Calendar of events, South Africa...
Calendar of events, South Africa
Date: February 7, 2012
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SIXTEEN DAYS 2011: 25 November to 10 December
UN CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE 28 NOVEMBER TO 9 DECEMBER
Peace begins @ home,
Gender and climate justice by 2015!
NB: DAILY CYBER DIALOGUES FROM 28 NOVEMBER TO 9 DECEMBER
In addition to the face-to-face activities listed here, there will be a cyber dialogue every day except weekends at 12:30 South Africa time (GMT +1). If you are not in South Africa, please click here to calculate the time of your cyber dialogue. Each dialogue will be preceded by daily news feeds from the COP 17 Climate Change Conference.
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EVENT |
CONTACT PERSON |
FACT SHEET |
OPINION PIECE |
“I” STORY |
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Wednesday 23 Nov: Sixteen Days of activism on gender violence À“ media briefing |
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11:00 À“ 12:30 |
Gender Links |
Saeanna Chingamuka |
Media reporting GBV: Part of the problem or part of the solution |
Police data on gender violence still falls short by – Colleen Lowe Morna and Mercilene Machisa |
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9:00 À“ 16:00 |
South African Local Government Association (SALGA) Gauteng |
Nomthandazo Mbonelwa |
Media attention needed for cyber abuses |
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Thursday 24 Nov: Sixteen Days of activism on gender violence À“ setting the scene |
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9:00 À“ 11:00 |
City of Joburg |
Margaret Madolo |
Twenty years of the sixteen days of activism campaign |
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Friday 25 Nov: International Day of No Violence Against Women: Taking Stock and Reclaiming the night |
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9:00 À“ 16:00 |
National Launch of Sixteen Days of Activism |
Ministry for Women, Children and People with Disabilities |
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20 years of 16 days of activism, how far are we? – by Shuvai Nyoni Kagoro
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Diary of an activist at the start of the sixteen days of Activism |
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17:30 À“ 21:00 |
Take Back the Night March |
Margaret Madolo Shuvai Nyoni Nosisa Gumede |
Take back the night À“ reclaiming safe spaces |
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10:00 À“ 13:00 |
City of Jo’burg |
Yvonne Phogole |
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9:00 À“ 13:00 |
City of Jo’burg |
NdivhuhoTakalani |
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10:00 À“ 12:00 |
City of Jo’burg |
Anne Mohajane |
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10:00 À“ 14:00 |
The Aurum Institute and Ekhuruleni Dept of Health |
XolaniNkosi |
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9:00 À“ 16:00 |
Agisanang Domestic Abuse Training and Preventon (ADAPT) |
Nosisa Gumede |
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Saturday 26 Nov: Sixteen Days of activism on gender violence- community awareness raising |
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10:00 À“ 12:00 |
The Aurum Institute |
Xolani Nkosi |
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10:00 À“ 16:00 |
One in Nine |
KwezilomsoMbanaazaya |
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Monday 28 Nov: The power of speaking out and personal accounts À“ “I” Stories |
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9:00 À“ 14:00 |
Gender Links and POWA |
Shuvai Nyoni Nonkululeko Khumalo |
Speaking out can set you free À“ “I” Stories |
When abused women kill |
For the love of my daughters – By Alisha* with Devisha Dassyne |
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9:00 À“ 15:00 |
The Aurum Institute |
Xolani Nkosi |
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Tuesday 29 Nov: Gender and climate justice start with local government |
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9:00 À“ 16:00 |
Gender Links cyber dialogues anchored from SALGA Community of Practice Stakeholder Consultative Workshop |
Shuvai Nyoni |
Climate change can cause domestic conflict By Frazer Potani Application of laws perpetuate gender-based violence in Malawi By Joe Mlenga Things fall apart: climate change eroding gender progress? |
Life in the shelter Thirty five years of emotional imprisonment by Masilela Calsile with Xolile*
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| 10:00 À“ 13:00 | City of Jo’burg À“ Region G Senior Citizens Programme Venue: Vlaksfontein Skills Centre |
Rosina Masoa City of Jo’burg +27 (0)11 213 0027 +27 (0)82 467 9257 |
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Wednesday 30 Nov: Gender justice and ICT’s |
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12:30 À“ 14:00 |
Gender Links face-to-face discussion and cyber dialogue À“Durban COP 17 |
Saeanna Chingamuka Shuvai Nyoni |
Blogging to be heard:Zimbabwe’s woman take back the tech Rape is no game by Saeanna Chingamuka, SA |
Facebook insecurities lead to abuse
By Nok’bekezela Khumbuza |
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10:00 À“ 14:00 |
City of Jo’burg À“ Region D |
Peggy Ramodiko |
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All Day |
One-in-Nine |
Kwezilomso Mbanaazaya |
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City of Jo’burg |
