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| 07 Mar 2010 - 08:32 | Women of Color Network
URL: womenofcolornetwork.org/events/index.php . . .
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SAVE THE DATE: WOCN CALL TO ACTION INSTITUTE AND CONFERENCE
The Women of Color Network announces the National Call to Action Institute
and Conference: Supporting Women of Color Advocates and Activists Working to
End Violence Against Women and Families. The event will be held May 10-14,
2010 in New Orleans, beginning with 3 institutes occurring
simultaneously over 2 days: a Women of Color Institute, Men's Institute (in
partnership with A Call to Men), and Mainstream Women Allies Institute. This
will be followed by a two-day national conference bringing all 3 tracks
together.
womenofcolornetwork.org/events/index.php#savedateMay
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| 07 Mar 2010 - 08:30 | National Sexual Violence Resource Center
URL: www.nsvrc.org/blog/bystander
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National Sexual Violence Resource Center LAUNCHES LETTERS FOR AN ENGAGED BYSTANDER BLOG
Join the dialogue about taking action to end sexual violence through NSVRC's
new blog, Letters for an Engaged Bystander. Guest blogger, Joan Tabachnick,
author of the NSVRC publication, Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence
Prevention, explores the powerful ways that we can all choose to do
something or say something to prevent sexual violence.
www.nsvrc.org/blog/bystander
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| 07 Mar 2010 - 08:00 | International Women's Day
URL: www.internationalwomensday.com
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International Women's Day
Events, discussions, videos and more,
www.internationalwomensday.com
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| 06 Mar 2010 - 09:00 | AMARC-WIN
URL: march8.amarc.org/index.php?p=March8_Prog . . .
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Radio Weekly
AMARC-WIN accepts submissions for International Women’s Day Broadcast Campaign
From March 8-31, 2010, The Women’s International Network of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC-WIN) is organizing the sixth annual International Women’s Day Broadcast Campaign. The campaign will feature programs produced by community radio stations around the world. This year’s theme is: “Empowering and celebrating women as agents of recovery.”
AMARC-WIN welcomes submissions on all topics of importance to women, especially those related to this year’s theme. Programs may be in any language, but must be accompanied by a brief description of content in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese. Submissions should be made by March 4, 2010. For more information on how to make a submission, visit: march8.amarc.org/index.php?p=March_8_Material_Submissions&l=EN.
The International Women’s Day Broadcast Campaign will begin at 1:00 GMT on Monday, March 8. The webcast will be available on the following site:
march8.amarc.org/index.php?p=March8_Program
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| 06 Mar 2010 - 08:41 | Red Nosotras en el Mundo
centronosotrasargentina@rednosotrasenelmundo.org
URL: www.rednosotrasenelmundo.org
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Red Nosotras en el Mundo
Un espacio de creación colectiva donde encontrarás audios feministas, con perspectiva de género y voces de mujeres para escuchar, reutilizar e intercambiar libremente
SIMPLEMENTE HUMANAS
Los dos primeros programas, de la Colectiva "Por el Derecho a Decidir" de Costa Rica, conducidos por Seidy Salas. Esta entrega, candidatas y candidatos a elecciones presidenciales y sus programas de gobierno y la elección de la nueva presidenta de Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla.
