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GEMSA 16 Days of Activism Newsletter Issue 2
Date: November 26, 2004
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As the second day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence draws to a close, the issue of violence against women is receiving a fair amount of media attention. There is a strong focus on problems within the criminal justice system which work against gender justice; including men in efforts towards ending gender violence; stories of survivors of violence, and of young women and their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.
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E-Newsletter of the Gender and Media
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Produced daily during the Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, 2004
Issue 1, 25 November 2004
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IN THIS ISSUE:
· Overview
· Today’s I story
· Country activities
Contact your Sixteen Day Campaign country representatives:
Contact your GEMSA country representatives:
Contact the GEMSA Executive Committee:
Chair: Colleen Lowe Morna (
Deputy Chair: Emmanuel Kasongo (
Secretary: Tom Mapasela (
We encourage you to send us alerts, news and any other information you think may be of interest to others.
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Overview
As the second day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence draws to a close, the issue of violence against women is receiving a fair amount of media attention. There is a strong focus on problems within the criminal justice system which work against gender justice; including men in efforts towards ending gender violence; stories of survivors of violence, and of young women and their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.
This focus is important is it draws public attention to issues which are still in many communities and homes, situated in the private sphere. Yet violence against women is a public issue – and needs to be addressed by all members of society publicly, loudly and repeatedly.
In South Africa, the importance of moving discussions into the public sphere were highlighted at an event which saw two survivors of violence and a reformed perpetrator of violence speaking out about how violence has affected them individually. In
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is more than about programmes, workshops and panel discussions attended by NGOs. The campaign is about raising levels of awareness amongst ordinary people and about saying publicly, loudly and repeatedly that ending violence against women is everyone’s responsibility.
Remember to participate in the cyber dialogues between and every day.
Today’s I’ story
The cycle of abuse stops with me
By Nonhlanhla*
I am the child of an abuser. And now that it’s finally out in the open, I feel relieved. I am a 26 year old gender activist. Single, with no children. Like many people, I’d love to get married… one day. I love children passionately – although there was a time when I prayed God would make me infertile because I didn’t want to inflict the kind of pain I’d experienced on my children.
Read the full story at: https://www.genderlinks.org.za/gemcomm/gemcomm.asp?cid=78
The activities in rural Gantsi began today with a football match – a women’s team against an all male team and a number of other fun activities including an egg and sack race. Both the police service and Botswana Defence Force participated in the activities. The day’s proceedings started with a march around the village with community members holding placards with messages against gender-based violence. At the same event the public were given the opportunity to learn more about voluntary HIV/AIDS counseling programmes. This year the Women’s NGO Coalition, government and other stakeholders launched the national activities in the Northern and Southern part of the country but activities are taking place in other areas in the districts as well. Other events today included workshops addressing issues of property grabbing, cohabitation and the non-payment of maintenance which has been on the increase.
(By Kaebonye Ntsabanye)
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(By Fanyane Mathabang)
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