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08 Feb 2010 - 09:12Carnival Against Sexual Violence
URL: abyss2hope.blogspot.com/2010/02/carnival . . .


February publication now online,
Carnival Against Sexual Violence
See
abyss2hope.blogspot.com/2010/02/carnival-against-sexual-violence-87.html



08 Feb 2010 - 09:02Gender Across Borders
URL: genderacrossborders.com/2010/02/04/getti . . .


Getting it Right when it Comes to Anti-Rape Campaigns

by Elizabeth SwitajToo often campaigns that are ostensibly aimed at reducing the incidence of sexual assault come off terribly wrong. They imply that victims to are to blame because if they had just been “SMART” they could have avoided any problems. Instead of putting the onus on men not to rape, they tell women to be afraid, to limit their actions to avoid rapists even though, as Rebekah Carrow so eloquently wrote earlier this week, women already plan their everyday lives according to the rules of fear.

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genderacrossborders.com/2010/02/04/getting-it-right-when-it-comes-to-anti-rape-campaigns/



08 Feb 2010 - 08:27IPS Gender Wire
URL: www.ipsnews.net/print.asp?idnews=50226


RIGHTS:
EU Faults U.N. for Slowdown in Gender Empowerment
Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4 (IPS) - Against the backdrop of continued widespread gender discrimination worldwide, the European Union (EU) has urged Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to "urgently" speed up the creation of the proposed new U.N. agency for women.

The proposal for a "gender entity" was recommended by a high-level panel back in 2006 and approved by the 192-member General Assembly last year.

But for the last four years, the proposal has been kicked around in the corridors of the United Nations, short of implementation.

"If this decision is further delayed, the current gender agencies will be kept in limbo and unable to deliver for women around the world," warned Ambassador Juan Antonio Yanez-Barnuevo of Spain, current chair of the 27-member EU.

The proposal calls for the consolidation of four existing U.N. "gender agencies" - the U.N. Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues (OSAGI), the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) and the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) - under a single new U.N. body to be headed by an under-secretary-general.

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www.ipsnews.net/print.asp?idnews=50226



08 Feb 2010 - 08:17e-mujeres
URL: www.e-mujeres.net/ateneo


Nueva seccion en e-mujeres.net

Estrenamos sección Gusi Bertomeu. Presidenta e-mujeres.net
Se acerca el 8 de marzo y en E-Mujeres queremos celebrarlo inaugurando la sección Ateneo Feminista, un nuevo espacio del portal e-mujeres (antes e-leusis). Nos proponemos crear un lugar que reúna a expertas de reconocido prestigio en el ámbito académico, político, empresarial, cultural y social, y que elaboran pensamiento feminista desde distintas ópticas.

Cada una tendrá un espacio propio para mostrar sus textos y trabajos más relevantes, con una presentación, artículos seleccionados, vídeos, galería de fotos, que mantendremos actualizados incorporando materiales nuevos, así como un enlace al blog, web, o perfil de facebook personal, si los tienen.

Este espacio pretende generar un directorio activo de personas expertas presentadas dentro de un entorno que dé coherencia a sus aportaciones e impulse el conocimiento. Siguiendo las recomendaciones de los organismos internacionales, que plantean la necesidad de establecer redes sociales sólidas, junto a la urgencia de crear espacios y herramientas de clasificación y difusión del pensamiento, trabajos y materiales realizados por expertas, pero siempre dentro de un contexto que dé mayor rigor a las búsquedas en la red.

Empezamos con Amelia Valcárcel, Dolors Renau, Carmen Alborch, Soledad Murillo, Emilia Caballero, Consuelo Catalá y Wassyla Tamzali. Se han seleccionado estos perfiles de salida porque corresponden a mujeres que trabajan en ámbitos diferentes del conocimiento teórico y práctico, lo que nos permite ofrecer opinión y experiencia para apoyar los debates sobre los temas de actualidad.

Agradecemos a todas ellas su colaboración y generosidad, por facilitarnos materiales, paciencia y afecto.

