The belly of the beast is orange
The belly of the beast is orange
December 16, 2020
Mary J. Blige said that when she heard Kelli’s story of forced sterilization, “I immediately knew I wanted to be involved … No one has the right to make decisions about a woman’s body without her consent, and ‘See What You’ve Done,’ is an indictment, a testimony, a call to be strong and an anthem for a movement whose work isn’t done yet.” Blige’s song is featured in “Belly of the Beast,” the documentary exposing the CDCR and many states’ horrific deception of women.
We should work towards violence-free election
Thursday December 17 2020
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Last week, Uganda joined the rest of the world to renew its commitment to end violence against women by the year 2030. 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to confront violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from November 25 the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10, the International Human Rights Day.
This year’s global theme was: ‘Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!’ The thematic focus of this year’s campaign as envisaged by UN Women’s Generation Equality campaign, was to intensify the call for global action to bridge funding gaps, ensure essential services for survivors of violence during the Covid-19 crisis, focus on prevention, and collection of data that can improve life-saving services for women and girls. The campaign was part of UN Women’s efforts for Bei
of a UNESCO/ICFJ research published on 10 December show that 73% of women journalists who responded to the survey [1] reported having experienced online violence in the course of their work. Twenty-five percent had received threats of physical violence, while 18% of them had been threatened with sexual violence. The problem is not confined to the internet sphere, as 20% of women reported being attacked offline in connection with online violence they had experienced.
The findings were discussed during a session entitled ‘Online violence: The New Front Line for Women Journalists – #JournalistsToo’, hosted by UNESCO and the ICFJ at the World Press Freedom Conference. The session featured award-winning journalists Rana Ayyub, Carole Cadwalladr, Ferial Haffajee, and Julie Posetti, ICFJ’s Global Director of Research.
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Bishop Clyde Harvey of St George’s-in-Grenada has called for a deeper emphasis in families, the education system and government, on working with males on the issue of handling situations without the use of violence.
Bishop Harvey’s comments came as the world observed International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25.
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