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| 28 Jun 2009 - 10:48 | Milagros
risco78@hotmail.com)
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hola me gustaria hacer un centro para familias de migrantes aqui en peru no solo para los peruanos que esten en estados unidos sino en europa ,porque e vivido en carne propia el abuso de algunos paises en contra de los inmigrantes y de sus familias espero alguien pueda ayudarme gracias
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| 28 Jun 2009 - 10:45 | Times Online
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Racism claim gets under L'Oréal's skin
Matthew Campbell, Paris
FRENCH pledges to combat racism will be put to the test this week when a judge decides whether a cosmetics company was guilty of discrimination in a recruitment campaign.
The case against L’Oréal, the country’s best-known manufacturer of beauty products, is the first of its kind since riots last year focused attention on discrimination against immigrant jobseekers from the suburbs. The verdict to be delivered on Thursday, which could include a hefty fine, will be seen as a measure of French resolve to tackle the problem.
Garnier, one of L’Oréal’s top brands, has been accused of instructing an employment agency to hire only slim women of the “BBR type” as hostesses to hand out leaflets and samples of shampoos for a supermarket promotion campaign in 2001.
“BBR” was shorthand for “Bleu Blanc Rouge” — meaning blue, white and red, the colours of the French flag. Typical of the image the company is accused of wanting to promote is that of the actress Virginie Ledoyen, a model for L’Oréal until last year.
Prosecutors have argued that “BBR” is a well-known employers’ code for excluding people of Arab, African or Asian origin. The term is also used in literature of the racist, far-right National Front party, according to Samuel Thomas, of SOS-Racism, the anti-discrimination group that brought the case.
“This sort of thing is ideologically objectionable and must be stopped right away,” he said. “The message it gives is that the only valid sort of French people are white people.”
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| 27 Jun 2009 - 19:34 | Amecopress
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Espana
Clausura y conclusiones del Foro Internacional sobre Salud Sexual y Reproductiva
Aido, “El derecho a la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres ha de ser una realidad en todos los países del mundo”
Madrid, Viernes 26 de junio de 2009, por Redacción AmecoPress
Madrid, 24 de junio 09. Redacción AmecoPress.- La ministra de Igualdad, Bibiana Aído, ha asegurado hoy que la principal conclusión del Foro Internacional sobre Salud Sexual y Reproductiva es el “compromiso claro de seguir avanzando para que el derecho a la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres sea una realidad en todos los países del mundo”.
Según la ministra de Igualdad, aunque los logros conseguidos desde la Conferencia de El Cairo son evidentes y hay más países implicados en desarrollar políticas, presupuestos y programas en esta materia, no podemos olvidar la “crudeza de la situación en la que viven todavía millones de mujeres en el mundo; mujeres que no conocen más vida sexual y reproductiva que la violación sistemática, las enfermedades de transmisión sexual, la mutilación genital, la violencia sexual como arma de guerra, y embarazos y partos de riesgo que las condenan a la muerte segura”.
Para Aído, este Foro responde a la voluntad del Gobierno de España de cooperar con Africa en la defensa de la igualdad de género como “motor de desarrollo imprescindible de los países y del fortalecimiento de las mujeres como agentes activos de cambio”. “En la actual situación de crisis es necesario subrayar este compromiso moral con las mujeres de los países africanos, porque sobre la fortaleza de ese deber se sostendrá el nivel de cooperación internacional”.
La adecuada salud sexual y reproductiva previene embarazos no deseados
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| 27 Jun 2009 - 19:05 | Las Mariposas
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Cuestión de Género
Fotos: Zula Lucero
En el marco del Primer Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Trata y Tráfico de personas que se desarrolo en Buenos Aires los días 4, 5, 6 de junio y a modo de cierre se realizo una intervención artistica en Plaza de Mayo.
La artista multidisciplinaria Luz Darriba llevó a cabo una acción efimera denominada "Cuestión de Género". La intervención consistio en instalar cientos de prendas femeninas alrededor de La Plaza de Mayo, para simbolizar la ausencia de las mujeres y niñas secuestradas por las redes de trata. El objetivo es visibilizar y denunciar el falgelo de la trata de personas que afecta especialmente a mujeres y niñas.
De estas mujeres sólo quedan sus ropas, porque sus cuerpos estan en manos de los proxenetas y los hombres que pagan por sexo.
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| 27 Jun 2009 - 17:47 | VodPod
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No Justice for Alaskan and Native Women
4 minute video
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| 27 Jun 2009 - 15:17 | IntLawGrrls
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Landmark Domestic Violence Judgment by European Court of Human Rights
In a landmark decision, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously found that a state violated the human rights of the applicant and her mother in failing to protect them against domestic violence. In Opuz v Turkey, the applicant alleged that the state bore responsibility under the European Convention on Human Rights for its failure to take action against her violent husband who repeatedly attacked her and killed her mother.
