International Women's Day (8 March)/Dia Internaçional da Mulher (8 de março)

International Women's Day, 8 March 2010:

Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all

From: http://www.internationalwomensday.com

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. 

1908
Great unrest and critical debate was occurring amongst women. Women's oppression and inequality was spurring women to become more vocal and active in campaigning for change. Then in 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.

1909
In accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the first National Woman's Day (NWD) was observed across the United States on 28 February. Women continued to celebrate NWD on the last Sunday of February until 1913.

1910
In 1910 a second International Conference of Working Women was held in Copenhagen. A woman named a Clara Zetkin (Leader of the 'Women's Office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany) tabled the idea of an International Women's Day. She proposed that every year in every country there should be a celebration on the same day - a Women's Day - to press for their demands. The conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, representing unions, socialist parties, working women's clubs, and including the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament, greeted Zetkin's suggestion with unanimous approval and thus International Women's Day was the result.

1911
Following the decision agreed at Copenhagen in 1911, International Women's Day (IWD) was honoured the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on 19 March. More than one million women and men attended IWD rallies campaigning for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination. However less than a week later on 25 March, the tragic 'Triangle Fire' in New York City took the lives of more than 140 working women, most of them Italian and Jewish immigrants. This disastrous event drew significant attention to working conditions and labour legislation in the United States that became a focus of subsequent International Women's Day events. 1911 also saw women's 'Bread and Roses' campaign.

 

1913-1914
On the eve of World War I campaigning for peace, Russian women observed their first International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February 1913. In 1913 following discussions, International Women's Day was transferred to 8 March and this day has remained the global date for International Wommen's Day ever since. In 1914 further women across Europe held rallies to campaign against the war and to express women's solidarity.

1917
On the last Sunday of February, Russian women began a strike for "bread and peace" in response to the death over 2 million Russian soldiers in war. Opposed by political leaders the women continued to strike until four days later the Czar was forced to abdicate and the provisional Government granted women the right to vote. The date the women's strike commenced was Sunday 23 February on the Julian calendar then in use in Russia. This day on the Gregorian calendar in use elsewhere was 8 March.

1918 - 1999
Since its birth in the socialist movement, International Women's Day has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration across developed and developing countries alike. For decades, IWD has grown from strength to strength annually. For many years the United Nations has held an annual IWD conference to coordinate international efforts for women's rights and participation in social, political and economic processes. 1975 was designated as 'International Women's Year' by the United Nations. Women's organisations and governments around the world have also observed IWD annually on 8 March by holding large-scale events that honour women's advancement and while diligently reminding of the continued vigilance and action required to ensure that women's equality is gained and maintained in all aspects of life.

2000 and beyond
IWD is now an official holiday in China, Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. The tradition sees men honouring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc with flowers and small gifts. In some countries IWD has the equivalent status of Mother's Day where children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.

The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. Many from a younger generation feel that 'all the battles have been won for women' while many feminists from the 1970's know only too well the longevity and ingrained complexity of patriarchy. With more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights, and an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true equality. The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women's education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men.

However, great improvements have been made. We do have female astronauts and prime ministers, school girls are welcomed into university, women can work and have a family, women have real choices. And so the tone and nature of IWD has, for the past few years, moved from being a reminder about the negatives to a celebration of the positives.

Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. A global web of rich and diverse local activity connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women's craft markets, theatric performances, fashion parades and more.

Many global corporations have also started to more actively support IWD by running their own internal events and through supporting external ones. For example, on 8 March search engine and media giant Google some years even changes its logo on its global search pages. Year on year IWD is certainly increasing in status. The United States even designates the whole month of March as 'Women's History Month'.

So make a difference, think globally and act locally !! Make everyday International Women's Day. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.

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More about International Women's Day from the UN's Women Watch site: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/:

In 1975, during International Women's Year, the United Nations began celebrating 8 March as International Women's Day. Two years later, in December 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace to be observed on any day of the year by Member States, in accordance with their historical and national traditions. For the United Nations, International Women's Day has been observed on 8 March since 1975. The Day is traditionally marked with a message from the Secretary-General.