Escuchar audio
HONDURAS: FEMINISTAS EN RESISTENCIA
Las feministas en resistencia de América Latina se darán cita en Honduras para conmemorar este 8 de marzo, Día Internacional de la Mujer. Conversamos con Natalia Di Marco, integrante de la colectiva feminista anticapitalista, Las Histérikas, las Mufas y las Otras en Feministas Inconvenientes, quien estará participando junto a otras tres compañeras del encuentro. Escuchar audio
CALLEJERAS, CALLEJEANDO. MUJERES DE CIUDAD. Escuchamos las voces de las mujeres y organizaciones que están implementando el Programa Regional de UNIFEM "Ciudades sin violencia hacia las mujeres, ciudades seguras para todas y todos" en América Latina. Escuchar audio
SERVICIO INFORMATIVO Del 1 al 5 de marzo
ARGENTINA. Córdoba - Río IV: Rescatan a 8 mujeres de redes de trata y explotación sexual / La Plata - Detuvieron a un sospechoso en el caso Sandra Ayala Gamboa / ESPAÑA - Aprueban con mayoría absoluta Ley de Aborto. Escuchar audio
NOVEDADES
TRANSMISIÓN ESPECIAL 8 DE MARZO
DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LAS MUJERES TRABAJADORAS
Este lunes 8 de marzo seguí por internet la transmisión especial, con conexiones desde España, Haití, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile y Honduras. Desde las 11 hs (España) 7 hs (Argentina) por www.rednosotrasenelmundo.org
Feministas en Resistencia de Honduras junto a Feministas Inconvenientes en el XXIII Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres - Tucumán 2009
Sintonizadas
En Argentina, puedes escucharnos en 95.5 FM El Grito - Nono (Córdoba) - Lunes de 21 a 22 hs. / 88.7 FM Radio Minka (Jujuy) - Sábados de 19 a 20 hs. / www.rednosotrasenelmundo.org - Lunes de 12.30 a 13.30 hs.
En Madrid, España, puedes escucharnos de lunes a viernes
a las 10:30 hs por la 107.5 FM RVK o por www.rednosotrasenelmundo.org
El uso, reproducción, copia, reutilización y redistribución de los contenidos de este sitio es LIBRE
Se agradece citar la fuente
Contáctanos
Centro de Comunicación y Género
en Córdoba. Argentina centronosotrasargentina@rednosotrasenelm undo.org
Centro de Comunicación y Género
Nosotras en el Mundo
Teléfono: 0054-351- 4890443. Fax: 0054-351- 4872834
Dean Funes 2918. Bº Alto Alberdi. C.P: X5003CWB
Centro de Comunicación y Género
en Madrid. España
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Teléfono: 0034- 917773324
Fax: 0034- 913 808173
Calle Puerto del Milagro 6 Posterior C.P: 28018
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| 05 Mar 2010 - 14:38 | Amecopress
URL: www.amecopress.net/spip.php?article3380
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Naciones Unidas aprueba la Declaración de Beijing + 15 y las ONGs contraatacan con otra declaración
Las ONGs reaccionan ante un contenido que catalogan de mero trámite y excluido de las reivindicaciones aún pendientes
por Maria Martiz
Nueva York, 05 mar. 10. AmecoPress.- La Declaración con motivo del decimoquinto aniversario de la Cuarta Conferencia Mundial sobre la Mujer fue emitida apenas cuarenta y ocho horas después de haberse iniciado la 54 Conferencia de la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer.
La Declaración es una enumeración de supuestos que no aportan nada a la situación actual de las mujeres ni a los avances en igualdad de género que se esperaban en estos cinco años.
En realidad, se trata de una Declaración poco ambiciosa que ha tratado de contentar a todos los Estados firmantes y que no supone ningún tipo de compromiso con el devenir de las mujeres.
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| 05 Mar 2010 - 09:39 | New York Times
URL: www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/nyregion/02pa . . .
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Patterson is Said to Have Ordered Calls in Abuse Case
ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson personally directed two state employees to contact the woman who had accused his close aide of assaulting her, according to two people with direct knowledge of the governor’s actions.
Mr. Paterson instructed his press secretary, Marissa Shorenstein, to ask the woman to publicly describe the episode as nonviolent, according to a third person, who was briefed on the matter. That description would contradict the woman’s accounts to the police and in court.
Mr. Paterson also enlisted another state employee, Deneane Brown, a friend of both the governor and the accuser, to make contact with the woman before she was due in court to finalize an order of protection against the aide, David W. Johnson, the two people with direct knowledge said. Ms. Brown, an employee of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal, reached out to the woman on more than one occasion over a period of several days and arranged a phone call between the governor and the woman, Mr. Johnson’s companion.
After the calls from Ms. Brown and the conversation with the governor, the woman failed to appear for the court hearing on Feb. 8, and the case was dropped.
