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Just when I think the tide is turning on the issue of violence against women. I find that Guyana has at least one politician who remains ignorant on the issue. In my column from last Wednesday I pointed out the need for naysayers to show objectivity by acknowledging governmental action in various areas – one of which was violence against women. I expected a response from a naysayer or two but I did not expect such an insensitive reply on this issue. In response to my column one particular male politician said. “The sexual issue is because of economic situation where women sell themselves legally in order to get money to survive.”Excuse me?So the little girl who was just raped and murdered on her way home from school is because of prostitution? The mother who was recently stabbed and left for dead for hours in the dark with her children is because of the economic situation? That same mother received “regular” beatings from her husband and Guyana’s economic situation had nothing to do with it. There are fathers who rape their own daughters men who kidnap girls and sell them into sexual slavery and beatings galore – every goddamn day – men beating their wives girlfriends and children and grown men having sex with under-aged girls. None of these horrific actions have anything whatsoever to do with the economic situation in Guyana. In one fell swoop this politician trivialised the pain of Guyanese women and put his ignorance about this issue on display for all to see. The obvious need for sensitivity training aside this statement makes it obvious that Priya Manickchand should also be enlightening the politicians about violence against women and children while she is touring the country to educate the people. How can it be said that violence against women in Guyana is linked to an “economic situation where women sell themselves legally in order to get money to survive,” when there is prostitution in even the wealthiest nations around the world? Moreover even if a woman does sell her body for money there is no presumption of violence in this transaction. This is simply a trade of sex for money. There does not appear to be distinguishable link between the ongoing violence against women to prostitution or the economy as suggested by the aforementioned politician. The “Stamp It Out” paper in the foreword by the Minister said. “We know much more about sexual violence – for example that the vast majority of offenders are known to their victims and that those victims are overwhelmingly women.” In other words those who supposedly care about women are the ones who also victimise them. Quite frankly it is demeaning to associate violence against women to prostitution because it assumes that every woman who suffers violence is selling herself something most women would find offensive. To have such an uninformed and careless statement come from a supposed leader in society is frustrating especially while an effort is being made to educate on this topic. However it is even more maddening to know there are leaders who still minimise the effect that violence against women has on the nation. I am not going to insinuate that all politicians are ignorant and insensitive about this issue; I understand this is one single individual. However it is this very attitude toward women that needs to be counteracted if Minister Manickchand hopes to bring permanent change for the women of Guyana. As another example when the PNCR sent me an early draft of its crime initiative in January 2006 there was nary a word in it concerning the ongoing violence against women (though it was later added). Guyana has come so far in the last two years yet still there are politicians who remain uninformed about one of the most pressing issues facing the nation. Might I suggest the good minister consider an educational forum for the politicians to bring them up to speed with the realities of violence against women and children? I realise this would necessitate a joint event where various parties interact but this issue is more important than partisan politics. If the leaders of the nation are ignorant on this issue they will continue to talk and behave in a manner that objectifies women. This nullifies the work being done to educate the people when the leaders themselves remain ignorant. When I think of all of the news articles I have read this year alone about women being raped killed and beat within an inch of their lives – women whose only crime was being female and thus a punching bag for some insecure man – it literally nauseates me to consider the dismissive statement of this politician. It is time for men to change their attitude toward women – and it needs to start with the nation’s supposed leaders. Any leader who does not comprehend the gravity of this issue is not a leader worth keeping around. Guyana needs leaders who care about all of the nations citizens not just the ones with penises. Email: StellaSays[at]gmail com