Gender Equality, Empowering Women Central to All Other Millennium Development Goals, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day

» Visit the website for International Women's Day 2010 in:
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» Calendar of events: UN observances of International Women's Day worldwide

Say NO - UNiTE’s YouTube channel

English | Español | Français Dear Friends, Say NO has a new action and we want to count you in! Every Monday Say NO - UNiTE’s YouTube channel will feature a video on ending violence against women recommended by Say NO supporters. Have your say, watch and be counted! Click here for our first video of the week, Women on the Frontline – Nepal. Have Your Say. E-mail sayno.video[at]unifem.org with the name of a video and YouTube url that addresses the topic of violence against women and girls. We will add your best suggestions to the playlist "Best of YouTube: Ending Violence against Women." Don't forget to visit Say NO - UNiTE's channel to comment on the video of the week! Watch and be Counted. View and share videos from Say NO - UNiTE's YouTube channel. The first step to breaking the silence is to speak up and spread awareness. Remember to embed the videos on your website or blog and share them via facebook and twitter. Every view counts! Take action. UNiTE. Say NO to Violence against Women. The Say NO Team, UNIFEM English | Español | Français Estimado/a amigo/a: La Iniciativa Di NO tiene una nueva acción y esperamos contar contigo. Cada lunes, el canal de Di NO - ÚNETE en YouTube presentará un vídeo sobre la eliminación de la violencia contra las mujeres recomendado por quienes apoyan la iniciativa Di NO. Expresa tu opinión, mira y súmate. Pulsa aquí para ver el primer vídeo de la semana, Women on the Frontline - Nepal. Expresa tu opinión. Envía un e-mail a sayno.video[at]unifem.org con el nombre de un vídeo que aborde el tema de la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas, y el url de YouTube. Seleccionaremos las mejores sugerencias para la lista de reproducción “Best of YouTube – Ending Violence against Women”. No olvides visitar el canal de Di NO - ÚNETE para comentar el vídeo de la semana. Mira y súmate. Mira y comparte vídeos desde el canal de Di NO - ÚNETE en YouTube. El primer paso para romper el silencio es hablar sin temor y generar conciencia. Recuerda insertar los vídeos en tu sitio web o blog, y compartirlos a través de facebook y twitter. ¡Cada visita cuenta! Toma acción. ÚNETE. Di NO a la Violencia contra las Mujeres. El Equipo de Di NO, UNIFEM English | Español | Français Chère amie, Cher ami, Dites NON présente une nouvelle action, à laquelle nous souhaiterions vous voir associé ! Chaque lundi, la chaîne Dites NON - Tous UNiS sur YouTube présentera un film vidéo sur la fin de la violence contre les femmes, recommandé par une personne soutenant Dites NON. Faites entendre votre voix, regardez ce film et faites comptabiliser votre action ! Cliquez ici pour voir notre première vidéo de la semaine, Des femmes en première ligne au Népal.   Faites entendre votre voix. Adressez un courriel à sayno.video[at]unifem.org avec le nom et l’adresse URL YouTube d’un film vidéo traitant de la violence contre les femmes et les filles. Nous ajouterons vos meilleures suggestions à la liste de titres « Best of YouTube: Ending Violence against Women ». N’oubliez pas de consulter la chaîne Dites NON – Tous UNiS pour pouvoir commenter le film vidéo de la semaine ! Regardez et faites comptabiliser votre action. Regardez les vidéos archivées sur la chaîne Dites NON – Tous UNiS sur YouTube et faites les partager. Pour briser le silence, il convient d’abord de parler haut et fort et de sensibiliser les autres à notre combat. N’oubliez pas d’afficher les vidéos sur votre site Internet ou votre blog, et de les faire partager par l’intermédiaire de Facebook et de Twitter. Chaque visionnage compte ! Passez à l’action. Tous UNiS. Dites NON à la violence contre les femmes. L’équipe de Dites NON, UNIFEM

Ações e Reflexões sobre a) Direitos sexuais, b) Acesso a medicamentos e propriedade intelectual e c) Liberdades laicas (parceria com o Observatório Interdisciplinar de Direitos Humanos da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/UFRGS)

SOLICITAÇÃO DE CONTRIBUIÇÕES

“Consolidando o campo dos Direitos Humanos sob uma perspectiva dos países do Sul: Ações e Reflexões sobre a) direitos sexuais, b) acesso a medicamentos e propriedade intelectual e c) liberdades laicas”

Prazo para Recebimento de Artigos: 10 de Março de 2010

O Observatório Interdisciplinar de Direitos Humanos da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) e Sur – Rede Universitária de Direitos Humanos convida todos os interessados a enviar suas contribuições sobre a) direitos sexuais, b) acesso a medicamentos e propriedade intelectual e c) liberdades laicas, pensadas sob a ótica dos direitos humanos na perspectiva dos países do Sul, para serem publicadas nos próximos números da Revista Sur.

