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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign
At Safe World we like to think we give our members the inside scoop on our work, campaigns and developments, wherever possible. You will shortly be in receipt of our end-of-year newsletter but we were keen to let you know of a major campaign that will be taking place over the thanksgiving period.
On the 25th November Safe World will launch its 16 days campaign comprising of 16 consecutive days of activism against gender violence. It is a Global campaign, starting on the International Day Against Violence Against Women & ending on International Human Rights Day – from 25th November to 10th December
During this time Safe World will be working tirelessly to:
- Highlight issues of violence against women and girls throughout the world
- Promote events of organizations who are planning related activities during the period
- Showcase the work of artists, musicians and video-makers who are dedicated to ending violence against women
- Campaign stridently in support of women who are victims of injustice
Our work on 16 days is well underway and a new 16 days section has been created on the website. Articles have been sourced from around the globe by a selection of writers from a rich variety of backgrounds and experiences. Interviews with award winning documentary makers and human rights activists have taken place and direct work with field partners around the world is being finalized. We invite you to read the works on the site over the next few weeks and we are sure you will be proud that you are part of this campaign.
Best Wishes from the Safe World team!
| Date: | 25 November 2010 |
| Action Type: | 16 Days |
| Sponsored By: | A Safe World for Women |
10 Dec 2010
'The continuing detainment of Shane and Josh is a human rights issue' - Safe World talks to Sarah Shourd.
Sarah Shourd was detained in solitary confinement in Evin prison, in Iran, for 410 days until her release in September after a world-wide campaign.
She and her fiance Shane Bauer and friend Josh Fattal were arrested by Iranian security guards near the border of Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan in July 2009.
Iranian authorities released Sarah on compassionate grounds but are continuing to hold Shane and Josh.
The reason for their ongoing imprisonment is unknown.
Chris Crowstaff and Andrew Sampson from Safe World interviewed Sarah about her experiences in prison and in the following film she talks about how she overcame depression while in prison and her ongoing campaign to free fiance and Shane
please, keep on reading at: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/in-the-news/454-interview-with-sarah-s...
10 Dec 2010
Interview with Ngozi Eze
Chris Crowstaff talks to Nigeria Country Director of Women for Women International
Q: Thank you so much for talking to us Ngozi.
Can you start by painting a brief picture of Nigeria?
Nigeria is such a large country.
When something is happening in the north they may not know what is happening in the south, for example.
There are around 150 million people.
The state of Lagos has twice the population of the whole of Rwanda. There are lots of ethnic groups
please, keep on reading at: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/advocates/452-nigeria-oil-poverty-and-...
9 Dec 2010
By Olutosin Oladosu - Adebowale
Fighting for the unborn generation
Mother, widowhood and silence
The journey does not begin today, it began years back when I was a child and we were neglected because my mother was able to bring forth just girls; she tried many times to bear boys but her womb could only breed girls.
Therefore, when our father died in 1976, May 9, my mother could not demand any inheritance. She single-handed raised her girls and there was thickening hatred in the family, they were looking for who was responsible for his death.
please, keep on reading at: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/stories-from-the-ground/449-nigeria-my...
7 Dec 2010
Roni Aloni Asdovnik is a survivor of child sexual assault.
She endured this abuse from ages 3-12, and then suffered further emotional abuse from her attacker after daring to tell her mother, who told her she was “inventing stories”.
In 1998, Roni was elected as a member of Jerusalem’s municipal council, and for 5 years was the head of the non-affiliated faction, Ohavie Yerushalaim (those who love Jerusalem), which acts mainly on behalf of all the city’s children and youth.
please, keep on reading at: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/stories-from-the-ground/447-surviving-...
7 Dec 2010
Tuesday 30th November was a Global day of Action for students throughout the world.
In England, Chile, France, Austria, Philippines, Italy and other countries, students took to the streets in protest against cuts, rising fees and privatisation of education.
In some countries they numbered hundreds of thousands in many cities.
In Iran, today was 16 Azar. The Iranian Students day.
A day when the country remembers 3 students killed in 1953 by the Shah's security force. A day when the government traditionally organises national demonstration. It is also a day when students organise there own protests.
But there is a difference to the protests that took place on 30th November. The students who brave the streets in Iran risk violence, long prison sentences and possible torture.
For seven Iranian students demonstrating is not an option. They are already in prison
please, keep on reading at: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/in-the-news/446-my-sister-my-daughter....
5 Dec 2010
By Jennifer Timmons, Safe World Staff
“My husband beat me seriously. He beat me intentionally many times, when he came home drunk. He beat me because of my disability. He said to others that I was useless, could not make love, or cook.”
– Angela, 20 year old woman born with a physical disability that leaves her unable to walk, Northern Uganda
No Respect
The Document on Violence Against Women with Disabilities published October 2010 by the International Network of Women with Disabilities (INWWD) reports that one factor behind the incidence of violence against persons with disabilities is the stigma associated with disability: persons with disabilities are often considered by society to be
“not completely human and of less value…. The absence of representations of their identity favours the perception that one can abuse them without remorse or conscience.”
please, keep on reading at: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/opinion/438-violence-against-women-wit...
5 Dec 2010
BACKGROUND
Repeatedly summoned for advocating women's rights
Navid was first interrogated in 2008 after attempting to organize events for International Women’s Day.
After two years of pressure and repeated summons, he was arrested again on September 18, 2010 at his father’s home in Amol, Mazandaran Province, in northern Iran by the Caspian Sea.
Eight security officials raided his father’s home and beat Navid during the arrest.
He was first held in a local revolutionary prison but later transferred to a general prison in Sari, the provincial capital of Mazandaran.
On November 14, Navid Mohebbi was charged with membership of the One Million Signatures Campaign, and support for the One Million Signatures Campaign, which advocates for freedom and equality for women.
Please, keep on reading and taking action at: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/navid.html
3 Dec 2010
By Chris Crowstaff, Safe World Founder
When Grace first moved to Kaabong, from a lusher part of Uganda, she was horrified by what she saw.
She was greeted by abject poverty, degradation, abuse and a sense of hopelessness. Instead of turning her back, Grace has dedicated her life to the women and children there. To empowering them to help themselves, to develop self-esteem and self-worth. To know their rights.
please, to keep on reading go here: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/advocates/437-kaabog-women-with-disabilities.html
2 Dec 2010
INTERVIEW
Ellen Bruno: Capturing the Stories of Child Prostitutes in Burma on Film
By Mel James, Safe World Staff
Safe World's Mel James interviewed award-winning filmmaker Ellen Bruno on the eve of the premiere preview of her new documentary, Sacrifice, about child prostitutes from Burma.
please, read more at: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/advocates/436-ellen-bruno-capturing-trafficking-on-film.html
1 Dec 2010
... So, too, must our efforts to eliminate violence against women and to promote gender equality, particularly in regions where women are most affected by the epidemic. Similarly, since discrimination against those living with HIV serves to drive HIV underground, we must step up efforts to eliminate discrimination, stigma and unjust laws...
please, keep on reading at: http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/in-the-news/433-cautious-optimism-on-world-aids-day.html
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