/USA at sharigruber@aol.com
UNIFEM/USA Young Professionals will hold the New York Debut of "A Woman's Face" followed by a panel discussion on the connection between violence against women and HIV/AIDS featuring representatives from: Americans for UNFPA, Safe Horizons, UNIFEM. “A Woman's Face” is a documentary short exploring the link between gender inequality and the disproportionate spread of HIV and AIDS among women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Filmed on location in Kampala, Uganda, the filmmakers ask women in different communities if they feel men and women are equal in Uganda today. Women offer a wide range of answers, spanning the class system and highlighting the multiple truths and complexities of AIDS in Africa today. The event will take place on Tuesday, December 6, 6:00pm at the Community Church of New York 40 East 35th Street, New York, NY. Cosponsors include: Americans for UNFPA; DAWN: Developing Aspiring Women Nationally; New York Women's Bar Association; UNA-NY YPIC. Entry costs: $25/$20 for members of UNIFEM/USA and co-sponsoring organizations. All proceeds to benefit the UN Trust Fund to eliminate violence against women.
Women’s Equity Council of the United Nations Association; American Association of University Women, San Diego Branch; UCSD’s Women’s Center; Women’s Resource Center, Oceanside; Girl Scouts San Diego-Imperial Council; Amnesty International; National Women’s Political Caucus of San Diego; Criscenzo for Congress Campaign; UCSD Student Health Services; Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition; National Organization for Women (NOW); Shakti Rising
Contact: AHoiberg@aol.com
Sponsored by the Women’s Equity Council of the United Nations Association; American Association of University Women, San Diego Branch; and UCSD’s Women’s Center, the following activities have been planned throughout the 16-day campaign. A partial list is as follows:
Friday, 25 November: Criscenzo for Congress Campaign invites your participation in “Bring Their Buddies Home,” a Thanksgiving Memorial for Our Troops. All participants are to dress in black and gather at Carlsbad Blvd. and Tamarack Avenue. Standing along Carlsbad Blvd., between Pine Ave. and Cannon Rd., all will pin to their shirts the name, age, and date of death of one of the more than 2,068 fallen, more than 60 are women. 2:00 - 5:00 P.M. Details and sign up at http://www.bringtheirbuddieshome.com/
Wednesday, 30 November: National Women’s Political Caucus of San Diegopresents “Politics Addresses Violence against Women,” with State Senator Christine Kehoeand District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. Available to purchase for holiday gifts is the 2006 NWPC San Diego Calendar honoring eleven extraordinary women and one good guy! 5:30 - 7:30 P.M., Mission Valley Library, 2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego. Cosponsored by the Women’s Equity Council of the UNA. Free! Cookies, too!
Thursday, 1 December: World Aids Day. The UCSD Student Health Services is organizing events at the Price Center, culminating with the film, “Absolutely Positive.” 10:00 A.M. ? 7:00 P.M. The theme of UNAIDS World AIDS Campaign is “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.” We urge the U.S. Government and Congressional members to keep their promises to promote more actions to prevent the spread of HIV, which is increasingly impacting girls and women (58% of those infected in sub-Saharan Africa are girls and women). Coordinator Erin Touslee.
Thursday, 1 December: Women Studies Department, California State University, San Marcus presents, "Domestic Violence, Culture, Prevention, and Recovery," with Tasha Iglesias and Anne Hoiberg. 2:00 - 3:45 P.M., Room 439, University Hall.
Thursday, 1 December: Girl Scouts San Diego-Imperial Council presents a program on human trafficking and teen prostitution.
Friday, 2 December: The Women’s Equity Council of the UNA and the Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition invite the media and San Diegans to a press conference to commemorate the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery and the U.S. ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. The U.S. becomes an official party to the Palermo Protocol on 3 December. The announcement commences at 11:00 A.M., United Nations Building, Balboa Park.
Friday, 2 December: Women’s Resource Center, Oceanside, has scheduled an event!
Friday, 2 December: Women’s Center, UCSD, is offering a buffet luncheon at the center, 11:30 A.M.
Saturday, 3 December: Amnesty International invites you to please join Connie Aramaki, a photo journalist, as she brings to San Diego her work on the Ciudad Juarez Campaign, where hundreds of women have been brutally killed. In February, she leaves for Northern Uganda to continue her photographic work there. 1:00 ? 4:000 P.M., 10208 Avenida Magnifica, San Diego 92131. Please RSVP to Kathy at 858.578.9207.