Paulatinamente se irán incorporando otras figuras del pensamiento feminista que nos aportan el conocimiento de ese “cuerpo teórico” que reclamábamos desde los años 70 y que hoy es ya un patrimonio de todas.

Consulta el Ateneo: http://www.e-mujeres.net/ateneo



07 Feb 2010 - 18:21altagracia reyes
teescuchomujer@yahoo.com


Hola
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altagracia reyes teescuchomujer@yahoo.com



07 Feb 2010 - 18:10Women's Link Worldwide
URL: uncovered.womenslinkworldwide.org/es/nod . . .


Important Colombia Supreme Court Ruling

Colombia - Supreme Court of Justice - In cases of sexual violence, previous sexual history and sexist arguments cannot be used.

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uncovered.womenslinkworldwide.org/es/node/144



07 Feb 2010 - 08:46Artemisa Noticias
URL: www.artemisanoticias.com.ar/site/notas.a . . .

Violencia contra mujeres periodistas
Por Alejandra Waigandt

El año pasado unas 50 trabajadoras de medios de comunicación de distintas partes del mundo fueron víctimas de violencia de género. Otras 7 perdieron sus vidas. Filipinas fue el país más mortífero. Las intimidaciones fueron especialmente cruentas en República Democrática del Congo y México. En Argentina también se registraron amenazas de muerte y violencia laboral.

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www.artemisanoticias.com.ar/site/notas.asp?id=45&idnota=6865



07 Feb 2010 - 08:33Dept of Veterans Affairs
URL: www4.va.gov/oig/54/reports/VAOIG-09-0111 . . .


VA vows to improve military’s sexual trauma care

MEDIA RELEASE

An Inspector General investigation requested by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) found the Department of Veterans Affairs is unable to sufficiently monitor whether veterans are being wrongly charged for care related to military sexual trauma.

Last year, Akaka requested an investigation after being contacted by a veteran who was being inappropriately charged for care at a VA facility in Texas.

Under existing law, veterans are entitled to free VA treatment for conditions related to military sexual trauma.

In response to the investigation, VA leadership committed to changing monitoring across the VA health care system so potential billing errors can be corrected.

“I am concerned that some veterans may still be charged for care they should receive for free, unnecessarily adding complications to the recovery process” Akaka said. “However, I am pleased that VA’s leadership is ordering changes system-wide as the Inspector General recommended. I will continue to monitor this issue.”

Akaka also thanked the veteran who initially contacted him to share evidence of this problem last year.

“If she had not stood up for her fellow veterans, these national changes would not be in the works. Once again, this veteran has served her country well,” he said.

The VA Inspector General report is available here:
www4.va.gov/oig/54/reports/VAOIG-09-01110-81.pdf



06 Feb 2010 - 10:22Pacific Alliance to Prevent Slavery
URL: www.traffickjamming.org


Aloha, ALL!

WE JUST GOT NOTICE. The Human Trafficking Bill, SB2045 just got scheduled for a hearing. Can you submit written testimony and FAX (not email) it in?

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/hearingnotices/HEARING_JGO_02-08-10_.HTM

Need to get it in by the end of today! IF YOU CANNOT SUBMIT IN TIME, Please consider testifying in person and submitting late testimony.

Hearing is Monday, Feb 8th at 9:30am. YOU CAN FIND A TEMPLATE ON OUR WEBSITE! www.traffickjamming.org (Feel free to edit)

FAX # 808-586-6659

DATE:Monday, February 08, 2010
TIME:9:30 a.m.
PLACE:Conference Room 016
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

SPREAD THE WORD!
--
Pacific Alliance to Stop Slavery
www.traffickjamming.org



06 Feb 2010 - 08:52Peter Dau, Huffington Post
URL: www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-daou/male-m . . .


Male Monsters -- Girl Buried Alive for Being a Girl and the World Shrugs
by Peter Dau

See:
www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-daou/male-monsters---girl-buri_b_450959.html



05 Feb 2010 - 08:51Pagina 12, Argentina
URL: www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-13 . . .


EN MAR DEL PLATA, EL CONCEJO DELIBERANTE CREARA LA DIRECCION DE DD.HH. QUE SUPERVISARA LAS INVESTIGACIONES

Primera respuesta para tratar la trata

Es el primer paso que da el poder político local. El Concejo citó al jefe policial y al ex juez Daguerre, que había dicho que la ley no permite combatir la trata de personas. Daguerre se mostró molesto por lo publicado en Página/12 y por la denuncia.