These accounts provide the first evidence that Mr. Paterson helped direct an effort to influence the accuser.
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www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/nyregion/02paterson.html
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| 05 Mar 2010 - 09:20 | IPS Terra Viva
URL: www.ips.org/TV/beijing15/haitian-women-r . . .
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Haitian Women Refuse to Be Sidelined
By Marguerite A. Suozzi
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 3 (IPS/TerraViva) Women in Haiti are more vulnerable than ever to attacks on their dignity and gender-based violence after the massive Jan. 12 earthquake crippled the already struggling nation.
But in spite of this new threat of violence, compounded by the lack of basic necessities such as food, water, shelter, adequate sanitation, and healthcare, women are determined to play an active role in the rebuilding of their nation.
To do so, they will require systemic reforms and improved security.
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www.ips.org/TV/beijing15/haitian-women-refuse-to-be-sidelined/
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| 04 Mar 2010 - 10:02 | New York Anti-Trafficking Network
URL: nyatn.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/u-manu . . .
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Immigration Relief for Crime Victims: The U Visa Manual
(The New York Anti-Trafficking Network, March 2010)
This manual aims to provide guidance to lawyers on issues that arise in the context of representing U visa applicants. It is designed for practitioners who are familiar with basic immigration terms and legal concepts. The manual is not meant to be an exhaustive source of the law; it is not meant to provide instruction on every aspect of representation, nor is it meant to take the place of direct legal advice, advocacy, or a practitioner’s own research and evaluation of the case.
See Manual:
nyatn.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/u-manual-finalc.pdf
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| 04 Mar 2010 - 09:41 | Carnival Against Sexual Violence
URL: abyss2hope.blogspot.com/2010/03/carnival . . .
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New issue:
Carnival Against Sexual Violence
See:
abyss2hope.blogspot.com/2010/03/carnival-against-sexual-violence-89.html
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| 04 Mar 2010 - 09:31 | Gender Across Borders
URL: genderacrossborders.com/blogforiwd/
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Blog for International Women’s Day
Gender Across Borders presents…..
Blog for International Women’s Day!
International Women’s Day [IWD] is on Monday, March 8, 2010. As set by the United Nations, this year’s theme is “Equal rights, equal opportunity: Progress for all.” While we here at GAB believe that equal rights for women should be celebrated every day, this particular event is a day for people to come together and blog about the progress of rights and opportunity for women worldwide.
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genderacrossborders.com/blogforiwd/
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| 04 Mar 2010 - 09:12 | Jodi Jacobson, Reality Check
URL: www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2010/02/23/n . . .
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Nicaraguan Groups Call on International Community for Help in Case of Pregnant Woman Denied Cancer Treatment
Women's groups in Nicaragua and international organizations working with them are calling on the international community to take action on the case of Amelia (an alias, also sometimes spelled Amalia), the pregnant Nicaraguan woman now being denied a therapeutic abortion and effective cancer treatment to save her life.
They have called on women and men to write immediately to the chair and vice-chair of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), and to Nicaraguan government officials.
The coalition has provided a sample of the points to make in any letters sent and the contact information for relevant officials, all of which can be found below.
Background on the case:
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www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2010/02/23/nicaraguan-groups-call-international-community-help-case-pregnant-woman-denied-cancer-treatment
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| 04 Mar 2010 - 09:02 | Gladis Villalba, Secretaria Igualdad de oportunidades del GEN.
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8 de MARZO - DÍA INTERNACIONAL de las MUJERES
En recuerdo de aquel 8 de marzo de 1908, donde 128 obreras textiles de la fábrica Cotton de Nueva York fueron quemadas vivas en un incendio provocado por su empleador. Reclamaban jornadas de 8 horas, descanso dominical e igual trabajo por igual salario.
Evocando la declaración del Día Internacional de las Mujeres, propuesto en 1910 por Clara Zetkin, durante la II Conferencia Internacional de las Mujeres Socialistas, realizada en Copenhague (Dinamarca).