The European Court had previously found state responsibility in a domestic violence case in Bevacqua v. Bulgaria (2008), grounding its decision in article 8 (right to respect for family life) of the European Convention. In Opuz v Turkey, however, the Court found state responsibility for violations of the right to life (art. 2), the prohibition of torture (art. 3), and — significantly — the right to non-discrimination on the basis of sex (art. 14).
Regarding the latter, Court found that “the violence suffered by the applicant and her mother may be regarded as gender-based violence which is a form of discrimination against women.” I have posted more about the case, as well as links to the Court’s judgment and to a video of the Court’s hearing, over on IntLawGrrls, here.
intlawgrrls.blogspot.com/2009/06/landmark-domestic-violence-judgment-by.html
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| 27 Jun 2009 - 15:08 | International Labor Rights Forum
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Cocoa Campaign
People around the world share a love of chocolate, one of the most delicious and pleasurable foods on earth. Thousands of children in West Africa are forced to labor in the production of cocoa, chocolate’s primary ingredient. The West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is the leading supplier of cocoa, accounting for more than 40% of global production. Low cocoa prices and thus the need for lower labor costs drive farmers to employ children as a means to survive. The US Department of State estimates that more than 109,000 children in Cote d’Ivoire’s cocoa industry work under “the worst forms of child labor,” and that some 10,000 are victims of human trafficking or enslavement.
These child workers labor for long, punishing hours, using dangerous tools and facing frequent exposure to dangerous pesticides as they travel great distances in the grueling heat. Those who labor as slaves must also suffer frequent beatings and other cruel treatment. Cote d’Ivoire’s child laborers are robbed not only of their freedom but of the right to a basic education. In a country where more than half the population is illiterate, basic education of “cocoa children” takes on an even more critical significance for Cote d’Ivoire’s future. Increased access to education must be a key component in any effective strategy to reduce poverty and exploitative child labor.
In 2001, in an attempt to avoid government regulation and intense media scrutiny, major cocoa companies made a voluntary commitment (the Cocoa Industry Protocol) to certify their cocoa “child labor-free” by July 2005, but that deadline passed with little fanfare. The deadline was then extended to certify 50% of farms “child-labor free” by July 2008. The cocoa companies trumpeted a few pilot programs, but continue to purchase and reap profits from child labor cocoa. The major cocoa importers need to use their vast influence on the cocoa market to bring about the kind of systemic changes necessary to eliminate child slavery once and for all.
The International Labor Rights Forum is committed to combating the scourge of forced child labor in the cocoa industry through public education and corporate campaigns.
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| 26 Jun 2009 - 16:10 | New York Times
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Supreme Court Says Child’s Rights Violated by Strip Search
Jim Wilson/The New York Times
WASHINGTON — A strip search of a 13-year-old girl by officials at her middle school violated the Constitution, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in an 8-to-1 decision.
The student, Savana Redding, had been suspected of bringing prescription-strength ibuprofen to the school, in Safford, Ariz.
Justice David H. Souter, writing for the majority, said a search of Ms. Redding’s backpack and outer garments did not offend the Fourth Amendment’s ban on unreasonable searches. But the pills in question, each no stronger than two Advils, did not justify an “embarrassing, frightening and humiliating search,” Justice Souter wrote.
School officials ordered Ms. Redding, whom another girl had accused of giving her drugs, to strip to her bra and underpants and to pull them away from her body, exposing her breasts and pelvic area. No drugs were found.
The case attracted national attention and gave rise to an intense debate over how much leeway school officials should have in enforcing zero-tolerance policies for drugs and violence. Some parents were outraged by the intrusiveness of the search, while others worried about tying the hands of school officials charged with keeping their children safe.
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| 26 Jun 2009 - 14:47 | Tampa Crime Examiner
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Farrah Fawcett’s ‘The Burning Bed’ brought domestic violence to the forefront
June 26,
Excerpted from Tampa Crime Examiner
It wasn’t until Farrah Fawcett approached director Robert Greenwald about a project that she was set on making that her career took a serious turn. The Burning Bed was a film that focused on the true story of Francine Hughes. Previously published in a non-fiction book, “The Burning Bed” by Faith McNulty, the story details Hughes struggle for survival against an abusive husband. The abuse culminated on March 9, 1977 when Francine Hughes set fire to her husband’s bed while he was sleeping. She took her children, drove to the police station and gave a full confession. At trial, Hughes was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
The Francine Hughes case drew attention to the plight of domestic violence victims, but it wasn’t until Farrah Fawcett gave up her trademark bleached blonde, layered flip and all American girl beauty for bruises, welts, and a performance that left audiences gripped with raw emotion that the case truly became woven in the fabric of American culture. Farrah Fawcett is a pop icon, a pin up girl, and will always be remembered as one of the original Charlie’s Angels. However, she was driven to make the Burning Bed. Robert Greenwald states that Farrah wanted the film to appear as a documentary. When the film was finally aired it changed the way the nation viewed domestic violence. The plight of the battered woman was perfectly displayed by Farrah Fawcett, a task that shows Farrah had true insight on the realities that victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence face.