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www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-139658-2010-02-05.html



05 Feb 2010 - 08:41Centre for Gender, Culture and Development Studies
shirley.randell@kie.ac.rw
URL: www.huntalternatives.org/download/1923_s . . .


This report is especially timely for the Haitian recovery effort--Ed

Analysis

Sustaining Women's Gains in Rwanda

The success of women parliamentarians in Rwanda has prompted questions
about how women achieved such unprecedented levels of political
representation. The paper begins with a discussion of various Rwandan
cultural practices that either support or undercut gender equality,
then analyzes how actors in contemporary Rwandan politics reference
indigenous practices in relation to women€ ¦’²s empowerment. This paper
contends that modern references to gender-sensitive practices in
Rwanda€ ¦’²s pre-colonial era aim to generate support for women€ ¦’²s
political participation by emphasizing its continuity with traditional
culture and, in doing so, defuse opposition. The Rwandan case suggests
a strategy available to women and men seeking to promote gender
equality in political representation elsewhere.

See: www.huntalternatives.org/download/1923_sustaining_womens_gains_nocover.pdf

Shirley

Professor Shirley Randell AM, PhD, FACE, FAIM, FAICD
Director, Centre for Gender, Culture and Development Studies
Kigali Institute of Education (KIE) Rwanda
PO Box 5039, Remera, Kigali, Rwanda
Tel: +250 (0)2 5511 7138 Fax: +250 (0)2 5258 6890 Mob: +250 (0)7 8830 8967



05 Feb 2010 - 08:10Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women
trainings@lrcvaw.org.


Dear domestic violence advocates,

Has a survivor ever asked you whether she should leave your
state with her children to escape the abuse? Have you ever tried to assist
a survivor who fled to your state and is concerned about the consequences of
her relocation? If so, you know that these are among the most difficult
cases that victim advocates encounter. The Legal Resource Center on Violence
Against Women (LRC), with the generous support of the Avon Foundation, will
be offering a basic telephonic training on these and related interstate
custody issues on Thursday February 18th from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern
time. Participants will be given a toll-free telephone number to listen to
the training. There is no cost to participants.

This training will provide participants with an overview of
the various federal and state laws that govern interstate custody cases.
The training is designed especially for victim advocates who wish to
understand the basic framework of how these laws fit together. Case
scenarios will be used to demonstrate how advocates can help survivors
address the economic, safety and legal issues involved when they cross state
lines for safety. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions
during the presentation.

For further information about the Legal Resource Center on
Violence Against Women advocate training, please contact Ellen at
(301) 270-1550 or at trainings@lrcvaw.org.



05 Feb 2010 - 07:32Huffington Post
URL: www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/05/turkis . . .


Turkish Girl Buried Alive For Talking To Boys

The body of a 16-year-old girl police say was buried alive by relatives in an "honor" killing carried out as punishment for talking to boys has been discovered in Kahta, Turkey.

Turkish police discovered the body after acting on an anonymous tip. The tipster told police that the girl was killed after a family council meeting, and had been buried under a chicken pen. Police say that the girl had complained two months earlier that her grandfather beat her for talking to boys.

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www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/05/turkish-girl-buried-alive_n_450019.html



04 Feb 2010 - 12:06Jaku eke
URL: www.jakueke.com/articulo.php?ID=10386

Paraguay

Principal fin de trata de personas es la explotación sexual

La Dirección de Trata de Personas de la Secretaría de la Mujer de la Presidencia de la República, que integra la Mesa Interinstitucional de Prevención y Combate a la Trata de Personas, coordinada por el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y conformada por alrededor de cuarenta instituciones del sector público y privado, emitió un informe donde desnuda la situación de las mujeres víctimas de trata. Según la Lic. Luz Gamelia Ibarra, Directora de dicha área, el 95% de las víctimas fueron explotadas sexualmente, y el 6% laboralmente.

