April 15th, 2008
Received via e-mail from Nabila Espanioly, Center Director For the Al-Tufula Center in Nazareth, Israel:
Dear friends and partners,
I am pleased to share with you our new Newsletter, which we hope will be a tool to share with you our challenges and achievements, our projects and ideas, success stories and events. We aim at disseminating […]
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April 1st, 2008
Many thanks to Yanar Mohammed for providing this remarkable report on the IWD Festival in Baghdad. In reading it you will find a remarkable strength and spirit that is not understood from the ‘news’ about Iraq:
OWFI (the Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq) organized a festival in the Theatre Hall of the Technology University in […]
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March 28th, 2008
“International Women’s Day, 8 March 2008, marks the launch of PSI’s ‘Water, Women and Workers’ campaign. This two-week campaign will emphasise the vital importance of access to safe, publicly funded water supplies to sustainable development, gender equality and a decent life for all – especially women. The days of action will continue until 22 March, […]
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March 28th, 2008
Note: the following report about the IWD event in Berlin, Germany is from Feminist Peace Network member Ruth Luschnat. I have done some editing in order to make it more readable in English, but have strived to retain the original language as much as possible. Click here to see more photos from the event.
Because so […]
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March 24th, 2008
Reprinted with kind permission by Revolution:
March 8, 2008, International Women’s Day march in Brussels. [Photo: www.8mars.com]
More than 1,000 people, the vast majority of them women, took part in a march in the streets of Brussels on Saturday, March 8, to celebrate International Women’s Day. Women and men from […]
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March 21st, 2008
International Women’s Day Highlights Reality of Life in Prison for Cambodian Women
Report from the Cambodian League For The Promotion And Defense Of Human Rights (LICADHO)
Female prisoners who bring their children to live in prison with them are not given any extra food.
See here for additional drawings of the conditions for women and children in these […]
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March 21st, 2008
Kudos to Stroppy Blog for their IWD posting reminding us how much we really have accomplished:
Remember, if you’re a woman and…
* you can vote, thank a feminist.
* you get paid as much as men doing the same job, thank a feminist.
* you went to college / university instead of being expected to quit after school […]
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March 21st, 2008
From Arab News:
“While the world was busy with rallies, conferences, campaigns and meaningful activities to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), there was inaction yesterday in Saudi Arabia except for two low-key events that took place in Jeddah.
(W)hen Arab News contacted the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) asking about IWD activities, an executive secretary responded […]
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March 20th, 2008
Major kudos to Rabble for this fabulous International Women’s Day headline:
IWD 2008: so many butts to kick, so little time
Couldn’t have said it better myself. The article that follows examines the gender gap in the Canadian government’s budget.
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March 20th, 2008
Cross-posted from Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA):
“Over 1,000 members of WOZA and MOZA marched through the streets of Bulawayo today to commemorate International Women’s Day. The peaceful protesters, who were carrying balloons, were met by riot police after four blocks and viciously beaten. Over 50 members received medical attention for injuries caused by the assault.
The […]
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