Farrah’s portrayal in The Burning Bed, brought light to the hidden factors that battered women aren’t only physically abused but emotionally abused as well. It was easy to understand that a woman might kill her husband during an argument, or as self defense during an argument, but the Burning Bed showcased the loss of self-esteem and emotional abuse that victims of domestic violence suffer. For the first time, on screen, it was clearly and accurately portrayed that victims of domestic violence possess scars much deeper than those that are easily hid by cosmetics. The inner scars aren’t easy to hide; they rob a woman of her self-worth and will destroy her if she never escapes.
The Burning Bed also drew light to another topic that wasn’t openly discussed in society: spousal rape. The movie depicts Farrah Fawcett setting her husband on fire after he raped her, a topic that many felt was taboo, or even impossible. Many at the time felt that if you were married, even separated, you could not be raped by your spouse. This misperception was tackled head on in the film. The movie truly liberated women nationwide, showing women of all classes, cultures, and socio-economic backgrounds what the face of battered women looks like.
It was harrowing to see Farrah Fawcett, the beautiful pin up girl and Charlie’s Angel being thrashed around by her husband on screen. Not many women could accomplish an acting role as the one that Farrah played. The role earned her an Emmy nomination, and though she didn’t win, the impact she made in that film far surpasses the accolades the Emmy would have brought. The Burning Bed gave voice to victims of domestic abuse and violence. She became a champion and a true fighter for women’s rights with her portrayal. Farrah was a great actress who wasn’t afraid to take off her makeup and portray real life. It might be that the same qualities that enabled her in the Burning Bed are the same qualities that she brought to the surface in her final documentary, “Farrah’s Story.” Removing the makeup, the long flowy hair, and the luxuries of Hollywood, Farrah revealed the truth and realities of her fight with cancer. America mourns the loss of Farrah Fawcett, a beautiful actress who was never afraid to cast off her looks and beauty to expose the truth behind real life situations.
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| 26 Jun 2009 - 14:39 | Newsweek
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Farrah Fawcett: Serious Actress (Seriously)
The Charlie's Angels star dies at 62. Let's remember her for the tough girl that she was.
By Marc Peyser | Newsweek Web Exclusive
We remember her for her hair. We remember her for her smile. We remember her for her poster--was the word "sex" really styled into her curly blonde locks?--and the way she cooed when "Charlie" called and for whatever she was doing that night on David Letterman. But now that Farrah Fawcett has died at 62 from cancer complications, we should remember there was a time when she was taken seriously as an actress. Seriously.
Fawcett marched off the Charlie's Angels set after only a year to become a big star--and promptly flopped at every post-Angels project she took on. Then, in 1983, she took over from Susan Sarandon in the lead of an off-Broadway play called Extremities.
It was about a woman named Marjorie who is confronted by a rapist in her apartment. After a grueling hour of physical and verbal smackdowns, Marjorie used belts and cords and whatever else was within reach to somehow cage the guy--in her fireplace. Crime was out of control in the early '80s. The Take Back the Night movement was spreading across the country. Rape stories were almost daily newspaper staples. The year Fawcett went into Extremities, a woman was gang-raped on a pool table in Massachusetts. The story was later turned into the 1988 Jodie Foster movie The Accused. Marjorie--and Farrah--gave women a shockingly brutal role model and an idea of how, if necessary, to survive the worst. If lovely, vulnerable Farrah could beat the crap out of a rapist, even if only in a play, then maybe other women could take control, too.
Fawcett got rave reviews. Suddenly she had dropped her bathing suit and stepped away from being the jiggle TV poster girl. After Extremities, she starred in The Burning Bed, a TV movie with the same general theme, only this time her character sets her husband on fire after years of domestic abuse. The Burning Bed was perhaps the first TV movie to use the closing credits to give viewers a domestic-dispute-hotline number, and it was so powerful that Fawcett became inextricably linked to fighting domestic abuse. She later became a board member of the National Domestic Violence Hotline. You might even argue that without these unflinching Fawcett films, every Lifetime movie would be made of pure goo.
Of course, there was one last tough-as-nails performance. In a world full of meaningless and endless celebrity soul-bearing, the way that Fawcett publicized her illness was unbelievably brave (which is not a word you could apply to 99.9 percent of famous actors). Think about it: anal cancer. No one else in Hollywood--certainly no one who has built her career on her beauty--would come forward with that kind of stomach-churning revelation, not to mention devote the kind of time she did to raising awareness for a form of a disease that dare not speak its name. Before it aired, some people criticized her show-all documentary A Wing and a Prayer as a money-making publicity ploy. But once we saw the gruesome and desperate treatments Fawcett pursued in her last months, that view changed. To the very end, Farrah Fawcett was a lot tougher than she looked.