A Sur – Revista Internacional de Direitos Humanos é publicada duas vezes por ano e distribuída gratuitamente para aproximadamente 2700 leitores em mais de 100 países. A revista é editada em três idiomas: Inglês, Português e Espanhol; e se encontra inteiramente disponível on-line no site www.revistasur.org.

O objetivo da revista é disseminar um canal de comunicação entre professores e ativistas de direitos humanos e apontar também a perspectiva do hemisfério sul, sem omitir as contribuições de outras regiões. O convite para o envio de contribuições para a Sur – Revista Internacional de Direitos Humanos é parte do projeto “Consolidando o campo dos Direitos Humanos sob uma perspectiva dos países do Sul: Ações e Reflexões sobre a) direitos sexuais, b) acesso a medicamentos e propriedade intelectual e c) liberdades laicas”, financiado pela Fundação Ford e executado pelo Observatório Interdisciplinar de Direitos Humanos da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), entre 2007 e 2009.

Este projeto tem um objetivo de caráter acadêmico – reflexão teórico-conceitual e interdisciplinar dos temas selecionados – e outro político, marcado pela necessidade de intervenção no debate nacional e internacional nestes campos. Interessa, particularmente, a construção de agendas de ação e cooperação entre os países do hemisfério sul em temas de direitos humanos. É a partir deste marco que a Revista Sur recebe contribuições que abordem os seguintes temas:

a) Direitos Sexuais:
A discussão a respeito dos direitos sexuais traz como questão central a igualdade de direitos e autonomia sobre o próprio corpo, independente do sexo, gênero ou orientação sexual. E se por um lado é possível identificar avanços significativos em termos da conquista desta igualdade, por outro, pode-se observar que estes avanços se restringem a determinados grupos sociais, cidades ou países. Os direitos sexuais podem ser percebidos, assim, como mais um elemento de desigualdade que se coloca, tanto entre os países do Sul Global, como destes em relação aos países do Norte.

Propomos, assim, trazer para o debate dos direitos sexuais as especificidades dos países do sul no sentido de problematizar as dicotomias e classificações tradicionalmente acionadas neste debate, tais como heterossexual/homossexual, masculino/feminino, saúde/prazer, direito/responsabilidade, sexo/gênero.

b) Acesso a Medicamentos:
A compreensão de que as pessoas têm direito a alguns bens e serviços é algo relativamente recente, sendo resultado de um conjunto de discussões que têm sido feitas na direção da inclusão de determinados segmentos da sociedade a instâncias relativas à saúde, à educação, entre outras, das quais se encontravam apartados.
No sentido prático, pode-se dizer que o acesso a determinados bens e serviços constitui-se em um objeto de disputa política e se encontra em tensão em diferentes campos do social, dentre eles o do direito, o da economia, o da saúde e o da política.

No registro teórico dessa discussão é que pensamos na produtividade de articular no âmbito da Revista Sur três conceitos que se situam na interface dos direitos humanos, do direito e da saúde: acessibilidade, vulnerabilidade e necessidade.

c) Liberdades laicas:
Este tópico refere-se em especial às articulações entre o campo dos direitos humanos e o campo das reflexões e ações acerca das liberdades laicas, dos processos de secularização e da laicidade do Estado. Pensar o tema das liberdades laicas a partir da trajetória histórica dos países do Sul Global, implica por um lado levar em conta a ação colonizadora das nações européias, acompanhada da importação em especial do catolicismo, mesclado com as religiões locais; e por outro estabelecer conexões entre o aprofundamento das experiências democráticas nos países do Sul, o fortalecimento dos direitos humanos, os movimentos de secularização da sociedade e exigência constitucional de laicidade do Estado. Assim, alguns temas aparecem como prioritários, entre eles: a construção de políticas públicas inclusivas e laicas, o que vale em especial para temas de saúde e educação (há vários temas sensíveis nestas interfaces, como aborto, ensino religioso na escola pública, como sexualidade, concepção assistida, células tronco, etc.); e a ação das representações religiosas nos parlamentos locais e nacionais, suas coligações e formas de pressão política.