Rosina Masoa |
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10:00 À“ 13:00 |
City of Jo’burg |
Anne Mohajane |
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Thursday 1 Dec: World Aids Day and Making Care Work Count |
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10:00 À“ 14:00 |
Gender Links and ADAPT |
Shuvai Nyoni |
Making care work count in Sourthen Africa HIV spending cuts will hurt front line care workers ARVs make woman lives safer – By Arthur Okwemba |
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10:00 À“ 13:00 |
City of Jo’burg |
Anne Mohajane |
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9:00 À“ 16:00 |
The Aurum Institute |
Xolani Nkosi |
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9:00 À“ 16:00 |
NICRO Benoni |
Nokuthula Gumede |
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Friday 2 Dec: Gender and the work place – Sexual Harassment |
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12:30 À“ 14:00 |
Gender Links cyber dialogue |
Shuvai Nyoni |
Sexual harassment in public places, Fred Katerere, Mozambique Sexual harassement a well-known office secret – By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe |
Refusing sexual advances roadblock to dreams – By Agatha* and Chuundu No time can heal completely – By Dee Godfrey |
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All day |
ADAPT |
NosisaGumede |
What do “slut walks” and stillettos have to do with gender violence? – Kubi Rama | ||
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Saturday 3 Dec: International Day for the Disabled: Disability and GBV |
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10:00 À“ 16:00 |
City of Jo’burgÀ“ Region E |
Margaret Madolo |
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Monday 5 Dec: Violence against Marginilised Communities |
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9:00 À“ 17:00 |
City of Jo’burg À“ all regions, Gender Links and One-in-Nine Women and climate change – Linda Phalatse, City of Johannesburg |
Anne Mohajane Shuvai Nyoni Kwezilomso Mbanaazaya |
Safe spaces in high learning – By Mary Hames Women with disabilities at high risk of GBV, HIV/AIDS – By Frazer Potani |
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12:30 À“ 14:00 |
Gender Links |
Shuvai Nyoni |
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Tuesday 6 Dec: Remembering the Montreal Massacre: The role of men and boys |
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9:00 À“ 16:00 |
SALGA Gauteng |
Nomthandazo Mbonelwa |
Boys’ sexual assault by women – by Mandla Masingi |
My father is the father of my daughter – By Elizabeth* and Loga Virahsawmy |
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12:30 À“ 14:00 |
Gender Links cyber dialogue |
Shuvai Nyoni |
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10:00 À“ 13:00 |
City of Jo’burg |
NdivhuhoTakalani |
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All day |
One-in-Nine |
Kwezilomso Mbanaazaya |
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Wednesday 7 Dec: Xenophobia, human security and migration |
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10:00 À“ 12:00 |
Gender Links and Alliance partners |
Shuvai Nyoni |
Too tired for school by Migrants face indefference and harassement – By Julie Ilondo
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Abandoned with my children in a foreign land – By Rose* and Bestina Magutu Public hospitals, my nightmare! – By Rebecca Sold by my own grandmother – By Loga Virahsawmy |
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12:30 À“ 14:00 |
Gender Links Cyber dialogue |
Shuvai Nyoni |
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10:00 À“ 13:00 |
City of Jo’burg À“ Region A |
Anne Mohajane |
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10:00 À“ 13:00 13:00 À“ 16:00 |
City of Jo’burg À“ Region D; Sonke Gender Justice; Ikusasa Lethu |
Peggy Ramodiko |
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Thursday 8 Dec: We have faith À“ gender justice and climate change |
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12:30 À“ 14:00 |
Gender Links |
Loveness Jambaya Nyakujarah Shuvai Nyoni |
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Churches can help combat GBV – By June Lamba, Malawi Matatu reforms-small step that made a big difference – By Florence Sipalla |
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17:30 À“ 20:00 |
POWA |
Nonkululeko Khumalo |
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10:00 À“ 16:00 |
City of Jo’burg À“ Region D |
Peggy Ramodiko |
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Friday 9 Dec: Peace begins@home: Gender justice and climate change wrap up |
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12:30 À“ 14:00 |
Gender Links |
Saeanna Chingamuka |
Safe spaces needed for sports and fitness – By Mandla Masingi |
Young women commintted to overcome double suffering – By Maria | |
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11:00 – 16:00 |
One in Nine |
Kwezilomso Mbanaazaya |
Small eco-business brings big changes for women – By Juana Wain | The Pain of economic and emotional trauma – By Gladness Hemedi Munuo | |
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Saturday 10 Dec: International human rights day À“ celebrating women’s human rights |
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10:00 À“ 15:00 |
City of Jo’burg À“ all regions and Gender Links |
Anne Mohajane Shuvai Nyoni |
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