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| 26 Jun 2009 - 14:10 | David Lee, Prevent-Connect, Cal Coalition Against Sexual Assault
adavid@calcasa.org
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Obama Appoints Domestic Violence Adviser
WASHINGTON -- A longtime advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault has been named to a new post advising the White House on those issues.
Vice President Joe Biden announced the appointment Friday of Lynn Rosenthal, an expert in domestic violence policy. The White House said she will advise
President Barack Obama and work with government agencies to ensure that violence against women isn't ignored and the perpetrators are held
accountable.
A former director of a women's shelter, Rosenthal was executive director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence from 2000 to 2006. And she worked as director of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
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David S. Lee
Director of Prevention Services
Manager, Prevention Connection
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
1215 K Street Suite 1100
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-446-2520 x 309
888-922-5227
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| 24 Jun 2009 - 17:28 | EUROPA PRESS
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Los niños rechazan más la violencia doméstica que la mostrada en televisión, según un estudio
Las imágenes violentas próximas a su realidad son las que les producen un mayor desagrado
La violencia que se produce por un agresor en teoría "bueno" --padres, profesores o policía-- es la peor valorada por los pequeños
BARCELONA, 19 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -
Los niños de entre 6 y 11 años rechazan más la violencia doméstica que aquella bélica que se muestra en televisión, según un estudio galardonado por el Consell Audiovisual de Catalunya (CAC) en la entrega hoy de los XXI Premios a la investigación sobre comunicación.
El estudio, elaborado por la profesora de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación de la Fundación Blanquerna, Sue Aran, concluye que los niños interpretan las imágenes violentas según sus vivencias, y por tanto son aquellas próximas a su realidad las que les producen un mayor desagrado.
La violencia basada en un hecho vivido, que se ubica en un entorno reconocido que se interpreta como un lugar seguro --una casa, la escuela, o los hospitales--, y que se produce por un agresor cuyo perfil es en teoría "bueno" --padres, profesores o policía-- es la peor valorada por los pequeños. De hecho, muestran un mayor rechazo a la violencia verbal en el ámbito cotidiano que a las armas blancas o a la sangre.
Mientras que la edad sí es un parámetro para determinar la interpretación de un hecho violento, no lo es el género, el tipo de barrio o la titularidad de las escuelas, especifica el estudio, que está premiado con 7.000 euros.
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| 24 Jun 2009 - 12:36 | Drucker Nonprofit Innovation
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The 2009 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation
APPLICATION
First-place prize: $100,000
Second-place prize: $7,500
Third-place prize: $5,000
Instructions
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The deadline for submitting your application is 3pm Pacific Time on July 1, 2009.
If you have questions about the application or award process, please contact award@druckerinstitute.com.
Drucker on Innovation in the Social Sector
“Innovation is change that creates a new dimension of performance. All nonprofit organizations must be governed by performance, not merely good intentions… In the social sector, as in business and government, performance is the ultimate test of an organization. Every nonprofit organization exists for the sake of performance in changing people and society… In the years ahead, America's nonprofits will become even more important. As government retrenches, Americans will look increasingly to the nonprofits to tackle the problems of a fast-changing society. These challenges will demand innovation.” – Peter F. Drucker, remarks on the Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation
See:
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| 24 Jun 2009 - 12:14 | Northwest Herald
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Domestic violence funding in peril
By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI
- jduchnowski@nwherald.com with wire reports
ShareWOODSTOCK – Turning Point Executive Director Jane Farmer gets more nervous about expected state funding cuts when she hears about allegations that a Wonder Lake man beat his new girlfriend to death.
Thomas A. Brown, 39, of 2912 Michael St., remained in McHenry County Jail on Thursday unable to post 10 percent of his $1 million bail on charges alleging that he raped and murdered 33-year-old Vitriza M. Wedward of Wisconsin. The case is the fifth domestic-violence related fatality to touch the county this year and comes after a Crystal Lake man with a history of domestic violence was arrested this weekend for allegedly fatally stabbing a Hanover Park woman.
But if the new state budget does indeed have the reduced state aid to the Woodstock-based domestic violence advocacy agency, as Farmer has been told, she could be looking at cutting her programs or reducing the number of shelter beds during a time of increased demand.
“It will force us to make some really hard decisions,” Farmer said. “And in light of the really serious nature – the lethal issue which we have seen in this county for the last six months or so – it’s extremely serious.”