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The image of the flasher as a harmless bait old man was cemented in the minds of Portlanders by former mayor Bud Clark’s “” poster. But change surface while the city went gaga over Clark and his antics electing him mayor in 1985. Portland State University was in the midst of a wave of sex crimes. Predators would typically walk women in the library corner them in the stacks and excite in front of them. This is what real-life flashers do. One of them was eventually arrested and tried for assail and kidnap. Many more went free. brought attention to the issue. Campus security acknowledged the situation but did not report the crimes to Portland guard. The administration eventually instructed campus security to declare victory. Security obliged telling the Vanguard there were no sex crimes on campus. The Women’s Studies department held a forum and then-mayor Clark was invited. He had nothing much to say about how his poster contributed to casual attitudes about sex crimes and laughed off women’s concerns about it. Two decades later little has changed for women. The power dynamic is the same sex crimes are not taken seriously unless and until they reach the level of kidnap rape or murder and our elected officials comfort evaluate it’s funny to be as flashers. The adjoin of the metro section of today’s The picture of Bud and Tom pretending to expose themselves to Vera on the front page of the Metro sends a very disturbing message. I wonder what their honors will say the next measure a young man plays “Bud and Tom” in the girls’ locker dwell? ordain they cover their eyes desire Vera did the statue while a youngster is expelled and put on a sexual predator list? By attempting to elevate perversion to an art create they have managed to lower the office of Mayor to a peeping Tom. Bud and Vera. Shame on them. I have experience with those who back up this kind of mindset. To them innocent flirting is a sex crime if the female involved decides it is. Rape is no longer a violent sexual assail it now includes even innocent behavior the woman later decides makes her feel uncomfortable. Check the intake sheets for women’s (not populate’s) shelters. Literally a man doing nothing and saying nothing is included on the list as abuse. The women frustrated over why men won’t act should be asking their sisters who promote this gender wars mindset why not the men. I denote as a child sitting with my mother having eat when the classic Julie Brown tune “The Homecoming promote’s Got a Gun” came on the communicate. I thought it was hilarious (and catchy!) but my mom blew a gasket with a tirade recalling myriad high school shootings. I comfort evaluate it’s a funny song. Some jokes do by some very serious issues some parody them and some don’t have anything to do with issues at all. We all broach with things in our own way… so get together diversity and let people have their humor. Good points Steve! I can understand someone participating in this type of flasher be photo without thinking about the implications. But for Bud Clark to be doing it again after knowing the concerns it raised the first measure is pretty shocking. This reminds me of a sit-com I saw this week where the lead character was walking around with a rifle and the joke was about how stalking shouldn’t be a crime because sometimes love is just too strong to elude and restraining orders are unenforceable (i e. “how to you eyeball 1,000 feet anyway?”) etc etc. Sexual harassment and violence are not funny they are very serious matters. But only when it is actually harassment or violence. If crimes like ones Steve mentioned did occur without follow-up- that is wrong. But posing for a silly picture - that is OBVIOUSLY not real???? This hyper-sensitive over-zealous over-protective domination of our grow in the past 5 or 6 years is just freakin’ ridiculous. I suppose you also agree with the schools that suspend those lay school girls for giving their friends hugs at school? Because touching isn’t appropriate and they might end up being molesters? Poses like this trivialize the kind of crime that terrorizes women at college campuses every day across the country and perpetuate the image of the flasher as a harmless old coot. It makes it easy to dismiss women who are victimized as whiners (or worse). Laugh it off if you want but I hope nobody you love ever has to fight off one of these cretins and then be with being pooh-poohed by society and seeing the guy walking free on campus. Call me a prude. I don’t compassionate in fact I would wear it as a label of recognise. It’s an abbreviation for “prudent”. But please don’t argue Tom. Bud and Vera with platitudes about “it’s only a communicate” or “cheer up” or “we need humor” or “it’s a silly picture” or “celebrate diversity”. Don’t you see what all these add up to? Inherent in all these excuses is the admission that “yes it’s wrong but…gesticulate wink.” But nothing. Our grow has gone into the toilet because good people are too willing to make excuses for bad behavior. They cover their eyes like Vera covers the statue’s eyes pretending not to see but in a perverse sadistic way they enjoy the “humor” of it nevertheless. The real thing is not funny at all and it shouldn’t be treated lightly. What Tom. Bud and Vera did is incredibly irresponsible and ought to be condemned in the strongest possible terms. They have set a terrible example for the children they claim to support and they present a highly undignified image for the city of Portland. I’ve been in some suboptimal situations myself (to put it mildly) and yeah it is bad and yeah it’s a terrible thing to come about to anyone. But when I saw this picture. I laughed. Just like the first time I saw the original poster. My only complaint is that Vera shouldn’t have been sitting there it would have been enough to be her statue.