HOY como AYER las MUJERES EXIGIMOS
BASTA de VIOLENCIA
Declaración de Emergencia Nacional por Violencia Sexista.
Reglamentación de la LEY N º 26.485 -Ley de Protección Integral para Prevenir, Sancionar y Erradicar la Violencia contra las Mujeres.
Perdida automática y definitiva de la patria potestad del femicida, abusador, prostituidor, no así sus obligaciones alimentarias.
Refugios para mujeres víctimas de violencia.
No permitamos que nos peguen, nos ofendan y no lastimen.
Respeto a los derechos y las sabidurías de nuestras hermanas de los pueblos originarios.
Las violencias contra las mujeres se acabarán cuando se acabe el Patriarcado.
BASTA de FEMICIDIOS
Femicidios son los asesinatos de mujeres por parte de los varones motivados por el odio, por placer, ó por sentido de propiedad sobre ellas.
No hay “crímenes pasionales”, son Femicidios.
Incorporación en el Código Penal de la figura de Femicidio, como una figura penal autónoma.
Esclarecimiento de todos los femicidios y Justicia para todas las víctimas de estos crímenes.
ABORTO LEGAL SEGURO y GRATUITO
Tenemos derecho a decidir sobre nuestros cuerpos.
Basta de muertes de mujeres por aborto clandestino.
Educación sexual para decidir, anticonceptivos para no abortar, aborto legal para no morir.
Protocolo de atención a los abortos no punibles establecido por Ley .
ABOLICIÓN del SISTEMA PROSTITUYENTE
Penalización de todos los explotadores de la prostitución ajena: fiolos, proxenetas, tratantes y sus cómplices. Basta de trata de mujeres y niñas/os.
Por la aparición con vida de las miles de mujeres desaparecidas y secuestradas por las redes de prostitución.
Derogación de los artículos de los Códigos Contravencionales y de Faltas que penalizan a las personas en situación de prostitución.
Reforma de la ley contra la trata de personas. Todo tratante debe ser penalizado.
No son “clientes”, son prostituyentes. Sin prostituyentes no hay prostitución ni trata.
Servicio de Asistencia para mujeres víctimas de prostitución y trata.
NO a la HETEROSEXUALIDAD OBLIGATORIA
Visibilización de la Existencia Lesbiana.
Nosotras elegimos a quien amar.
NO a la MILITARIZACIÓN del CONTINENTE
Solidaridad con las mujeres Colombianas, Hondureñas, Haitianas y Latinoamericanas víctimas de la militarización del continente.
No somos trofeo de guerra. Las mujeres no parimos hijos para la guerra.
No a la Instalación de bases militares
TRABAJO
Como hace 100 años exigimos: 8 horas de trabajo, igual salario por igual trabajo y descanso dominical.
Unidad y solidaridad con todas las luchadoras por la defensa de los puestos de trabajo.
Acceso de las mujeres a trabajo digno con obra social y aportes jubilatorios.
Tareas domésticas compartidas con los miembros de la familia.
Aplicación de la Ley 20582/74 de Jardines Maternales Zonales.
Basta de acoso sexual en el trabajo! sanciones efectivas a los acosadores, establecidas por Ley.
BASTA de POBREZA
Las mujeres somos las más pobres entre los pobres del mundo
Recursos genuinos previstos en presupuestos Nacional y provinciales para atender las necesidades de salud, vivienda y educación de las mujeres.
Planes especiales de vivienda para mujeres “solas”, “cabeza de familia” ó discapacitadas.
Pensiones, jubilaciones - 82 % móvil- y salarios acordes a la inflación real de la “canasta familiar”.
ROMINA TEJERINA
Basta de Justicia sexista
Libertad de Romina Tejerina y cárcel a “Pocho” Vargas, su violador y a todos los violadores.
Restitución de la figura de “infanticidio” en el Código Penal.
MEDIOS de COMUNICACIÓN - PUBLICIDAD SEXISTA
Basta de imponer imágenes degradadas del cuerpo de las mujeres.
Mujer bonita es la que lucha.
No somos objetos, somos personas. No a la Publicidad sexista.