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| 24 Jun 2009 - 11:54 | Honolulu Advertiser
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Judiciary budget cut $11.4M
Nonprofits dealing with domestic violence will see some big reductions
By Jim Dooley
Advertiser Staff Writer
The Hawai'i court system has slashed its budget by $11.4 million, notifying some vendors and agencies, such as the Domestic Violence Action Center, that their financial support will be reduced by 30 per cent.
That's a $600,000 financial hit for the Domestic Violence Action Center, coming at a time when the agency is bracing for an expected rise in domestic violence cases due to increased economic pressures in Hawai'i households, said Nanci Kreidman, chief executive of the nonprofit agency.
"We've already implemented some layoffs," said Kreidman.
"Just as we've reached a point of some success in addressing the problems of domestic violence here, we're having to dial it back," she said. "We're sort of dismantling some of what we've fought so hard to accomplish."
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| 24 Jun 2009 - 11:33 | IPS Gender Wire
URL: ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47328
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POLITICS: Will Women Be an Afterthought at U.N. Crisis Meet?
By Ben Case
Yassine Fall says UNIFEM is working to raise the profile of women's concerns on the conference agenda.
Credit:Courtesy of Yassine Fall
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - A groundbreaking U.N. General Assembly conference on the global economic crisis and its impact on development, set to begin Wednesday, may sideline women's numerous concerns, civil society groups say.
About 70 percent of the world’s poor are female, and women are typically hit the hardest by economic downturns. The most recent meltdown has been no exception, and its fallout is expected to deepen before getting better.
Taina Bien Aime, executive director of Equality Now, a human rights group focusing on women’s issues, stresses that the ways such crises impact women in particular are profound and complex.
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| 23 Jun 2009 - 13:26 | Amecopress
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Espana
La Ministra visita a la sede del Servicio telefónico de información y asesoramiento jurídico en materia de violencia de género
El 016 atiende a las mujeres víctimas de violencia de género en 51 idiomas
Desde su puesta en funcionamiento ha atendido 118.669 llamadas
Estado Español,
por Redacción AmecoPress
Madrid, 22 de junio 09. Redacción AmecoPress.- El Servicio telefónico de información y asesoramiento jurídico en materia de violencia de género (016) desde su puesta en funcionamiento ha atendido 118.669 llamadas.
Hasta el momento, los profesionales atendían las demandas de información las 24 horas del día en castellano, catalán, gallego, vasco, inglés y francés. A partir de julio este servicio se prestará en otros siete idiomas: alemán, árabe, búlgaro, chino, portugués, rumano y ruso. Además se ampliará la atención en horario de lunes a viernes de 8.00 a 18.00 horas en otros 42 idiomas. De modo que con diferente grado de cobertura se atenderá un total de 51 idiomas.
La ministra de Igualdad, Bibiana Aído, acompañada del delegado del Gobierno para la Violencia de Género, Miguel Lorente, ha visitado esta mañana la sede del 016, donde ha destacado que “con este incremento en el número de idiomas ampliamos la cobertura a las mujeres inmigrantes que residen en nuestro país, un colectivo especialmente vulnerable a esta lacra y para las que el Gobierno ha puesto en marcha un plan específico, a través del cual tratamos de acercar las medidas que la Ley Integral contra la Violencia de Género ofrece a las mujeres víctimas de violencia de género”.
La titular de igualdad ha destacado la labor desarrollada por el 016 “para transmitir a las mujeres víctimas de violencia de género “que cuentan con un importante número de medidas para prevenir y erradicar el maltrato”. “Una llamada puede abrir una puerta a un escenario libre de violencia”, ha subrayado.
Desde su puesta en funcionamiento en septiembre de 2007 y hasta mayo de 2009, el 016 ha atendido un total de 118.669 llamadas, lo que supone una media de 187 llamadas diarias, 8 cada hora.
Los lunes y el mes de agosto record de
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| 23 Jun 2009 - 09:28 | CIMAC noticias
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Inició campaña para Desarmar la Violencia Doméstica
Armas y violencia en el hogar: peligro para las mujeres
Por Alejandra González Méndez
México DF, 22 junio 09 (CIMAC).- La Red Mundial de Acción contra las Armas Ligeras (IANSA, por sus siglas en Inglés), lanzó la campaña internacional Desarmar la Violencia Doméstica, en el marco de la Semana Mundial de Acción contra la Violencia Armada que tuvo lugar del 15 al 21 de junio.
La finalidad de esta campaña es la creación de legislaciones en todos los países para que a las personas con historial de violencia doméstica se les niegue el acceso a las armas o se les revoquen sus permisos, dado que la presencia de un arma en el hogar, hace 3 veces más probable que una mujer muera de forma violenta.
En México, dos millones 105 mil 120 ciudadanos tienen permiso para portar algún tipo de arma ligera, de acuerdo a la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (Sedena), 99 por ciento de éstos son hombres. Sin embargo se desconoce la cifra real de armas en manos de civiles debido al tráfico ilegal.