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Os artigos sobre os temas propostos enviados até o 10 de março participarão da seleção para o número 12 da revista (a ser publicado no primeiro semestre de 2010).
Serão avaliados somente artigos inéditos.

Todas as contribuições serão avaliadas por, pelo menos, dois integrantes do Conselho Editorial ou do Conselho Consultivo da Revista Sur e, sempre que necessário, também por especialistas externos. As eventuais modificações sugeridas serão enviadas aos autores, e sua incorporação estará sujeita a sua autorização expressa.

Como a distribuição da nossa revista é gratuita, infelizmente não podemos remunerar nossos colaboradores. No que se refere aos direitos autorais, a Revista Sur utiliza a licença Creative Commons 2.5 para a publicação dos artigos (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/deed.pt).

FORMATO
As contribuições devem ser enviadas eletronicamente (no formato Microsoft Word) para o endereço artigo.sur@conectas.org, seguindo as diretrizes abaixo descritas:

- Possuir, no máximo, entre 7.000 a 10.000 palavras ou até 70.000 caracteres;
- As notas de fim devem ser concisas (as regras de citação podem ser encontradas aquí: http://www.surjournal.org/rules/rulpt.pdf).
- Incluir biografia resumida do autor com, no máximo, 50 palavras.
- Incluir um resumo do artigo com, no máximo, 150 palavras, juntamente com a indicação de palavras chaves para a devida classificação bibliográfica.
- Inserir a data em que o artigo foi escrito.

IMPORTANTE: As orientações para os autores foram modificadas e serão aplicadas a partir do número 10 da Revista Sur. Em caso de dúvida, não hesite em contatar o conselho editorial da Revista Sur no e-mail: contato.sur@conectas.org

Call for Contributions: “Consolidating the field of Human Rights from the Perspective of the countries of the South: Actions and Reflections on a) sexual rights, b) access to medicine and intellectual property and c) religious freedoms”

Source: Sur


Topics: Sexual & reproductive rights


The Interdisciplinary Human Rights Observatory of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and Sur - University Human Rights Network invite all who are interested to submit contributions regarding a) sexual rights, b) access to medicine and intellectual property and c) religious freedoms, under the lens of human rights and from the perspective of the countries of the South, to be published in the upcoming editions of Sur - International Journal on Human Rights (Revista Sur). Deadline for contributions: March 10, 2010.

Revista Sur is published twice a year and distributed free of charge to approximately 2,700 readers in more than 100 countries. It can be accessed online and is available in three different languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Revista Sur aims at opening channels of communication between and among professors and human rights activists, as well as disseminating the perspectives of the southern hemisphere, though not excluding contributions from other regions.

This invitation to submit contributions to Revista Sur comprises part of the project “Consolidating the field of Human Rights from the perspective of countries of the South: Actions and Reflections on a) sexual rights, b) access to medicine and intellectual property and c) religious freedoms”, financed by the Ford Foundation and executed by the Interdisciplinary Human Rights Observatory of UFRGS, between 2007 and 2009.

The goal of this project is of both an academic nature – requiring theoretical-conceptual and interdisciplinary reflections on selected subjects – and a political nature, as indicated by a need to intervene into the national and international debates surrounding these topics. Of particular interest to the project is the development of plans of action and cooperation for countries of the southern hemisphere, on various human rights themes. It is for this reason that the Journal seeks contributions that discuss the following subject areas:

a) Sexual Rights:

The discussion of sexual rights raises a question that is central to the equality of rights and corporal autonomy, independent of sex, gender or sexual orientation. If, on the one hand, it is possible to identify significant advances in terms of overcoming this inequality, on the other hand, one can observe that such advances are restricted to certain social groups, cities or countries.

In this way, sexual rights can be perceived as one more element of inequality, existing both: among the countries of the Global South; and between the countries of the Global South and those of the North.

For this reason, the editors propose bringing insights from countries of the south to the debate on sexual rights, in order to underscore the problems associated with the dichotomies and classifications traditionally addressed within this debate, such as: heterosexual/homosexual, masculine/feminine, health/pleasure, right/responsibility, sex/gender.

b) Access to Medicine:

The belief that individuals have the right to certain goods and services is relatively new, resulting from a series of discussions that have been carried out with the aim of including certain segments of society, in cases relating to health and education, among others, that had formerly been excluded.