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www.jakueke.com/articulo.php?ID=10386



04 Feb 2010 - 09:49SEMlac
URL: www.redsemlac.net/web/index.php?option=c . . .


México: En riesgo defensores de derechos humanos

México, febrero (Especial de SEMlac).- Cipriana Jurado Herrera no atisba un sólo halo de victimismo. Militante desde los 13 años de causas sociales, confía en sí misma, no admite que las fuerzas del orden la cuiden o protejan, "Eso sería ponerme en sus manos para que me maten", dice.

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Oprima el vinculo encima del mensaje



04 Feb 2010 - 09:44Feministing
URL: www.feministing.com/archives/019897.html


Sean James and Al Joyner on the anti-choice Super Bowl ad

I'm incredibly moved by this video Planned Parenthood put together featuring former professional football player Sean James and Olympic gold medalist Al Joyner. It's a beautiful model of male allyship: men are speaking but center the perspectives and decisions of women in their lives. They talk about what they've learned from women and about trusting women with their own choices. This is the message I wish Super Bowl viewers would hear.

See:
www.feministing.com/archives/019897.html



04 Feb 2010 - 09:30Jewish Women International
URL: www.listbox.com/member/archive/481/2010/ . . .


Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence

A recent study in New York City found that 51 percent of intimate partner homicide victims were foreign-born.

Immigrant women in abusive relationships face numerous barriers to escape because of immigration laws, language barriers, social isolation, and lack of financial resources.

Join Jewish Women International in a 60-minute live webinar presented by Leslye Orloff, vice president and director of Legal Momentum’s Immigrant Women Program (IWP). Leslye is also a co-founder and co-chair of the National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women. She has written local and national training curricula and manuals and is a nationally respected trainer on domestic violence, cultural competency, VAWA immigration provisions, and immigrant victims’ legal rights and experience with domestic violence.

Live webinar
Thursday, March 4, 2010
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Register Now

What you will learn:

Overview of the dynamics and challenges faced by battered immigrant women
Legal rights of immigrant women: Undocumented vs. legal immigrants
Access to crime victims' visas
Public benefits provided to Immigrant women
Recommendations for working with immigrant women

Who should attend?

This comprehensive and innovative learning experience is for attorneys • social workers • therapists • DV service providers and advocates • children's advocates • child protection workers • child abuse service providers • scholars who work on intimate partner violence, child abuse, child custody, or family law policy • physicians • nurses • physician assistants • nursing and medical students • practicing healthcare providers

Co-sponsored by The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world with 152,000 members and 56 chapters in the United States and abroad. One CE contact hour is available for social workers; instructions will be given on the call.

Pre-registration is necessary to participate.
go to:
www.listbox.com/member/archive/481/2010/02/sort/thread/page/1/entry/5:6/20100204102441:69A814BE-11A1-11DF-A7B5-F940A52306B0/



03 Feb 2010 - 10:00Cimac Mx



Preparan monitoreo OSC y OCNF
Vigilarán cumplimiento a sentencia de Campo Algodonero

Por Paulina Rivas Ayala
CIMAC

México, DF, 2 feb 10 (CIMAC).- Para evitar la simulación del Estado Mexicano, en la sentencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CoIDH) por el feminicidio en Campo Algodonero, organizaciones civiles de Ciudad Juárez junto con el Observatorio Ciudadano Nacional del Feminicidio (OCNF) vigilarán cada una de sus acciones.

En especial, las relacionadas con la ejecución de programas estatales para la erradicación y prevención de la violencia contra las mujeres, dijo Imelda Marrufo Nava, integrante de la Red Mesa de Mujeres de Ciudad Juárez.

Organizaciones como “Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa” y “Justicia para Nuestras Hijas” documentarán el funcionamiento del Protocolo “Alba”, mecanismo de alerta vigente en la entidad desde mayo de 2005, que involucra a los tres niveles de gobierno para que realicen investigaciones rápidas, cabales e imparciales en los casos de desaparición y asesinato de mujeres, niñas y niños.

