Daily Links, 6 December 2011

Date: December 6, 2011

TODAY’S CYBER DIALOGUE FROM 12.30 to 14.00 SA TIME
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Cyber Dialogues->

6 December 2011: 12.30 – 13.00 (SA Time) Gender and Climate Change

Q: Who are the decision makers in climate change policy? Q: How can these decision makers begin… Read more


6 December 2011: 13.00 – 14.00 (SA Time) The role of men and boys

6 December 2011: 13.00 – 14.00 (SA Time) The role of men and boys Q: Are men always perpetrators… Read more

LIVE FROM DURBAN À“ GENDER AND CLIMATE CHANGE

SIXTEEN DAYS OF ACTIVISM ON GENDER VIOLENCE

“I” STORIES – FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS

COP 17->

		Will COP 17 outcome prove the people wrong?

		“We want justice! We want justice! We want justice,À chanted thousands of people from across… Read more


		Women marchers at COP 17 demand climate justice

		On Saturday 3 December, scores of people from different walks of life marched through the streets… Read more


		L’impact du changement climatique pèse lourd sur les épaules des femmes malgaches

		La conférence sur le changement climatique Á Durban a suscité de nombreux espoirs, notamment… Read more

16 Days->

		Boys’ sexual assault by women

		When Mixo* was a boy growing up in Limpopo, a woman who lived in a nearby hut would call one of… Read more


		Teenage fathers need support

		My son turned “free!” – his word – not mine in August this year. As I reflect on that Saturday… Read more


		Sandiren a failli tuer sa femme et l’amant de celle-ci

		Sandiren a la quarantaine. Calme, il a failli pourtant assassiner Laura, sa femme, il y a cinq… Read more

“I” Stories->

		My father is the father of my daughter

		I was only nine years old when my father started having sex with me. I really cannot explain how… Read more


		When it happens at a gender activist’s door during 16 Days

		It’s 5.30 in the morning, still blurry-eyed I sit up to feed my nine month old daughter who is… Read more


		Guérir de l’alcoolisme ne suffit pas pour être tolérant envers sa femme

		« Je m’appelle Rajen. J’ai 43 ans. Je suis marié Á une femme de 38 ans qui m’a donné… Read more

QUOTE OF THE DAY

We cannot reverse the social decay in which men are caught unless we take deliberate action to inculcate different values in our boys. And here schools, churches, mosques and the family unit have an important role to play – Mbuyiselo Botha, South Africa. –

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CYBER DIALOGUE SUMMARIES

CYBER DIALOGUE SUMMARIES->

English: Cyber dialogue summary for 5 December 2011, Gender and climate change

“I’ve met a lot of the Tanzanian delegation (at COP 17) and they are very positive about our… Read more


English: Cyber dialogue summary for 5 December 2011, Violence against sexual minorities

“In Africa homophobia is the irrational fear or hatred of lesbians, gay men, bisexual and or… Read more


French: Cyber dialogue summary for 5 December 2011

« Les valeurs en RDC rejettent malheureusement les LGBT qui ont tendance Á se replier sur… Read more

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