Feminist talk

Women's advocacy campaigns less effective when feminist?

Posted Wed 9 May 2012 - 10:19 | 13,434 views
Images of amazing infographics and heart-wrenching campaigns circled us in the recent "Using information design in advocacy for women's rights" workshop at AWID Forum 2012. Maya and Faith from Tactical Tech led us in a provocative session, where small groups focussed on just one of six questions about each "ad" or campaign image as they toured the room. Questions to tackle included: who did the…

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You walk away hopeful

Posted Wed 9 May 2012 - 10:05 | 6,246 views
A graceful tree glimmering with scarves and blue beads to ward off the evil eye greeted us every day during the 12th AWID Forum: Nazar Degemesin - “May the evil eye not touch her”. Every morning participants could share their message and hang the bead, scarf and satchel (and coin if they had one) for another participant to find at the end of the day.

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Some notes on ESCRIBANA and its creative way to harness the power-politics of communications

Posted Mon 7 May 2012 - 15:49 | 8,780 views
Flavia from GenderIT.org based her feminist talk on Maria Suárez Toro's notes for the session "Harnessing the Power-Politics of Communications: A New Edge for Feminist Transformative Activism" that took place during the 12th AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights in Development. The session was organized by APC WNSP and took place on 12 April 2012 in Istanbul. María Suárez Toro, from the…

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Latest CSW session could be a real step backward

Posted Tue 10 Apr 2012 - 07:08 | 6,055 views
The inability of governments to agree on a common language of sexual and reproductive rights at the latest CSW session could potentially threaten established women's rights. So-called “traditional values” contradict the spirit and effectiveness of human rights.

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Critically absent: Women in internet governance. A policy advocacy toolkit

Posted Tue 3 Apr 2012 - 08:09 | 18,761 views
The women's movement has always had the ability to make the invisible visible and grant it a political character. This toolkit encourages women and their organisations to engage in political discussions regarding internet development with a vision of inclusion, fairness and respect for women's rights. The authors' vision is that the toolkit be used to raise awareness and encourage participation…

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Voices from digital spaces: Technology related violence against women - executive summary

Posted Tue 27 Mar 2012 - 09:59 | 15,639 views
Drawing on findings from APC's MDG3: Take Back the Tech! project with women's rights organisations in twelve countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, this paper explores the links between the internet, cell phones and violence against women and illustrates that technology related violence impacts women as seriously as other forms of violence.

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It's time to stand up and be counted

Posted Wed 14 Dec 2011 - 01:39 | 7,423 views
If we want to tackle the problem of gender-based violence online, we need to develop a strong evidence base, argues Grady Johnson in this article. At the risk of revisiting old traumas, we need women to document the scope of the problem, so that the gravity of the situation can no longer be denied. Most of all, we need good numbers if we hope to make good policies.

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Can we map gender-based violence without spreading it?

Posted Wed 14 Dec 2011 - 01:20 | 10,086 views

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Mapping and privacy: Interview with Privacy International's Gus Hosein

Posted Tue 13 Dec 2011 - 23:36 | 11,779 views
Sonia Randhawa spoke with senior fellow at Privacy International Gus Hosein about how mobile devices and their ability to map our movements are intruding on personal privacy and individual autonomy.

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Help us to "make the connection" between human rights and internet rights

Posted Mon 12 Dec 2011 - 00:03 | 8,706 views
When did you first realise how your freedom of expression or association could be violated online? When did you first "make the connection" between human rights and internet rights as a women human rights defender? The "Connect Your Rights campaign" campaign and GenderIT.org is calling for submissions of blogs, poems, digital stories, artwork and other visuals to help others make the connection.