Informó que desde la semana pasada autoridades locales se comenzaron a reunir para definir la construcción de un monumento que mandata la sentencia, como una medida de reparación para las víctimas, y que reconoce la violencia de género en la entidad.

En la sentencia de la Corte reconoció que desde 1993 existe en Ciudad Juárez un aumento de homicidios de mujeres. Hasta 2005 se tiene el registro de al menos 379 víctimas y que este tipo de crímenes obedecen a una cultura de discriminación contra las mujeres.

Destaca que las respuestas ineficientes e indiferentes de las autoridades, permitieron que se perpetrara la violencia de género en Chihuahua, pues hasta 2005 la mayoría de los crímenes seguían sin ser esclarecidos en un ambiente de impunidad.

CASO EN LA SCJN

El próximo 10 de febrero se llevará a cabo una mesa redonda, en la sede de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN), para discutir la sentencia de Campo Algodonero con la participación de Rosa María Álvarez Lara, jueza Ad hoc ante la CoIDH y Andrea Medina, abogada de una de las víctimas de los casos ante la Corte, e integrante de Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (CLADEM) y Pablo Navarrete, coordinador de asuntos jurídicos del Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres.



03 Feb 2010 - 09:52EEOC
URL: www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-13- . . .


EEOC Press Release:
EEOC v. Guimarra

PRESS RELEASE

Giumarra Vineyards Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Against Farm Workers
Farm Workers Fired for Assisting Teenage Female Employee Who Was Being Sexually Harassed in the Vineyards, Federal Agency Charges

See:
www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-13-10.cfm



03 Feb 2010 - 09:33United Farm Workers
URL: action.ufw.org/page/s/eeoc?source=web


SIGN THE PETITION: Giumarra Vineyards sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment & Retaliation

We need your help. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has just filed suit against Giumarra Vineyards for allegedly violating federal law by sexually harassing a teenage female farm worker and retaliating against farm workers who came to her aid.

You most probably remember Giumarra, and their Nature’s Partner label, from the emails we sent you last summer. We told you about their outrageous behavior and despicable actions against workers—many of whom are organizing for a union contract. Giumarra Vineyards, the world's largest table grape company, harvests approximately 1 out of every 10 bunches of grapes picked in the US. Because the company is so huge, their behavior helps set the industry standard.

The EEOC case is consistent with the company’s behavior, as Giumarra has a long history of intimidating workers and violating their rights. According to the EEOC’s suit (EEOC v. Giumarra Vineyards Corporation, et al, Case No. 1:09-cv-02255), the young woman “was subjected to sexual advances, sexually inappropriate touching and abusive and offensive sexual comments about the male sex organ by a male co-worker.” The EEOC further alleged that after witnessing the sexual harassment, farm workers came to the aid of the teenage victim and complained to Giumarra Vineyards.

The result? One day after reporting the incident, the victim and people who helped her were fired. The EEOC suit states they “were summarily discharged in retaliation for their opposition to the sexual harassment.” (More details in the EEOC’s press release.)

What happened to this vulnerable young girl and the others who simply came to her defense was reprehensible and illegal.

We have begun an online petition. A delegation of women leaders will hand it in to Giumarra/Nature’s Partner and attempt to meet with this company in mid-February. Please sign the petition today—and send it to as many friends as possible. Give Giumarra a strong message that you will not tolerate this behavior.

Petition:
action.ufw.org/page/s/eeoc?source=web



03 Feb 2010 - 09:20Earth Times
URL: www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/305242, . . .


Fewer street prostitutes after Norwegian ban

Oslo - The number of street prostitutes has decreased noticeably in Oslo a year after Norway banned the purchase of sexual favours, according to estimates published Friday. The Oslo-based Pro Centre, a publicly funded social service centre that works with male and female prostitutes, estimates there was a 50-per-cent drop between 2008 and 2009 - the first year the ban was in force.

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www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/305242,fewer-street-prostitutes-after-norwegian-ban.html



02 Feb 2010 - 09:09Association for Women's Rights in Development
URL: www.awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Cri . . .