Respecto al lanzamiento de la campaña, Martha Figueroa presidenta del Colectivo de Mujeres de San Cristóbal (Colem) dijo que "Esta campaña ayudará a las mujeres a presionar al gobierno para que los hombres que pertenecen a la policía, el ejército, y las compañías de seguridad privada, no puedan portar armas cuando no están en labores, así no podrán llevar sus armas a casa".
De acuerdo el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), en 2005 se registraron 2 mil 159 muertes de mujeres por violencia familiar en México, cifra muy superior a la de muertes de mujeres por crimen organizado que fue de mil 776. Además reporta que en la Ciudad de México, 7 de cada 10 mujeres son agredidas por su pareja o su ex pareja.
Se estima que en el mundo, la cifra es de 800 millones de armas en manos de ciudadanos, el 20 por ciento de las cuales son ilegales, y que han costado la vida de 20 millones de personas, la mayoría mujeres civiles.
Además, cada año se fabrican 8 millones de armas más, y 16 mil millones de municiones, lo que equivale a 2 balas por cada mujer, hombre, niño y niña del planeta.
INSEGURIDAD PARA MUJERES, NIÑAS Y NIÑOS
La Red de Mujeres IANSA, afirma que las armas afectan a las mujeres y a los hombres de manera diferente, pues es muy probable que la violencia entre parejas sea letal cuando hay un arma de fuego presente en la casa, lo que aumenta 12 veces el riesgo de muerte comparado con otras formas de violencia.
Así mismo, la IANSA, denuncia que la presencia de un arma en los hogares aumenta la inseguridad de las mujeres, las niñas y niños, pues es más probable que ésta sea utilizada para intimidar o lesionar físicamente a un miembro de la familia que contra un intruso.
Aunque las armas no sean disparadas directamente contra las mujeres, suelen utilizarse como herramientas de intimidación para facilitar otros tipos de violencia psicológica y física, incluida la violación, según lo han reportado a diversos organismos mujeres de todo el mundo.
La campaña Desarmar la violencia doméstica busca también recopilar información que ilustre la magnitud del problema en diversos países como Argentina, Brasil, Burundi, Camerún, Canadá, Colombia, El Congo, El Salvador, Haití, Liberia, Macedonia, Mali, México, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistán, Paraguay, Perú, Portugal, Serbia, Sierra Leona, Sri Lanka, Sudán, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay y Venezuela.
De acuerdo con datos publicados por la Red por los Derechos de la Infancia, la Secretaría de Salud reportó en México en 2006, la muerte de 554 niños y niñas, 400 de estas muertes fueron como consecuencia de agresiones con armas de fuego.
Además, entre 2000 y 2006, México importó armas pequeñas y ligeras por un valor de más de 35 millones de dólares, de los cuales casi el 37 por ciento corresponden a compra de municiones. Sólo el 22.18 por ciento de estas armas, son para uso militar y de defensa, lo que significa que casi el 80 por ciento de las armas en México están en manos de civiles.
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| 23 Jun 2009 - 09:20 | Women's e-news
URL: www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/ . . .
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Report: Women's Philanthropy Outpaces the Pack
Run Date: 06/23/09
By Kayla Hutzler
WeNews correspondent
Charitable giving by funds focused on girls and women rose faster between 2004 and 2006 than overall foundation support, finds a study released this week by the Foundation Center and the Women's Funding Network.
(WOMENSENEWS)--Recent charitable giving by funds focused on girls and women rose at a faster rate than that of overall foundations, according to a June 22 report by the Foundation Center and the Women's Funding Network.
The 55 women's funds in the report increased their giving by 24 percent between 2004 and 2006, compared to a nearly 15 percent rise in foundation giving overall in that same time period.
"Accelerating Change for Women and Girls" looks at giving patterns and trends among larger private and community foundations and funds that invest in organizations and programs led by women and focused on social change.
Bradford K. Smith, president of the Foundation Center, based in New York, said the study suggests that women and women's funds will be increasingly involved in reshaping philanthropy. The effect of that, he said, would be to shine a spotlight on issues such as human trafficking and domestic violence, which have long been overlooked by philanthropists.
Private and community foundations across the nation increased their giving to activities targeting women and girls to nearly $2.1 billion from $412.1 million between 1990 and 2006, the study finds. Almost half of that money was spent on supporting health-related activities.
Social Change a Priority
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www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4051
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| 23 Jun 2009 - 09:10 | National Organization for Women
URL: www.now.org
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NOW Activists Elect New President Terry O'Neill to Succeed Kim Gandy
June 20, 2009
This weekend members of the National Organization for Women (NOW) cast their votes for a new team of leaders to direct the largest grassroots feminist organization in the country over the next four years. NOW delegates elected Terry O'Neill, who served as the group's membership vice president from 2001 to 2005, to succeed President Kim Gandy.