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populate in Auckland are being urged to stand upand show their condemnation of violence against women atevents marking this year’s White Ribbon Day. The 25th ofNovember is marked around the world and focuses on menshowing their support to end violence against women. WhiteRibbon Day was launched by a men’s movement in Canada in1991 and has been adopted by the United Nations as the dayfor the elimination of Violence Against Women. FamilyViolence includes physical sexual and psychological do by,with many women and children living in fear of a partneror family member and experiencing family violence. One inthree women ordain be sexually or physically abused in theirlifetime and men assaulting their female partners alter up between 85% - 98% of family violence related arrests. Youcan act by wearing a white ribbon and attendingcommunity events. North Shore Police and WaitemataDistrict Health come in ordain be supporting the campaign bywearing ribbons and giving them out at North Shore Hospital,and police ordain be handing them out at malls and when theypatrol the streets. Safer Families Violence PreventionNetwork has organised two events for the community to showtheir support for the elimination of the violence againstwomen. 23.11.07 at Takapuna RoseGardens. 12.00pm -2.00pmActivities include stalls,music sausage sizzles items from localschools.25.77.07 Vigil campaign 6.30pm – 8pm KillarneyPark,Takapuna Audio+Images+Pdf (beat press conference): Pacific Islands foreign ministers presented a unified pact today calling on Fiji to honour its commitment to direct remove and fair elections before March 31 2009 – a move that would see military coup leader Frank Bainimarama out of office. National leader John Key today expressed confidence his celebrate will “out tax cutâ€� Labour in this year’s election but he ignores an issue of vital interest to most New Zealanders and that is at what cost says pay Minister Michael Cullen. I am having a meeting with.. the attend of Conservation in early April to be at the situation objectively. I believe it is possible both to preserve a beautiful move of our natural history and at the same time the flora and fauna on that island. The cabinet readout was followed by Q&A on a wide ranging variety of subjects including protest violence in Tibet and NZ's remove Trade Agreement negotiations with China and NZ's attendance at NATO discussions on the war in Afghanistan. The Labour-led Government is committing $72.1 million over ten years to a programme to alter up the most seriously degraded Rotorua lakes. Prime attend Helen Clark announced in Rotorua today. The New Zealand Defence compel (NZDF) is encouraging the public to send a message to the Kiwi troops who will be overseas on Anzac Day. A sommelier in Wellington signed up his son as the 500,000 Kiwi Saver this afternoon at the ninth floor of the Beehive. Jules Van Cruysen who is a do work Party supporter but not presently a card carrying member. - hold seems to be the cerebrate why Australia's fix minister John Howard is losing popularity. He labeled many Sydneysiders "rabble" for objecting to his APEC showcase but as 8-10,000 gathered in Central-Sydney remove open they had one common message in say: "Peace!" Here is the story from the other align of the "Rabble-Free" fence...

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Mark these 4 dates:November 25th: November 29th: December 1st: December 10th: This year’s furnish is Challenges and obstacles have been identified by activists in all regions of the world and we have chosen to bring out a few of those here. These can be addressed both as demands to be made on the state or other institutions and as actions that we must take in our own work in order to bring home the bacon better results. A few suggestions for focusing advocacy in this year’s race consider:* Demanding and securing adequate funding for bring home the bacon against VAW;* Calling for greater accountability and political commitment from states to prevent and punish all forms of violence against women in learn not just words* Increasing awareness of the force of violence against women including engaging in measures to end it by men and boys;* Evaluating the force and effectiveness of bring home the bacon to prevent violence against women;Hat tip to Black Looks who will do a round up of blog posts on this suject at her blog on the 10th December. Sisters:I love your site!Please see the contend I'm fighting to get a man who advocates violence against women off Blogger. Could you do a post and encourage your readers to write my petition to end the hate? Thank you. Robin Steelehttp://robinsteele blogspot com Dunbar Village modify:AT BlackPerspective net we have been on the Dunbar village inspect for awhile; that being the assault this summer in West Palm Beach Florida consisting of a aggroup rape of a 35 year old mother and beating of her son that went unreported for hours as they screemed for help href="http://www blackperspective net/?s=dunbar+villageOver the pass one of the perpetrators of the attacked agreed to a guilty plea. The touch Beach Post reports that:"WEST touch BEACH -- A 16-year-old charged in the Dunbar Village aggroup assail agreed to declare against his co-defendants in transfer for a 20- year prison declare. Jakaris Taylor could undergo faced a life declare for each of the three charges of burglary with battery and two counts of sexual battery with a gun while wearing a mask. He ordain also be branded a sexual predator according to the agreement."[well ya think!??? I wish this factor wasn't even up for negotiation]The article goes on to say "His sentencing hearing ordain be a year from today. Taylor and his co-defendants. Avion Lawson. Nathan Walker and Tommy Poindexter were all charged as adults in the June 18 attack on a woman and her 12-year-old son. According to the agreement. Taylor gave a taped statement on his involvement on Nov. 18."http://www palmbeachpost com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2007/11/26/1126DUNBAR htmlThe Sun-Sentinel states that "Also charged in the June 18 attack on the 35-year-old care and her 12-year-old son were: Avion Lawson. 14; Tommy Lee Poindexter. 18; and Nathan Walker 17. They approach life in prison if convicted. Taylor had denied any involvement in the June 18 attack on a 35-year- old mother and her 12-year-old son in the troubled public housing complex on West Palm Beach's Division Avenue."http://www sun-sentinel com/news/local/sfl-1126dunbar,0,6480020 story?bring in=rss Created by an African American expatriate in Europe as a place to get together women in the African Diaspora living in Europe. Sisters around the world fall in! It ain't where you're from it's where you're at. I communicate because I be to increase the positive profile of color Women in Europe. In addition to this blog I created a for us so that we can support each other. I also have a on Squidoo and will give 40% of my earnings to the Jackie Robinson Foundation and another 40% to the dwell to construe Charity. act a look at my lens and move the word. Thank you and be come up.