Si la casa y el trabajo son los primeros lugares inseguros entonces los “medios” ¿de qué hablan cuando nos hablan de inseguridad?
Los Derechos de las Mujeres son DDHH
Te invitamos a las 17.30 hs en Congreso
en marcha hacia Callao y Corrientes 18 hs
en marcha a Peatonal Diagonal Norte y Cerrito
18.30 hs ACTO de CIERRE
CONVOCAN: Campaña “Ni una mujer más victima de las redes de prostitución”, Lugar de Mujer, Taller Permanente de la Mujer- Librería de Mujeres, Mujeres de Izquierda, Mujeres Libres, ATEM “25 de noviembre”, Museo de la Mujer, Seminario de DDHH con perspectiva de género, Grupo DES-PEGAR vínculos sin violencia, Asociación de Profesionales de la Psicología Social Argentina, Colectivo Eqee de documental, Olla popular de Gallardo y Corrientes, Amas de Casa del País, Asociación Civil La Casa del Encuentro, área de géneros de Pañuelos en Rebeldía, La Caldera - Colectiva Feminista, Feministas Inconvenientes, AMMAR Capital-Asociación de Mujeres Argentinas por los DDHH, Asociación de Especialistas Universitarias en Estudios de la Mujer, Red No a la Trata, CATW-Argentina, Feministas en Acción, Feministas independientes: Elsa Cola Arena, Ana Maria Bello. Nélida Koifman, Amabe Amalia Molinari.
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| 03 Mar 2010 - 10:33 | N. Tatiana Masters, Univ of Washington, Sexualities
URL: sexualities.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abst . . .
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Abstract
‘My Strength is Not for Hurting’: Men’s Anti-Rape Websites and their Construction of Masculinity and Male Sexuality
N. Tatiana Masters
University of Washington, USA, tmasters@u.washington.edu
Acquaintance sexual assault prevention in the USA has largely comprised educational programs for women on college campuses and has left an unmet need for interventions targeted at men in the general community. Men’s anti-rape websites attempt to address this need. This article describes a sample of six such sites and examines them for insights into the social discourses on masculinity and male sexuality that they both produce and reflect. Findings indicate that these sites construct alternative masculinities, using socio-sexual behavior to delineate the boundary between ‘good’/non-rapist and ‘bad’/rapist masculinity, and use the rhetorical strategy of othering the rapist, with a few interesting exceptions. Sites’ depictions of consensual sex and rape are also briefly described. Implications of these discourses for rape prevention are discussed.
sexualities.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/33
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| 03 Mar 2010 - 10:13 | Corriente Hoy
URL: www.corrienteshoy.com/vernota.asp?id_not . . .
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Dia de los derechos de mujeres - Argentina
Lanzan radio abierta en Plaza Vera contra la violencia de género
Lanzamiento del Programa de capacitación y formación de Promotoras de Derechos de Género. Todas las voces reclaman a gritos Reglamentación urgente de la Ley Nacional 26.485 de violencia de Género. El próximo lunes 8 de marzo al conmemorarse el día internacional de los Derechos de las Mujeres, se llevará a cabo en la Plaza Vera – peatonal Junín esquina San Juan – de 9 a 13 Hs ; Una Radio Abierta “ Un Grito contra la Violencia de Genero “ , organizada por el colectivo de mujeres Juana Azurduy , el INADI – Instituto Nacional contra la Discriminación- y el Programa Juana Azurduy.
mas info....
www.corrienteshoy.com/vernota.asp?id_noticia=51601
juanacorrientes@yahoo.com.ar o llamar al 15359433
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| 03 Mar 2010 - 10:02 | Pan y Rosas, Chile
URL: panyrosasmex.blogspot.com/2010/03/pan-y- . . .
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martes, marzo 2
PAN Y ROSAS TERESA FLORES - CHILE
Declaración ante el terremoto y la crisis social que sacude a Chile
vea:
panyrosasmex.blogspot.com/2010/03/pan-y-rosas-teresa-flores-chile.html
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| 03 Mar 2010 - 09:45 | Pan y Rosas
apanyrosasmexico@gmail.com
URL: panyrosasmex.blogspot.com/
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8 de Marzo Dia Internacional de la Mujer
Foro: Las mujeres y sus luchas
4 de marzo, 13 hrs.