The Association for Women's Rights in Development

CRISIS IN HAITI: STRENGTHENING SOLIDARITY THROUGH INFORMATION PROVISION

In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, AWID is launching a special section on our website designed to provide a wide range of information on the context of the crisis, the latest analysis on the aftermath of the earthquake, how the crisis is impacting women and women’s rights and how you can act in solidarity with the women, men and children of Haiti.

see:
www.awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Crisis-in-Haiti-Strengthening-Solidarity



02 Feb 2010 - 08:58the Australian
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URL: www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/cal . . .


Australia

Call to end shared custody: Chisholm report

Caroline Overington From: The Australian

A REPORT commissioned by the Rudd government recommends major changes to the controversial shared parenting law introduced by former prime minister John Howard, saying it has put women and children at risk.

The report by retired Family Court judge Richard Chisholm says the law has also set fathers up to believe they are entitled to a 50-50 time split with their children after divorce, when this was never the parliament's intention, nor part of the law. The report into family law was ordered by Attorney-General Robert McClelland, in response to the shocking death of four-year-old Melbourne girl Darcey Freeman, who was thrown to her death from the West Gate Bridge one year ago.

Her father, Arthur Freeman, is now facing a murder charge.

In launching the report yesterday, Mr McClelland said it was "motivated at least in part by the very tragic events, in the case of Darcey Freeman".

It has previously been reported that Darcey's mother was too frightened to raise allegations of violence in the Family Court, lest she be considered an "unfriendly" parent determined to interrupt the relationship between the children and their father.

She ultimately agreed to a custody arrangement that gave her former husband access to all three of their children.

It is alleged that Mr Freeman threw Darcey from the bridge on her first day of school.

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www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/call-to-end-shared-custody-chisholm-report/story-e6frg6nf-1225824495340



02 Feb 2010 - 08:48CERIGUA
URL: www.argenpress.info/2010/01/constante-au . . .


Constante aumento del femicidio en Centroamérica

CERIGUA

El femicidio en la región Centroamericana se caracteriza por estar estrechamente relacionado con las acciones de los grupos del crimen organizado y del narcotráfico y en menor medida, con la violencia machista en el hogar, ejercida por las parejas de las víctimas u otros familiares; el aumento de sus índices es constante.

De acuerdo con una investigación llevada a cabo por el Consejo de Ministras de la Mujer de Centroamérica (COMMCA) en coordinación con el Centro Feminista de Información y Acción (Cefemina) y el Fondo de Desarrollo de Naciones Unidas para la Mujer (UNIFEM), Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador son los países más afectados por ese fenómeno, al registrar hasta 18 muertes por cada 100 mil ciudadanas

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www.argenpress.info/2010/01/constante-aumento-del-femicidio-en.html



02 Feb 2010 - 08:23altagracia
teescuchomujer@yahoo.com


Hola soy sobreviviente de violencia domestica mi ex pareja intento matarme en dos ocaciones y aun despues del divorcio y con una orden de proteccion me intento tirar el carro encima. eso paso hace 9 meses atras pero hace 2 years que rompi el silencio y tenemos un aniversario del ministerio Te Escucho Mujer donde educamos a la comunidad por medio de la radio invitando sobreviviente a llamar o ir a dar su testimonio o compartir su historia y profesionales tambien hemos concientizado por medio de drama y tenemos una casita donde la ayudamos a parender computadora basica, la acompanamos a la corte como apoyo el dia de su cita, la ayudamos con el autoestima, como arreglarse y espiritualmente tambien, dando diferentes talleres; estamos planeando un drama para mayo 15 es en florida pero estamos dispuesto a llevar el drama a diferentes estados es en espanol estamos necesitando un buen transporte tal vez asi podamos ir por carro y no por avion ya que es a veces mas costoso pero estam os a la orden damos diferentes talleres incluyendo sanando por medio del arte con el programa the healing hue formado por sobreviviente gracias y si se puede Taty reyes

altagracia reyes teescuchomujer@yahoo.com



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