Practically speaking, it can be said that access to certain goods and services constitutes an object of political debate and is in a place of tension in different fields, such as society, law, economics, health and politics. On the theoretical side of this discussion, we think it prudent to articulate, within the scope of the Journal, three concepts that are found on the interface of human rights, law and health: accessibility,
vulnerability and necessity.

c) Religious Freedoms:

This topic refers specifically to articulations between the field of human rights and the field of reflections and actions surrounding religious freedoms, the processes of secularization and the secularity of the State. To think of the subject of religious freedoms from the historical perspective of the countries of the Global South is to imply: (i) on the one hand, taking into account colonization by European nations,
special importation of Catholicism, and subsequent mixing with the local religions; and (ii) on the other hand, connecting the deepening of democratic experiences in the countries of the South to the strengthening of human rights, societal secularization movements and the constitutional demand of secularization of the State. For this reason, some subjects appear as priorities, including: the construction of inclusive and secular public policies, which are especially important in the areas of health and education (within which are several sensitive subjects, such as: abortion, religious education in public schools, homosexuality, assisted conception, stem cell research, etc.); and the effects of religious representation in local and national governments and religious coalitions and their forms of political pressure.
Articles discussing the topics proposed above, which are submitted by March 10th 2010 will be considered for selection in the 12th edition of the Journal (to be published in the first semester of 2010). Only original articles will be evaluated. All contributions will be evaluated by at least two members of Revista Sur’s Editorial Council or Consultative Council and, as often as necessary, by outside specialists. Any suggested changes will be sent to the respective author, and the incorporation of such changes will be subject to the express authorization of the author. Because distribution of the Journal is free of charge, the Journal unfortunately cannot remunerate its collaborators. In terms of authors’ rights, the Revista Sur uses the Creative Commons 2.5 license to publish its articles (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/deed.en).

Format

Contributions should be sent in electronic form (MS Word format) to artigo.sur@conectas.org and should follow these guidelines:

* Between 7,000 and 10,000 words or up to 70,000 characters.
* Concise endnotes. The Rules for Citation can be found at: http://www.surjournal.org/rules/rulen.pdf
* Short biography of author (maximum of 50 words).
* Abstract (no more than 150 words), including keywords for the required bibliographical classification.
* Date when the paper was written.

Important: The guidelines for authors have changed and will be in force from the Sur Journal issue 10 on. If you have any doubt, do not hesitate to contact the editorial board at contato.sur@conectas.org.

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Urge the US Congress to pass the International Violence against Women Act!