Salas A y B de la Fac de Filosofia y Letras de la UNAM
Por un 8 de Marzo de lucha por nuestros derechos y en solidaridad con las mujeres en Haiti
¡Que la crisis la paguen los capitalistas, ni nosotras ni nuestras familias!
¡Por los derechos para la mujer trabajadora!
¡Todo el apoyo a las mujeres en lucha y a las mujeres del SME!
¡Abajo las leyes antiaborto PAN-PRI, que criminalizan a las mujeres!
¡Libertad a las mujeres presas por abortar!
¡Por el aborto legal, seguro y gratuito en todo el país!
¡Derecho al matrimonio y la adopción entre parejas del mismo sexo!
¡Basta de violencia a las mujeres! ¡Basta de feminicidios! ¡Justicia para Ali Cuevas!
¡Fuera el imperialismo de America Latina!
¡Fuera tropas de la ONU y la Minustah de Haiti!
¡Fuera bases militares de Colombia!
¡Condonación de la deuda externa en Haití!
¡Viva la resistencia de las hermanas hondureñas!
Nos unimos a la campaña de nuestras hermanas de Pan y Rosas Teresa Flores en Chile, denunciando la militarización del gobierno de Bachelet y Piñera, no vista desde la dictadura de Pincohet y nos solidarizamos con las mujeres chilenas.
"No pedimos, ¡exigimos! nuestro derecho al pan, pero también a las rosas"
panyrosasmexico@gmail.com
panyrosasmex.blogspot.com/
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| 02 Mar 2010 - 10:32 | Colin Miller, Feminist Law Professors
URL: feministlawprofessors.com/?p=15132#more- . . .
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The Rape Sieve Rule?: According to Dissent, Opinion Abrogates Every Rape Shield Statute in the Sixth Circuit
Some 35 years ago, the Michigan state legislature determined that a criminal defendant accused of rape may not introduce evidence about the victim’s past sexual behavior, because the victim’s past willingness is not relevant to the question of present consent. The majority here disagrees with that legislative determination and concludes that evidence of the victim’s promiscuity or previous willingness to engage in somewhat similar sex acts was not only relevant but was “indispensable” and “the most relevant evidence.” Moreover, because this appeal arises in the context of a habeas proceeding, the majority ultimately holds that the rape defendant has a “constitutionally protected” and “clearly established” right to introduce this evidence. In so holding, the majority effectively abrogates every rape-shield statute in this circuit….I do not believe that there is any such constitutional right to present evidence of a rape victim’s promiscuity or past willingness to engage in sex acts, nor do I believe that the majority is justified in its condemnation of the rape-shield concept. I dissent. Gagne v. Booker, 2010 WL 616436 (6th Cir. 2010) (Batchelder, J., dissenting).
I’m not sure that I agree with Judge Batchelder that the majority’s opinion in Gagne v. Booker “effectively abroagates every rape-shield statute in [the Sixth] circuit,” but it is a nasty piece of work that badly misconstrues the purposes behind the rape shield rule and its exceptions.
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| 02 Mar 2010 - 09:35 | Cimac Mx
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BUSCAN FEMINISTAS CHILENAS, CONTACTO CON ORGANIZACIONES VÍA INTERNET
Miami.- En esta ciudad, desde el Observatorio de Género y Equidad, feministas chilenas “estamos tratando de tener contacto con las organizaciones de mujeres de las ciudades del sur de Chile”, luego del terremoto que sacudió esa nación el pasado sábado, informó Teresa Valdés.
Añadió que hoy lunes, todavía están cortadas las líneas telefónicas en toda la zona sur y la posibilidad de Internet es limitada, así como la comunicación vía celular. La página y correo del Observatorio todavía esta fuera de servicio ya que “nuestro servidor está localizado en las ciudades más afectadas”. La única vía de comunicación es a través de los correos personales. También hemos enviado una nota por Facebook, que puede ser más fácil para llegar a algunas zonas.