Gandy will retire from her office on July 20 due to the organization's term limits; she has been a leader in NOW for 36 years, with 22 years of service at the national level, including the last eight as president.
"NOW is the organization that fights for the rights of all women no matter the circumstances of their birth, their race or sexual orientation, no matter if they live in poverty or are trying to escape violence," said NOW President-Elect Terry O'Neill. "My experience with domestic violence, as an abused wife left me humiliated and embarrassed. I only began to talk about this publically five years ago as I realized that to keep quiet was to continue the abuse. I want to empower women and telling my story does just that. Women are fed up with persistent inequality and are ready for change. I am honored and eager to lead NOW in making that change."
O'Neill cut her political teeth working to defeat David Duke's gubernatorial campaign in Louisiana. She went on to serve NOW at the local, state and national levels. As an attorney, she served a clerkship at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago before practicing law in New Orleans. She taught at the University of California Davis Law School and Tulane Law School. Currently, she is chief of staff to a Montgomery County (Md.) councilmember whose successes include a transgender equality law and Maryland's first Family Justice Center for survivors of domestic violence. O'Neill's national positions also include executive director of the National Council of Women's Organizations.
The other members of O'Neill's team are Bonnie Grabenhofer of IL, taking on the position of executive vice president; Erin Matson of MN, serving as action vice president; and Allendra Letsome of MD, incoming membership vice president. The new administration will take office on July 21.
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| 22 Jun 2009 - 09:44 | Boletin e-mujeres
URL: www.e-mujeres.net/noticias/azade-kayanni . . .
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Azadé Kayanni, escritora iraní: 'Mujeres al pie del cañón'
Las protestas por los derechos femeninos empezaron en 1979, y aún siguen.
22/06/2009
elperiodico.com
Al puro estilo de Bruni-Sarkozy, el candidato Musavi aparecía cogido de la mano de su esposa, Zahra Rahnavard, para atraer el voto de las mujeres que habían boicoteado unas elecciones antidemocráticas. Son viejos conocidos. Él, primer ministro de la década de los 80, persiguió duramente las libertades y ejecutó a decenas de miles de activistas. Ella era directora del departamento de Asuntos de Mujer, destinado a islamizar las relaciones sociales a través de las patrullas talibanianas para la Propagación de la Virtud y la Prohibición del Vicio. Rahnavard, que entonces animaba la detención de mujeres contrarias al código islámico de la vestimenta, hoy reconoce el retroceso en los derechos de la mujer.
¡Demasiado tarde para presentarse como reformistas y mantenerse en el poder! El Irán que han dejado hoy ocupa la posición 113 en participación política de la mujer en el mundo. Ella oculta que mujeres como Tahere Qurrat Alain, pionera del movimiento feminista iraní, ya en 1848 exigía la eliminación del velo como el primer paso para su emancipación. La asesinaron a los 35 años de edad, sin conseguir parar un movimiento que venía a arrollar a los oscurantistas. ¿Sabían que en 1915 las iranís celebraban el 8 de marzo (hoy prohibido), o que organizaron en 1932 el segundo congreso de mujeres del sureste asiático? Dos años después, Reza Pahlevi decretó la «caída del velo».
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www.e-mujeres.net/noticias/azade-kayanni-escritora-irani-mujeres-al-pie-del-canon
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| 22 Jun 2009 - 08:39 | Peace for the Missing
URL: peace4missing.ning.com/profiles/blog/sho . . .
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No Justice for Angie
peace4missing.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2153128%3ABlogPost%3A78856&xgs=1
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| 22 Jun 2009 - 08:27 | Iranian Women
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_BinbdFndI
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Riveting video, Iranian Women, in Farsi, but amazing film making
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_BinbdF ndI
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| 22 Jun 2009 - 07:49 | Knock, Knock
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nktBsI0PYPs
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Knock, Knock
Powerful video poem
Fatherhood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nktBsI0PYPs
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| 22 Jun 2009 - 07:36 | Vida Sin Violencia
URL: guiaviolenciadegenero.com
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Vida Sin Violencia lanza una web para ayudar a las mujeres que sufren violencia de género
La Web http://guiaviolenciadegenero.com/ aporta información útil para las mujeres que sufren el lastre de la violencia machista así como para aquellos profesionales que trabajan con ellas.
Vida sin violencia
La Asociación Vida sin Violencia, ha puesto en marcha una página Web informativa con el objetivo de ayudar a todas aquellas mujeres que sufren violencia de género. La Web www.guiaviolenciadegenero.com , consta de una serie de apartados distribuidos en diferentes secciones: aspectos legales, salud, cuerpos de seguridad, empleo, vivienda teléfonos de interés, facilitando así, la información adecuada en cada caso.