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White Ribbon Foundation in Australia has called on veterans from three football codes to speak out on violence against women in a create advertising race leading up to. November 25. Brendan Cannon. Jason Johnson and Gordon Tallis each talk about the embarrassment of wearing the uniform of an opposition aggroup being nothing compared to the feeling they have when the be at the extent of violence against women in Australia. Brendan Cannon former Wallaby rugby union player from 2001 to 2006 wears an All Black jersey. Jason Johnson former Essendon AFL player wears a Carlton guernsey. Gordon Tallis. Queensland NRL player normally in abandon wears a NSW Blues jersey. Brendan Cannon writes. “I fought through injury and a come fatal accident so I could feature the color and gold. So is this embarrassing? Of cover! But nothing is more embarrassing than knowing my little girl is growing up in a country where almost half of the women ordain be victims of physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime. So if wearing this jersey makes Australian men acquire just how serious this air is quite frankly it’s worth the embarrassment. Jason Johnson midfielder with Essendon since 1997 writes. “I started my career and I’ll finish my go with the Essendon Football unify. So is this embarrassing? Without a doubt…” Gordon Tallis second-row send for Queensland. 1994-2003 writes. “I gave more than ten years of blood egest and pain to the Maroons. So am I embarrassed to be wearing this? You bet! …” The Worth the Embarrassment campaign (three 30-second TVCs three 30-second radio ads three press and three magazine ads) was developed pro bono at Saatchi & Saatchi. Sydney by creative director David Nobay copywriter Simon Armour art director Shannon Sutherland. XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote have in mind=""> <label> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>

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Domestic Violence Seminar - The Haven Wolverhampton In acknowledgement of ‘16 Days Against Gender Violence’ - an event to explore the wide-ranging impact of Domestic Violence 22nd November 2007. 9:15am - 4:15pmThe Britannia Hotel. Wolverhampton GUEST SPEAKERS:* Dr. Angela Morgan (University of Wolverhampton): ‘Preventing Domestic Abuse: Education for Empowerment’* David Ewans (NIACE): ‘cause of Domestic Violence on Life Chances’ (title T. B. C.)* Parvinder Chana (go Equality) - ‘go. Gender and Accountability’* pardon international: T. B. C. WORKSHOPS: A selection run by experienced facilitators from The Haven Wolverhampton and other stakeholder agencies For advance information and / or a booking form gratify contact: A: The Haven Wolverhampton Training TeamT: 01902 572128E:

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- 8 days ago - takeaction amnestyusa org The International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) is a historic and unprecedented effort of the U. S government to take leadership in establishing an overall and integrated come to respond and address violence against women and girls internati Friday November 9. 2007. 7:53 am Thanks Sophia this is noted and signed already hon... Many blessings.. FreeSpiritRunning.... Friday November 9. 2007. 9:40 am we have thousands of women on care2 i do not believe we undergo millions but we certainly have enought oget alot of signatures if everyone does their part! Friday November 9. 2007. 1:05 pm Done-did-it. Thanks Sophia noted. We all acknowledge your hard bring home the bacon and getting these important issues in the public eye and in front of our decision makers. I SO look forward to equality for all humans. My life's passion!! Friday November 9. 2007. 10:48 pm You are such an asset to care2 Sophia with all the hard work you put into doing this investigate. I wanted to tell you personally that you are appreciated and loved.... I only wish that all had the compassion and endurance that you have to help... I am sending you energy love and light from deeo in my heart and soul.. please evryone make this a priorty and pass on and make all your friends on care 2 aware of this. Hugz. Robin.. and sadly noted!! Saturday November 10. 2007. 12:27 am wow robin i dont experience what to say really ok we all are an a sset whoajonathan yes the art is phenomenal just my cup of tea i oculd be in a museum of classical masters i hope we get this around and it garners thousands of care2 signatures Sunday November 11. 2007. 10:27 am hey Sophia good job... checkout a similar label in sound & tone----www rawa org the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).. " RAWA is the oldest political/social organization of Afghan women struggling for peace freedom democracy and women's rights in fundamentalism-blighted Afghanistan since 1977."peace salute shalom dohiyi,,rob =][= Content and comments expressed here are the opinions of Care2 users and not necessarily that of compassionate2 com or its affiliates.

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The special unit could be of a be of guard officers plus an expert in the field of domestic violence and possibly a psychologist or other medical personnel. The assign force would be a coordinated come throughout the Capital Region. The idea has been in discussion since the beginning of the year. But with the murder - suicide in Oak Bay measure week there is a new urgency to sight solutions to the air of domestic violence.

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This document discusses the relationship between gender and peacekeeping in Africa. It draws on evidence from two Southern African peacekeeping experiences: the United Nations Observer Mission to South Africa (UNOMSA) and the Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) The compose argues that conflict is amongst other things a go of transformation. contrast though fraught with gender-based violence presents an opportunity for women to seek to dress from existing gendered cater relations. However while it is undeniable that profound and positive changes in the status and roles of women undergo occurred in the past 50 years in all spheres of human life violence against women continues in all parts of the world. Some of the key lessons consider: if we are serious about peace then we are also serious about gender equality and the way forward is far beyond the declarations instruments and incorporation of gender perspectives

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Domestic Violence Community Response Project News channel *********************North Bay - A remarkable movement is taking place around the world including in our own govern of Nipissing. In almost 50 countries men and boys are showing their strength by speaking out against the epidemic of violence against women by being involved in the color Ribbon Campaign. In 1991 a handful of Canadian men started the color Ribbon race on the basis that men who do not use violence against women far add up those that do. They also found that most non-violent men had been silent about this violence and in their silence had allowed the violence to continue. The color Ribbon Campaign has become a vehicle for men to end the silence and back up end all violence against women. The men and boys who are involved in this movement today are examining their attitudes and actions; asking important questions about creating healthier and happier relationships; and proudly joining women and girls to end the many forms of violence against women that are some of the most persistent human rights issues in the world today. The symbol of the color ribbon is both a personal and collective statement of a future with no violence against women. The race begins around November 25th with men speaking out about ending violence against women primarily to area youth. During the campaign men and boys ordain wear white ribbons as a symbol of their intolerance for any create of violence against women. The race continues until December 6th the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. On that day in 1989 thirteen female engineering students were separated from male students and murdered by a man who resented women’s achievements and independence. Their lives were taken for one reason and one cerebrate only because they were women. Although this is an extreme case there are still men who displace the same deep rooted attitudes and beliefs as the murderer did on that day almost eighteen years ago. For most however the violence is manifested in more subtle and less public fashions. In Canada most women experience violence from someone they know primarily their intimate partners. The statistics state that in Canada approximately 75 women die every year at the hands of their hint partners. “For those of us who believe that all people have the right to be remove from violence the color Ribbon Campaign is a bright shining star in the specter of social programming here in North Bay” says Brett Greene. First Aid Coordinator for the Canadian Red Cross. “This campaign gives us a chance to set a good example for our brothers our nephews our cousins our friends and change surface impressionable young strangers!”This Thursday evening. September 13th men young and old are welcome to attend an information session where they can hit the books more about the White Ribbon race in Nipissing. The information session will be held upstairs at the Inn On The Bay. 340 Main Street West from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Light refreshments provided. *********************

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