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One Billion Rising Campaign Deepens and Expands with Focus on Justice

International Activist and Actor Monique Wilson Named One Billion Rising Director

New Short Film & Website Unveiled

8 July 2013 - Today, V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls, and the One Billion Rising campaign announced the launch of ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE. The campaign will build upon the energy and momentum that was created in 2013 when one billion activists in 207 countries came together to strike, dance, and rise to end violence against women and girls. This year, we will focus on the issue of justice for all survivors of gender violence, and ending the rampant impunity that prevails globally.

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Statement of Support

Mindanao PeaceWeavers (MPW), united in our common desire to build a lasting peace and future for all peoples in Mindanao, continuing with our reflection and discernment on the pace and progress of the current peace process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), put forward our urgent concerns and calls:

While at this stage of the peace process, eight months removed since the signing of the historic Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB), we note with alarm and concern the lag in the accomplishments in the negotiations when contrasted with the timelines and roadmap to peace mutually agreed upon.  This lack of development has given rise to conjecture and negativity towards the peace process and joint agreements reached thus far.  Furthermore, this lack of progress has allowed detractors and naysayers to gain traction in public discourse, eating away at the support the peace process has painstakingly gained. Nevertheless, we encourage both panels to persevere, in uniting on common ideals and detailing the mechanisms needed to make them work. As they resume their discussions in Kuala Lumpur today through the 10th, we all wish the members of both panels renewed enthusiasm, vigor and hope in defining the true promise of Mindanao.

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We present here feminist voices from Egypt on the current situation in the country: Hibaaq Osman, founder of Karama,http://www.el-karama.org/); Hoda Elsadda, Global Fund for Women; and Nazra for Feminist Studies.

Egypt at its Best

"Democracy has never been about elections... Democracy is meant to be for the people and by the people."

No one thought they would see this day again. Egypt had its first revolution in 2011 and we felt the sweeping emotion that comes from watching people take control of their own futures. We were proud then, not just those of us watching from inside of Egypt, but men and women all across the globe felt this pride. We were all inspired in witnessing that the people’s will could be strong enough to carry their demands across forces that previously seemed impossible to break down.

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“Women’s Voices, Women’s Choices” is a radio program created by Strey Khmer, a Cambodian grassroots NGO that seeks to better the lives of women across the country. Besides running the program, Strey Khmer has created a listeners group/club to train women on how to engage with the radio programme, on how to call in, how to develop questions, and have had group discussions about the issues raised in the programmes. Strey Khmer has  also held educational sessions on the importance of community radio in raising issues and coming out with solutions.

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Following the invigorating debate that took place on the Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) network, sparked by the arrest of FEMEN activists in Tunisia on June 12, WLUML issued the following statement :

WLUML calls for the immediate release of FEMEN activists, including Amina Tyler, and demands that the Tunisian government drop all charges. WLUML does not endorse FEMEN's tactics or specific platforms, but we find the imminent imprisonment of FEMEN activists for exercising their right to freedom of expression to be a violation of fundamental human rights. However we may feel about nude protest as a method, it is critical to defend the right of free expression, particularly in the post-dictatorship countries of the Middle East.

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Support Women's rights activists in Turkey

[Brussels 14 June 2013] The stalemate between the protesters and the violence of the government continues in Turkey. Things in Turkey are getting worse...

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