Sunday, 4 December: CodePink's march for peace and an end to violence against women. Noon - 1:30 P.M., Park Blvd. and President's Way, Balboa Park.
Monday, 5 December: National Organization for Women meets to discuss violence against women, 6:30 P.M., Jimmy Carter’s, 3152 5th Avenue.
Tuesday, 6 December: White Ribbon Day commemorating prevention of violence against women, all day, Aztec Center, San Diego State University.
Wednesday, 7 December or Frdiay, 9 December: Members and friends of the UNA’s Women’s Equity Council, League of Women Voters, Voices of Women, National Organization of Women, National Women’s Political Caucus, and all AAUW branches are invited to a program and tour of the San Diego Family Justice Center, 707 Broadway, downtown. The event, scheduled for 10:00 A.M. to noon, begins with a power-point presentation on the facility, including descriptions of offices where a domestic violence victim can secure a restraining order, where a rape victim can receive counseling, where a child can receive support before appearing in a courtroom, etc. A tour of the center follows the presentation.
Friday, 9 December: See above for Wednesday the 7th!
Friday, 9 December: Shakti Rising services house presents, “Women and Violence: Strengthening Community and Creating Safety,” 6:00 P.M., 2404 F Street, San Diego, 92102.
Saturday, 10 December: International Human Rights Day, a day to commemorate the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and offers us, according to former High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, “an occasion to demonstrate that the principles of the UDHR were not theoretical or abstract.”
This section highlights general United Nations support of the 16 Days campaign, including statements made by Executive Directors of various UN agencies with regard to the campaign, as well as websites UN agencies have created to highlight the campaign.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2005
International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2005
Websites
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Contact: leigh.pasqual@undp.org
UNIFEM observed the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence with a wide range of activities organized around the world by its regional and country offices, partner organizations and national committees. From public forums, seminars, and workshops to exhibitions, theatre performances and media campaigns, not a day went by from 25 November to 10 December without a reminder that violence against women is a human rights violation that must be stopped, and that everyone can play a part in doing so.
In Thailand, a public forum invited comments on the country's pending domestic violence bill, with ideas from the forum sent to national newspapers to stimulate further debate on the issue. In Cambodia, the White Ribbon campaign, a part of the 16 Days of Activism that specifically targets involving men as partners against violence, was launched by the Cambodian Men's Network, who went door-to-door to raise awareness and encourage public participation. A conference for government officials and civil society representatives on the problem of child marriages took place in Afghanistan, while in Abkhazia, the 16 Days was observed for the first time through a public awareness campaign that included seminars for students and round table sessions for the media and local authorities. A memorial was held in Nigeria, to remember all women who had lost their lives to violence and to recognize the courage of survivors. Attendees wore coloured t-shirts — beige for domestic violence, blue for incest and child abuse, red for rape and white for murdered victims — to signify the impact of particular forms of abuse on their lives. "No Safe Haven," a Project Alert compilation of media reports of violent attacks on women between December 2004 and November 2005, was launched at the event along with symbolic lighting of candles, reciting of poems and sharing of testimonies from survivors and families of victims of violence. Across Latin America and the Caribbean, a regional public campaign, which included UN agencies and international bodies, such as the Pan-American Health Organization, ISIS International, and the Centre for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL), called to action hundreds of organizations and thousands of activists to advocate against gender-based violence.
UNIFEM's national committees in various countries spearheaded publicity campaigns, working with local media to place articles in daily newspapers, run radio and TV spots and advocating with national authorities on effectively implementing existing policies and legislation on ending gender-based violence. In New Zealand, 50,000 white ribbons were distributed at breakfasts, street events and free concerts to symbolize speaking out against abuse of women and children, while in Iceland, activities organized by UNIFEM's national committee and 25 other civil society organizations included putting "band-aids" on all lower court houses in the country to call attention to inefficiencies within the justice system in dealing with cases of gender-based violence.
At an event at UNIFEM headquarters in New York, grantees from UNIFEM's Trust Fund to Eliminate Violence against Women told of their experiences working to combat violence in their communities. The occasion also saw the announcement of new Trust Fund grantees — 24 groups working in 30 countries received grants to further their work on ensuring that national policies and laws to end violence against women were being implemented, and to specifically address the deadly intersection of violence and the spread of HIV/AIDS. The complete list of 2005 Trust Fund grantees is available at: http://www.unifem.org/attachments/stories/TrustFund_Grantees_2005.pdf.
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