Pilar Alvarado destacó la iniciativa del proyecto como novedosa por aglutinar toda la información existente en una misma página web, facilitando el trabajo de los profesionales, las mujeres y toda persona interesada en el tema. “Esta página web tiene un gran contenido y calidad teórica para las personas que necesiten cualquier tipo de información”.
Cristina Sánchez destacó la importancia de los estudios género en la sociedad actual y como la demanda laboral de expertas y expertos en género es ya una realidad.
Raquel Platero destacó la importancia de esta página web para las mujeres con discapacidad. Destacando la poca información disponible en esta materia el desconocimiento y los obstáculos con los que se encuentran las mujeres discapacitadas que padecen la violencia machista. “se ha visibilizado a este colectivo que en ocasiones parece como si no estuviera ahí”. “No hay que olvidar que el 80% de las mujeres con discapacidad sufre algún tipo de violencia”
La Web www.guiaviolenciadegenero.com , se presentó en la Fundación Fernando de Castro, cuyo director Miguel Muñoz explicó cómo Fernando de Castro jugó un papel pionero y decisivo en la historia de la educación de las mujeres de nuestro país, y sobre todo, consiguieron dar los primeros pasos para abrir el difícil camino hacia la consecución de la independencia, libertad y desarrollo de la mujer en el mundo laboral.
Acto seguido las promotoras de esta iniciativa: Guadalupe Fernández , Beatriz Morales y Mª Jesús Gilabert presentaron la Web navegando y explicando los distintos apartados y secciones de la Web.
La página Web proporciona a las mujeres víctimas de violencia, a las personas que trabajan con ellas y en definitiva, a todas las personas interesadas en este ámbito, la información necesaria para que cada uno pueda tomar decisiones fundamentadas.
La página web tiene un menú superior donde se recogen las categorías: Legal, Asistencial, Si hay riesgo, Salud y Cuerpos y Fuerzas de Seguridad. También hay un apartado denominado Inclúyete en el que las Asociaciones pueden subir información sobre ellas mismas así, como oferta formativa sobre estudios de género o formación en general para mujeres.
En el menú inferior ofrece información complementarias sobre: Vivienda, Empleo, Teléfono y enlaces de interés, Libros y Documentos audiovisuales, Sobre la Violencia de Género, Y Asociaciones y Direcciones útiles.
En el centro de la web se han destacado cuatro apartados dirigidos a tres colectivos vulnerables: Mujer y Discapacidad, Jóvenes y Mujeres Extranjeras. En cuarto destacado es un mini protocolo de actuación disponible en un solo clic en el que se ofrecen las pautas que debe seguir una mujer si acaba de sufrir una agresión.
¿Qué es Vida sin Violencia?
La creación de esta web responde a nuestro interés por aunar todo la información existente que pueda ser útil, tanto a las mujeres víctimas de violencia de género como a los profesionales del sector en su actividad diaria o, a cualquier persona interesada.
Partiendo de esto, los objetivos del Proyecto-Web Vida Sin Violencia son:
- Unificar toda aquella información que puede ayudar a las mujeres que sufren el lastre de la violencia machista. Otorgar una visión clara de las herramientas y los recursos de una forma unificada, evitando que tengan que acudir a diferentes soportes para hacerse con la información adecuada a cada caso Unificar toda aquella información que puede ayudar a las mujeres que sufren el lastre de la violencia machista.
Facilitar el trabajo de aquellos profesionales (Trabajadoras/es sociales, psicólogas/os, médicas/os, abogadas/os, Guardias Civiles, policías, etc.) que trabajan con las mujeres, y a todas las personas interesadas en este ámbito.
En estos momentos el proyecto se circunscribe a la Comunidad de Madrid en cuanto a información asistencial, determinadas direcciones y accesos a recursos propios de las Comunidades Autónoma, por lo demás la información proporcionada es útil en todo el territorio nacional. Deseamos en un futuro, poder ir ampliándo esa parte de la información que proporciona recursos locales a otras Comunidades Autónomas del territorio español.
El logo de Vida Sin Violencia es una mano, que puede ser una mano de paremos la violencia contra las mujeres, pero también una mano que se tiende para ofrecer ayuda y calor. La línea curva que se puede ver en la palma de la mano es una S de Sin Violencia, pero también es la línea de la Vida.
Vida Sin Violencia es un Proyecto totalmente independiente, desvinculado de cualquier ideología política y/o religiosa. Solo hemos contado con nuestro trabajo y el de las personas que, desinteresadamente, han colaborado con nosotras: creación de página web, diseño del logo, acceso a determinada info, etcétera.
Vida Sin Violencia lo componen Guadalupe Fernández, Mª Jesús Gilabert, Beatriz Morales.
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