English | Español | Français Dear Friend, The International Violence against Women Act (IVAWA)*, a landmark legislation on ending violence against women, has been introduced in the United States Congress. The bill, if passed, will impact millions of women and girls worldwide by including solutions to address violence against women and girls in US foreign assistance programmes. This is your chance to have a say— Sign the IVAWA petition and urge the US Congress to pass this bill; let your friends and networks know that they can help by adding their names here. The IVAWA would translate into increased US investment in local women’s groups and programmes that promote women's access to economic opportunity and education, address violence against women and girls in humanitarian situations, improve legal accountability and aim at changing public attitudes towards the issue. Listen to the voices of women on the ground about why IVAWA matters to them. UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador and Say NO Spokesperson, Nicole Kidman applauded the efforts that have gone into the drafting of IVAWA and emphasized, “The IVAWA, when passed, will be a beacon, lighting the way forward in other countries. I urge you to say NO to violence against women by supporting the IVAWA. Partners of Say NO have given us new tools and ways that each of you can have a say – sign the IVAWA petition today.” For more ideas on how you can support the IVAWA, check out the resources offered by Women Thrive Worldwide, Amnesty International USA and the Family Violence Prevention Fund. Join us today. Your signature counts! Sincerely, The Say NO Team, UNIFEM *Note: The IVAWA was developed by the U.S. Members of Congress with Women Thrive Worldwide, Amnesty International USA, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, and organizational partners, in consultation with more than 150 groups including U.S.-based NGOs, U.N. agencies and 40 women's groups across the globe.   English | Español | Français Estimado/a amigo/a: La Ley Internacional sobre Violencia contra la Mujer (IVAWA)*, legislación histórica que busca poner fin a la violencia contra las mujeres, fue presentada ante el Congreso de los Estados Unidos. El proyecto de ley, de ser aprobado, afectará a millones de mujeres y niñas de todo el mundo, puesto que incluye soluciones para enfrentar la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas en el los programas de asistencia extranjera de los EE.UU. Esta es tu oportunidad para opinar. Firma la petición para la Ley IVAWA e insta al Congreso de los EE.UU. a aprobar el proyecto; hazle saber a tus amigos/as y redes que pueden ayudar sumando sus nombres aquí. La Ley IVAWA se traduciría en una mayor inversión de los EE.UU. para grupos locales de mujeres y programas que promuevan el acceso de las mujeres a las oportunidades económicas y la educación, aborden la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas en situaciones humanitarias, mejoren la rendición jurídica de cuentas y que apunten a modificar las actitudes públicas hacia el problema. Escucha las voces de las mujeres desde el terreno acerca de la importancia que la Ley IVAWA tiene para ellas. La Embajadora de Buena Voluntad de UNIFEM y Portavoz de la Iniciativa Di NO, Nicole Kidman celebró los esfuerzos invertidos en la formulación de la Ley IVAWA y enfatizó, "Cuando se apruebe, la Ley IVAWA se convertirá en una guía que iluminará el camino en otros países. Les insto a decir NO a la violencia contra las mujeres, apoyando la Ley IVAWA. Los asociados de la iniciativa Di NO nos han dado nuevas herramientas y mecanismos para que cada uno de ustedes pueda expresar su opinión. Firma hoy la petición para la Ley IVAWA. Para obtener más ideas sobre cómo puedes apoyar la Ley IVAWA, consulta los recursos que ofrecen Women Thrive Worldwide, Amnistía Internacional EE.UU. y el Fondo de Prevención de Violencia Familiar. Únete a nosotras hoy. ¡Tu firma cuenta! Cordialmente, El Equipo de Di NO, UNIFEM *Nota: La Ley IVAWA fue formulada por los miembros del Congreso de los EE.UU. junto a Women Thrive Worldwide, Amnistía Internacional EE.UU., el Fondo de Prevención de Violencia Familiar y organizaciones asociadas en consulta con más de 150 grupos, incluyendo ONG estadounidenses, agencias de la ONU y 40 grupos de mujeres de todo el mundo. English | Español | Français Chère amie, Cher ami, L’Acte international sur la violence contre les femmes (International Violence against Women Act  - IVAWA)*, une législation-phare visant à mettre fin à la violence contre les femmes, a été présenté devant le Congrès des Etats-Unis. Le projet de loi, s’il est adopté, influera sur la vie de millions de femmes et de filles dans le monde entier, intégrant des dispositions visant à lutter contre la violence à l’égard des femmes et des filles dans les programmes américains d’aide à l’étranger. C’est l’occasion de faire entendre votre voix : signez la pétition en faveur de l’IVAWA pour demander instamment au Congrès des Etats-Unis d’adopter ce projet de loi ; faites savoir à vos amis et à vos réseaux qu’ils peuvent nous aider en ajoutant leurs noms ici. L’IVAWA se traduirait en une augmentation des investissements américains dans les groupes de femmes locaux et les programmes qui favorisent l’accès des femmes aux opportunités économiques et à l’éducation, luttent contre la violence à l’égard des femmes et des filles dans les situations humanitaires, améliorent la responsabilité juridique et visent à faire évoluer les comportements publics sur cette question. Ecoutez les voix des femmes sur le terrain qui vous expliquent pourquoi l’IVAWA est important pour elles. L’ambassadrice de bonne volonté et porte-parole de Dites NON, Nicole Kidman, a salué les efforts investis dans la rédaction de l’IVAWA et souligné que « l'IVAWA, une fois adoptée, sera une référence qui montrera la voie à d’autres pays. Je vous demande instamment de dire NON à la violence contre les femmes en appuyant l'IVAWA. Les partenaires de Dites NON nous ont donné de nouveaux outils et moyens pour que chacun d'entre vous puisse faire entendre sa voix. Signez la pétition en faveur de l'IVAWA dès aujourd'hui. » Pour de plus amples informations sur la manière dont vous pouvez appuyer l’IVAWA, veuillez consulter  les ressources offertes par Women Thrive Worldwide, Amnesty International USA et le Family Violence Prevention Fund. Rejoignez-nous aujourd’hui. Chaque signature compte ! Meilleures salutations, L’équipe de Dites NON, UNIFEM *Remarque: L’IVAWA a été élaboré par des membres du Congrès américain en coopération avec Women Thrive Worldwide, Amnesty International USA, le Family Violence Prevention Fund ainsi que des partenaires organisationnels, en consultation avec plus de 150 groupes, dont des ONG basées aux Etats-Unis, des agences de l’ONU et 40 groupes de femmes à travers le monde.

