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By Kamla Bhasin
On April 22, 23 and 24, 2014 all OBR Coordinators from different parts of the world met in Rome to review and plan the future of this global campaign against violence against women and girls which has taken place during the last two years in 207 countries. This is the largest mobilization ever in human history on any issue.
Read more: One Billion Will Rise With a Revolutionary Zeal on Valentine’s Day, 2015
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The Activist School for Women Human Rights Defenders took place from April 5-12, 2014. Fourteen activists from Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, East Timor and Colombia gathered at the Isis International Women's House in Quezon City, Philippines.
The theme for day 1 was 'Introducing Self-Reflexivity'. It began with participants sharing their expectations and objectives for the Activist School. These were presented as clouds above a tree filled with the apples, or contributions, each participant offered to the training.
Read more: Isis International Feminist Activist School for Women Human Rights Defenders April 2014
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Using case studies from Pakistan, Iran, Indonesia, China, Bangladesh, Israel and India, Sexuality in Muslim Contexts argues that Muslim religious traditions do not necessarily lead to conservative agendas but can promote emancipatory standpoints. This book is one that should be read by all those interested in sexuality, religion, Islam, or gender, writes Olivia Mason. The wide range of case studies make it suitable for both an academic and general audience while the examples make it a stimulating and accessible read.
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"I am always there for you, but you don't see me!"
This was the message of a short video clip produced by the participants of the Activist School for young, queer women in Francophone West Africa, «Building Ourselves, Building our Communities», organised in February 2014 in Lomé, Togo by the Queer African Youth Networking Center (QAYN) and Isis International.
Nineteen young queer women from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Togo attended the five day workshop, which took place from February 10 to 14 in Lomé. The main focus of the training was on building self-awareness and journaling, community building, facilitative leadership and media for community building. For many it was the first time to attend a workshop specific to queer, young women and the first time to convene and exchange with queer women from different countries.
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The Beijing Platform for Action calls upon the media and governments to ensure that women have equal participation in and access to the media, and to address stereotypical representations of women in the media. However, as the five-yearly Global Media Monitoring Project1 reports show, women's access to the media is progressing at a glacial pace. To help speed progress, UNESCO has joined with civil society organisations to launch the Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMG) following a three-day forum in Bangkok in December 2013.
The alliance has three objectives, as outlined in the draft framework:
- “To strengthen international and regional cooperation to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in and through the media - among all stakeholders working together to drive change globally;
- To follow-up and systematically monitor and evaluate one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Women and the Media Diagnosis, and its strategic objectives; and
- To develop, sustain, build priorities amongst a broad donor, government funding and development agency framework on gender and media.”
Read more: Getting women's voices heard: The Global Alliance on Media and Gender
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“ONE in THREE women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. That is ONE BILLION WOMEN” - One Billion Rising For Justice
Join the One Billion Rising 2014 campaign and dance, move, and rise in solidarity with us this Valentine’s Day!
In 2013, one billion individuals in 207 countries rose against violence against women and children ranging from the state demolition of homes in the Philippines to widespread sexual violence in Afghanistan and South Asia. This year, the One Billion Rising campaign calls women and men from across the globe once again to participate in a worldwide strike against injustice and to help ‘break the chain’ of gender violence.
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