Urge Congress to Help End Violence Against Women Women's Rights Change.org:
Urge Congress to Help End Violence Against Women
Targeting: The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored by: Oxfam America
"In her lifetime, approximately one in three women around the world will suffer violence simply because she is a woman. Sex trafficking, rape during times of war, and domestic violence are destructive forces not just for women, but for entire communities. This cannot continue.
Your legislators have the power to speak out against this systemic violence against women, and rally support for innovative programs that decrease acts of violence.
Please ask Congress to make women's safety an urgent priority. Their leadership could mean the difference between life and death for a woman or girl."
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wear a Pink Sari and Carry a Big Stick
Wear a Pink Sari and Carry a Big Stick
The women's gangs of India.
From Slate:
"Sampat Pal Devi of the gulabi In March, the Indian upper parliament passed a historic affirmative-action bill. If approved by the lower house, the law would reserve 33 percent of all parliamentary seats for women. You might think this would be well-received by rural women in India. But they long ago gave up on the government and have taken things into their own hands. India is witnessing a rise of vigilante groups, the most sensational of which is the gulabi, or pink gang, operating in the Bundelkhand district of the Uttar Pradesh state, one of the poorest districts of India. Some gangs have started what Indian journalists describe as a 'mini-revolution' on behalf of women."
The women's gangs of India.
From Slate:
"Sampat Pal Devi of the gulabi In March, the Indian upper parliament passed a historic affirmative-action bill. If approved by the lower house, the law would reserve 33 percent of all parliamentary seats for women. You might think this would be well-received by rural women in India. But they long ago gave up on the government and have taken things into their own hands. India is witnessing a rise of vigilante groups, the most sensational of which is the gulabi, or pink gang, operating in the Bundelkhand district of the Uttar Pradesh state, one of the poorest districts of India. Some gangs have started what Indian journalists describe as a 'mini-revolution' on behalf of women."
SAGE News
SAGE News: Please join us for the first annual SAGE Public Sociology Community reception.
When: Monday, August 16th from 5-7pm (during ASA convention)
Where: SEAR, a restaurant in the Marriott Marquis (one of the official ASA hotels)
What: Reception to kick off the SAGE Public Sociology Community. Cocktails and light fare will be served. We will hear briefly from Corey Dolgon and Chris Baker, the authors of the highly anticipated first edition Social Problems: A Service Learning Approach.
Are you interested in the public sociology movement in particular or service learning and civic engagement in general? We are pleased to invite you to join the SAGE and Pine Forge Public Sociology Community. We believe that public sociology represents an exciting convergence of socially relevant research and scholarship with fresh, action-based teaching strategies. At their best, these trends promise to reinvigorate sociological practice and engage new generations of students with a sociology that makes a difference.
Please RSVP to erica.deluca@sagepub.com by August 6th."
When: Monday, August 16th from 5-7pm (during ASA convention)
Where: SEAR, a restaurant in the Marriott Marquis (one of the official ASA hotels)
What: Reception to kick off the SAGE Public Sociology Community. Cocktails and light fare will be served. We will hear briefly from Corey Dolgon and Chris Baker, the authors of the highly anticipated first edition Social Problems: A Service Learning Approach.
Are you interested in the public sociology movement in particular or service learning and civic engagement in general? We are pleased to invite you to join the SAGE and Pine Forge Public Sociology Community. We believe that public sociology represents an exciting convergence of socially relevant research and scholarship with fresh, action-based teaching strategies. At their best, these trends promise to reinvigorate sociological practice and engage new generations of students with a sociology that makes a difference.
Please RSVP to erica.deluca@sagepub.com by August 6th."
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Media Release: NCAVP
NCAVP Report of hate violence against LGBTQ communites released today.
Click here for the media release. Let us know your thoughts.
Click here for the media release. Let us know your thoughts.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Grantees of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Win Global Accolades (News, 2010-06-30) - News & Events - UNIFEM
From our friends at UNIFEM:
Grantees of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Win Global Accolades (News, 2010-06-30) -
"Grantees of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Win Global Accolades
Projects addressing violence against women and its intersection with HIV from South Asia won global recognition at the prestigious Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival and the U.K. One World Media Special Awards recently. Breakthrough and Equal Access, the two organizations spearheading the activities, are grantees of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, which is managed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) on behalf of the UN system"
Grantees of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Win Global Accolades (News, 2010-06-30) -
"Grantees of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Win Global Accolades
Projects addressing violence against women and its intersection with HIV from South Asia won global recognition at the prestigious Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival and the U.K. One World Media Special Awards recently. Breakthrough and Equal Access, the two organizations spearheading the activities, are grantees of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, which is managed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) on behalf of the UN system"
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Epacvaw
New group/website I came accross over the weekend, for our overseas readers:
Epacvaw:
"The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) Centre on Violence against Women is welcoming you on its website, presenting the EWL Observatory on violence against women, data and reports on the situation in thirty countries from the European Union and neighboring countries, current news, as well as a resources on violence against women. Since 2008, the EWL Centre on Violence against Women is supported by the EC Daphne III Programme. In Europe today, one in four women is a victim of male violence."
Epacvaw:
"The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) Centre on Violence against Women is welcoming you on its website, presenting the EWL Observatory on violence against women, data and reports on the situation in thirty countries from the European Union and neighboring countries, current news, as well as a resources on violence against women. Since 2008, the EWL Centre on Violence against Women is supported by the EC Daphne III Programme. In Europe today, one in four women is a victim of male violence."
Thursday, July 1, 2010
8,548 cases of violence against women reported in 2009
8,548 cases of violence against women reported in 2009:
From Pakistan:
"8,548 cases of violence against women reported in 2009
Some 8,548 cases of Violence Against Women (VAW) were reported during 2009 showing a 13 per cent increase from a total reported 7,571 cases in the year 2008."
thoughts?
From Pakistan:
"8,548 cases of violence against women reported in 2009
Some 8,548 cases of Violence Against Women (VAW) were reported during 2009 showing a 13 per cent increase from a total reported 7,571 cases in the year 2008."
thoughts?
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