Violence_Against_Women

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• Out of commission

  
  Broadsides — Authority: 556
  I have mentioned the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism only a couple of times, and always in passing, mostly because I really dont see it as part of my mandate, despite the fact that my beat is, officially, social issues and cultural trends. A quick summary of what the Coalition is about: The ...
  4 hours ago

• 16 days of shock

  
  Times LIVE Multimedia — Authority: 146
  This in-your-face billboard campaign was launched in the Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal for the duration of the 16 days of Activism for no Violence Against Women and Children. Associate Creative Director at Ogilvy PR, Jacques Massardo explains the objectives of the campaign.
  7 hours ago

• Jersey Shore: Theres Nothing Funnier Than A Woman Getting Punched In The Face

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 809
  MTVs trailer for the rest of Jersey Shore s debut season contains a glimpse of a guy in a bar punching Snookie in the face. Its already becoming an Internet sensation. Why the glee? And should MTV have used the footage? The assault comes in the middle of a slew of apparently drunken fight scenes in the trailer ...
  7 hours ago

• Afflicting the Comfortable, Comforting the Afflicted

  
  Save Darfur Weblog — Authority: 473
  O f course you know about the most recent developments in Sudan, because you follow the work of organizations such as the Save Darfur Coalition.  It is entirely expected that an organization dedicated to the issues in Darfur would be on top of the latest news, especially in regard to violence against Sudanese ...
  8 hours ago

• Smoking gun

  
  Broadsides — Authority: 556
  Well, well. There is justice after all. Looks like the blogger behind this hateful website, about which I posted the other day, is being charged with uttering death threats. Jean-Claude Rochefort, 60, is accused of uttering threats against women from April to December 2009. He has already been charged with possessing ...
  22 hours ago

• Open season

  
  Broadsides — Authority: 556
  Heres a great catch by Liberal Catnip (I added some links): From Mondays Question Period: Mr. Serge Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, BQ): Mr. Speaker, Suzanne Laplante-Edward, mother of Anne-Marie Edward, who was killed when just 21 years old in the École Polytechnique massacre, deplores the fact that the Conservative ...
  22 hours ago

• Keep Promises to Afghan Women

  
  womensphere — Authority: 432
  Extremist Threat to Women Increasing, Government Failing to Protect The situation for Afghan women and girls is dire and could deteriorate. While the world focuses on the Obama administration’s new security strategy, it’s critical to make sure that women’s and girls’ rights don’t just get lip service while ...
  23 hours ago

• Prominent woman journalist killed in suspicious fall from building in Kaliningrad

  
  womensphere — Authority: 432
  Reporters Without Borders is calling for a thorough investigation into the death of Olga Kotovskaya, a prominent journalist who apparently fell from the 14th floor of a building in the centre of Kaliningrad (the capital of a Russian enclave between Poland and Lithuania) six days after a court ruled that she had been ...
  23 hours ago

• On “Accidents”

  
  AAUW Dialog — Authority: 466
  Perhaps you have heard about Hiram Monserrate, the New York state senator recently convicted of brutally assaulting his live-in girlfriend? According to reports and video surveillance footage, he cut her face with broken glass then violently dragged her through their building while she called for help. The laceration ...
  1 day ago

• A Tweet and Ring to My Congressman

  
  Save Darfur Weblog — Authority: 473
  Today, marks the 14th day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign – a global movement to end gender-based violence. This day focuses on the humanitarian and civil society organizations working on the ground in Darfur and throughout Sudan. I took action today by calling my representative and ...
  1 day ago

• Domestic Violence and Rape on the Rise in Malaysia says Report

  
  womensphere — Authority: 432
  Domestic violence and rapes continue to rise in Malaysia despite several efforts made by the Government to curb the vices, said Malaysian Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Chew Mei Fun. Addressing the media at the launch of Amnesty International’s report on “The Gender Trap – Women, ...
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• Sudanese girl flogged for wearing ‘indecent’ skirt

  
  womensphere — Authority: 432
  A Sudanese Christian teenager has been lashed 50 times for wearing what a judge considered an “indecent” knee-length skirt her lawyer has reported. The family of Silva Kashif, 16, plans on suing police and the judge, said attorney Azhari al-Hajj who insisted that the verdict was in violation of Sudanese law ...
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• Return fire

  
  Broadsides — Authority: 556
  Today the Stars editorial pages published a letter from Helena Guergis, Minister of State for the Status of Women. Typically, it was edited for length. As regular readers know, Guergis has figured heavily in my posts and columns about the anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique Massacre, mostly because she voted to ...
  2 days ago

• KCSDV Deadly Week End For Kansas Women

  
  A Human Rights Issue-Custodial Justice — Authority: 482
  http://www.kcsdv.org/DeadlyWeekendforKansasWomen.pdf  deadlyweekendforkansaswomen Posted in 16191703, 16192975, : Child Abuse, Crime, Families, Juvenile Crime, Murder,, Abuse, Abused Children, Abuser, Don Hoffman FR Layer Topeka Kansas, Hal Richard, Activism, Best interest of children, Best interest of the child, ...
  2 days ago

• Abuse and Adoption

  
  FAMILY PRESERVATION ADVOCACY — Authority: 134
  More single mothers, abused women place children for adoption in Fiji I have blogged about the connection between adoption and violenc e and quoted Hubinette on the subject.   This article furthers the connection.     SUVA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- About 78 ...
  2 days ago

• Research into song lyrics about sexual violence reveals that they both support and empower women

  
  womensgrid — Authority: 144
  Back in 1962, the Crystals released a song called He Hit Me (And it Felt like a Kiss). “If he didn’t care for me,” warbled one of the most popular American “girl groups” of the day, “I could have never made him mad. But he hit me and I was glad.” Deborah Finding has recently completed a PhD thesis ...
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• KS State Sen. Julia Lynn grills SRS Secretary about contracting irregularities: “It just smells bad” -from the two days of hearings in Topeka by the Joint Committee on Children’s Issues.KSWatchDog

  
  A Human Rights Issue-Custodial Justice — Authority: 482
  http://kansas.watchdog.org/2009/12/06/state-sen-julia-lynn-grills-srs-secretary/ State Sen. Julia Lynn grills SRS Secretary about contracting irregularities: “It just smells bad” By Earl Glynn On December 6, 2009 Print This ArticleTopeka. State Senator Julia Lynn (R-Olathe) grilled SRS Secretary Don Jordan at ...
  2 days ago

• LETS PRAY ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE BACK TO HELL!

  
  The Activist — Authority: 104
  In the spirit of 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (25/11/2009 - 10/12/2009), I present to you the documentary on the effort of Liberia women in bringing the war of over a decade to an end. This is to allow us see that women have a role to play in the development of their nation. The ...
  2 days ago

• The next generation – and what women sometimes forget – on December 6th

  
  Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture — Authority: 631
  By Special Correspondent Jessica Yee, originally published at CITIZENShift Editor’s note: Yesterday, December 6th, was the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada , in commemoration of the Montréal Massacre .  Jessica Yee wrote the following article to draw ...
  2 days ago

• Violence against women and global climate change – yes, there is a link I promise!

  
  Sahar's Blog — Authority: 120
  It was the 20 th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre yesterday (December 6 th ), and while it’s great to see an increase in awareness and desire to end violence against women, I can’t help but wonder at the futility of any subsequent policy if we, the people, don’t take ownership of them to create not only a ...
  2 days ago

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