Valdés reportó que la situación más grave se ubica en la costa centro sur de Chile. Hay familiares de compañeras desaparecidos. Concretamente, una sobrina de Isabel Duque (ex-Isis Internacional), su novio y familia estaban acampando en una pequeña isla frente a la ciudad de Constitución y están desaparecidos. Tampoco se tienen noticias de las organizaciones de Santiago. Hay zonas que todavía están sin luz, sin teléfono y sin gas.
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| 02 Mar 2010 - 09:08 | TerraViva
URL: www.ips.org/TV/beijing15/
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Bejing + 15 Coverage
An international team of IPS-TerraViva journalists is at the 54th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), reporting on global efforts toward democracy and human development through the empowerment of women. The Beijing +15 daily electronic IPS-TerraViva includes analyses of the latest developments from our team in New York, as well as gender stories from the global IPS Gender Wire. Fifteen years after the Beijing World Conference on Women, IPS remains committed to daily in-depth reporting on progress achieved and challenges facing women and girls.
See Coverage:
www.ips.org/TV/beijing15/
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| 02 Mar 2010 - 08:56 | National Center for Victims of Crime
URL: www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbID=DB_ Upc . . .
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Free Webinar tomorrow - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners and Victim S
There is still time to register for this free Webinar: Sexual Assault
Nurse Examiners and Victim Sensitive Evidence Collection.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 1:00 pm EST.
This webinar aims to increase understanding about the role Sexual
Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) play in the proper collection of
forensic evidence and in providing a supportive and empowering response
to survivors. Participants will learn about how SANEs increase the
probability of obtaining probative DNA evidence while minimizing trauma
for survivors and how the involvement of SANEs increase prosecution
rates.
Through this webinar victim service providers and other participants
will become familiar with the importance of the medical forensic exam
for DNA collection in sexual assault and other crimes and why having
trained examiners is important to survivors and the criminal justice
system.
To register, go to
www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbID=DB_ UpcomingDNAWebinars452
Ilse Knecht
Deputy Director, Public Policy
National Center for Victims of Crime
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 480
Washington, D.C.
Cell: 703-732-2446
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| 01 Mar 2010 - 20:51 | End Violence Against Women International
URL: www.evawintl.org/forensiccompliance.aspx . . .
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Community Self assessment tool for Medical Forensic Exams
from End Violence Against Women International
New self assessment tool for communities to evaluate their current practices with respect to medical forensic examinations. Conducting this self-assessment will likely require the participation of professionals from a range of disciplines involved in the criminal justice and community response to sexual assault. This includes: law enforcement personnel, forensic examiners, victim advocates, prosecutors, crime lab personnel, victim-witness assistance professionals, and others providing health care and social services. Questions to be answered as part of the self-assessment process address:
Forensic examinations conducted without a report to law enforcement
Mandated reporting requirements
Information provided to victims regarding their reporting options
Procedures for documentation, records storage, and case tracking
Evidence processing, destruction, and victim notification
Anonymous reporting procedures
We have posted the self-assessment tool in Word format, so it can be filled in by community professionals. If you need the document in another format (e.g., PDF), please let us know.
See:
www.evawintl.org/forensiccompliance.aspx?subpage=3
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| 01 Mar 2010 - 15:49 | Geneva Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces
URL: www.dcaf.ch/publications/kms/details.cfm . . .
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REPORT: Palestinian Women and Security
The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
announces the publication of a report entitled "Palestinian Women and
Security: Why Palestinian Women and Girls Do Not Feel Secure." This
report constitutes the first phase of DCAF's Palestinian Women and
Security Project in the Palestinian Territories.
This report presents the perspectives of Palestinian women and girls on
issues related to security as well as their assessment of the services
provided by local authorities and/or the international community to
address their security needs. It concludes with a series of
recommendations made by Palestinian women and girls for improving these
services.