Uma nova publicação: Viva Rio, Grupo de Estudos para a Paz / CES: "Rostos Invisíveis da Violência Armada"

Fonte: IANSA Women's Network

06/01/2010 9:20 am

O novo livro "Faces da Violência Armada Invisível" apresenta as vozes de raparigas e mulheres do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) que sofrem os efeitos ou se envolver em violência armada. 

Ele documenta os diferentes papéis de meninas e mulheres desempenham em contextos de violência armada e as formas pelas quais elas se organizam para resistir e impedi-lo.

Esta investigação por membros da IANSA Viva Rio (Brasil) e Grupo de Estudos para a Paz / CES, Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal) traz à luz alguns aspectos cruciais para uma mais sensível e mais ampla compreensão do fenómeno da violência.

Este livro desafia as abordagens existentes e as análises dos impactos diretos e indiretos da violência armada sobre as vidas das mulheres, incidindo sobre os diversos tipos de contribuição feminina na formação do comportamento violento e valorizar o potencial das mulheres como formuladores nos processos de paz.




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Por: Tatiana Moura
Publicado com o apoio da Fundação Ford

CEVAM: Ele é um anjo da guarda na vida das mulheres que sofreram violências

Elas chegam machucadas. Elas não querem nem falar. Estão acostumadas a calar. Mas é preciso ouvir. É preciso conhecer as histórias por traz dos ferimentos. É preciso conhecer as vozes que relatam as histórias. É preciso dar atenção a este triste relato de Brasil que a justiça teima em esquecer e a sociedade estranhamente já se acostumou. Todas as histórias relatadas no site do CEVAM são verídicas e as vozes que narram são protagonistas de um drama real, vivido por quer conta. Algumas histórias apenas passaram pelo CEVAM, outras ainda estão em nossos corredores, tentando acabar com o medo de viver. O CEVAM nasceu de uma iniciativa de sua fundadora Consuelo Nasser, que visava proteger e amparar mulheres vitimas de violência doméstica. Porém, com o passar do anos, a história mudou assim como a sociedade e a relação dela com a violência doméstica. Hoje, grande parte das ações desenvolvidas em nossa ONG são voltadas à recuperação de crianças agredidas, abusadas ou abandonadas por seus gestores. Assim sendo, o CEVAM – junto com o Juizado da Infância e da Juventude – desenvolveu uma forma de envolver a sociedade para a solução destes problemas: Através do Programa Anjo da Guarda. Com este programa, a sociedade poderá participar, apadrinhando uma criança do CEVAM, da forma que puder. Seja através de apoio financeiro à criança – incentivando a mesma nos passos escolares, comprando roupas ou brinquedos -, apoio profissional – oferecendo serviços como médicos e dentistas à esta criança - , ou até mesmo o apoio emocional – onde o “anjo da guarda” fica incumbido de passear com a criança nos finais de semana, férias ou qualquer outro momento, integralizando a mesma na sociedade e oferecendo um pouco de amor e carinho a ela. Os resultados deste programa são muito positivos, tanto para a criança quanto para quem apadrinha, pois entrar na vida de uma criança é uma bênção sem preço. Como toda ONG, o CEVAM é feito de propostas e projetos junto aos órgãos responsáveis pelas melhorias na qualidade de vida dessas mulheres, dentro da Instituição. Hoje, são mais de 80 mulheres e crianças que dependem das boas condições de vida que o CEVAM oferece para continuar a viver. Por isso seus projetos são tão importantes: eles representam uma chance de nova vida para inúmeros seres humanos que chegam desamparados ao Centro e saem com novas perspectivas, novas chances e esperanças de felicidade.
(Fonte - http://cevam.com.br/)

CEVAM - Centro de Valorização da Mulher Consuelo Nasser

Diretora Responsável: Maria das Dôres Dolly Soares

Projeto: Atendimento a mulheres em situação de violência Goiânia/GO