 2008 International Calendar of Campaign Activities
REGIONAL | IRAQ | JORDAN | PALESTINE
Organization: OpenDemocracy
Location: Online (regional focus on the Middle East)
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Over 16 days, openDemocracy is running an editorial project in support of the annual activism against gender violence campaign. We are publishing articles and podcasts and running a dedicated blog on our front page. Guest blogger Zohra Moosa of the Fawcett Society is leading the dialogue. Themes we are addressing include: security masculinities and the state, rape and impunity, healthy bodies, coercion and control, and women as trade.
Contact: Jane Gabriel; jane.gabriel@opendemocracy.net or +44 (0)20 7608 2000
Website: http://www.opendemocracy.net/editorial_tags/16_days
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IRAQ
Organization: Asuda for Combating Violence Against Women
Location: Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Seminars in schools with girls and boys, distribution of campaign materials, radio broadcasting programs on gender-based violence, public awareness campaign, information about international conventions and resolutions related to GBV; see attached report
Contact: manager@asuda.org
Website: http://www.asuda.org
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JORDAN
Organization: The International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Location: Amman, Jordan
Date: November 24, 2008
Description: "No to Violence Against Women" Session - Half day session to talk about VAW, share thoughts, experiences and program ideas liable to improve our efficiency in our work, to be able to respond better to and make a difference for those with no voice. It will be a light interactive session, a film, some drama, and a colorful PP presentation
Contact: advocacy@theIRC.org
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PALESTINE
Organizations: UNIFEM, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), World Health Organization (WHO), High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), three Palestinian Authority ministries and 15 local non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Location: Ramallah and Gaza, West Bank
Date: December 5, 2008
Description: Festival to combat violence against women, with a focus on the issues of “honor killings,” breaking the silence around domestic violence, and involving youth (especially young men) in ending violence against women and girls.
Contact: admin.jordan@unifem.org
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