The findings of this report are based on focus group discussions and
in-depth interviews conducted by DCAF with Palestinian women and girls
between June and November 2009 in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.
DCAF hopes that the report's findings will encourage stakeholders to
integrate the perspectives of women and girls into the national security
debate within the Palestinian Territories.
The report covers the following topics:
* Military and Political Violence
* Perceptions of Insecurity in the Public Sphere
* Perceptions of Insecurity in the Home
* Perceptions of the Response Mechanisms
* The Recommendations of Women and Girls
The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
promotes good governance and reform of the security sector. DCAF has
been working in the Palestinian Territories since 2005 with a wide range
of local actors, such as ministries, the Palestinian Legislative
Council, civil society organizations and the media, to support a locally
owned security sector reform.
See Report:
www.dcaf.ch/publications/kms/details.cfm?lng=en&id=112812&nav1=5
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| 01 Mar 2010 - 09:04 | US State Dept, Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
URL: www.state.gov/video/?videoid=68364037001
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Video
Child Prostitution and Sex Trafficking in the U.S.
Feb. 24, 2010
Ambassador Luis CdeBaca testifies before the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on “In Our Own Backyard: Child Prostitution and Sex Trafficking in the United States."
See:
www.state.gov/video/?videoid=68364037001
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| 01 Mar 2010 - 08:41 | US State Dept, Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
URL: www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/rm/2010/137239.h . . .
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In Our Own Backyard: Child Prostitution and Sex Trafficking in the United States
Luis CdeBaca
Ambassador-at-Large, Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Prepared Testimony Before Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Washington, DC
February 24, 2010
Good morning. I would like to thank Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Coburn, and Members of the Committee for convening this critical briefing on the sexual exploitation of children. And I thank you for inviting me to speak to what the State Department is doing to fight these crimes.
As President Obama’s Ambassador-at-Large to Combat Human Trafficking, I am responsible for coordinating our efforts in the global fight against contemporary forms of slavery. Prior to directing the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, I served as a federal prosecutor, and have seen the real harm, violence, and trauma perpetrated on trafficking victims, and the greed and cruelty of the traffickers. I have witnessed children exploited and preyed upon. In these roles I have experienced firsthand how our international objectives are furthered by a strong domestic response on this issue.
Today, I will speak about trends and policies, and our international efforts. The Attorney General’s Report to Congress and Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons sets forth many policies and accomplishments, but, this issue—like all important ones—is best thought about not just on the bases of a report or data, but in terms of people and principles; not just legal structures or programs, but what we stand for as a nation.
We have a long way to go both here and abroad to recognize victims and bring their perpetrators to justice, and provide for the compassionate care mandated by law and our common ethic; to raise awareness and combat the demand that traffickers rush to meet through violence and exploitation.
Our domestic response to this issue falls primarily to the able hands of the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services, and I believe you will see through U.S. Attorney Beth Phillips’ testimony, the incredible commitment and progress DOJ brings to fighting these heinous crimes. Still, I don’t think any of us will sit before you and argue that our governmental response has been perfect or that there is not more that can—indeed, should—be done. Sadly, in our day, we find children enslaved not just in commercial sex, but in agricultural work, factories, and private homes. We recognize that a comprehensive child protection approach addresses all vulnerabilities and all forms of suffering.
And so in our legal and diplomatic efforts, as reflected in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, we are very clear:
It does not matter if a victim once consented to work for their trafficker;
It does not matter if the victim returned to their trafficker after he or she was freed;
It does not matter if the victim’s enslavement was through chains of mental dependency or psychological manipulation as opposed to being physically locked up;
It does not matter if their trafficker was at times nice to them or gave them presents or if they veered between feelings of love and fear for their pimp.
If that adult was held for labor or sex through force, fraud, or coercion, they’re a trafficking victim. In the case of minors in sex trafficking, there is no requirement to show force, fraud, or coercion. No child can consent to being sold into commercial sex. If a pimp used a child for commercial sex that child should be treated as a victim, not a criminal. Frankly that’s all that matters.
continues...
www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/rm/2010/137239.htm
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