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Coporate Paedophilia

Submitted by Faith on Wed, 25/03/2009 - 17:12
The Film and Publication Board released results of a study on 'The Role of South African Organisations in the Fight Against Child Pornography' This is a groundbreaking study that reports findings on perceptions of child pornography and its relation to the workplace. For a further look into this pertinent issue, visit the fpb website: www.fpb.gov.za

Citizen Journalism Workshop Cape Town - What lovely participants!

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Fri, 13/02/2009 - 15:17

Lebo and I were facilitating the citizen journalism workshop this week in Cape Town. The venue for the workshop was the Saartjie Baartman Centre in Manenburg. Although the venue was slightly far from the CBD, we chose it because of the many different female organisations that are based there. Sadly, none of the organisations based there were part of our training but it was still nice interacting with them.

WIPHOLD National Summit

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Wed, 11/02/2009 - 13:28
 

This past Saturday I attended the National Summit of Women hosted by SAWID at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg. The aim to "provide a platform for inter-generational dialogue from a woman's point of view".

It was made clear to the women attending the workshop that there would be no talk of the state of the South African politics and that none of them were to wear t-shirts representing any political party. This was a pity because I would have loved to hear what the diverse multitude of "imbokotos" had to say about the elections.

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WIPHOLD National Summit

The Last Day of The Domestic Violence Act Conference

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Mon, 01/12/2008 - 12:23

The Centre for the Study of Violence Research (CSVR) Domestic Violence Act conference ended on Friday with little uncertainty that the Domestic Violence Act has been progressive over the past ten years.  The delegates only seemed to agree that it only provided protection if implemented correctly.

The purpose of the DVA conference was to reflect on the ten years of the DVA by looking at what has worked, what is not working and the way forward.  When asked to list what has worked in the past years, the delegates did not have much to say but they had a lot of recommendations.  

Traditional Leaders Perpetuating Domestic Violence In Zimbabwe

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Sun, 30/11/2008 - 18:13

On Friday at the Domestic Violence Act (DVA) conference, Sithokozile Thabethe from the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZALWA) spoke about the role of traditional leaders in domestic violence cases in Zimbabwe.  The act permits the chiefs to adjudicate psychological and economic domestic violence cases.

Domestic Violence Act – Thumbs Up Or Thumbs Down?

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Thu, 27/11/2008 - 13:49

Yesterday was the first day of the CSVR Domestic Violence Act Conference.  The conference is held at the Parktonian Hotel in Braamfontein and will continue for the next three days.

According to Adele Kirsten the director of CSVR, the purpose of the conference is to reflect on the past years of the implementation of the DVA by looking at what has worked, what did not and what the way forward is.

When thinking about the way forward, Kirsten said that we should keep in mind that the external climate differs completely from ten years ago.  

Pens and Presentations Down

Submitted by Keba.sebetoane on Tue, 18/11/2008 - 07:58

A session that was supposed to be about experiences of hate crimes, and remembering people we have lost due to homophobia, ended up into an emotional session. The session started well with presentations from the panels. Chan from Zambia, who identifies as a transgendered man said, he feels and has seen that there is no unity within the feminist movement. When issues affecting women are addressed, it is not very often you hear trans people mentioned.

Untitled - But concerns AWID

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Sun, 16/11/2008 - 08:57

written 15 November, posted 16 November 

The AWID experience has really given me a lot to think about but I am having difficulty documenting this thinking. I don't know where to start!

Day two of the AWID Forum

Submitted by Keba.sebetoane on Sat, 15/11/2008 - 15:10
What a match, what an effort...I call it a radical and dynamic movement. I am in love with the spirit of the movement...

I am really tired, just came back from the One in Nine campaign match, we went through town from the CT International Conversion center to the Provincial Administrator to deliver a memorandum to the premier of the Western Cape, Lynn Brown.

The Feminist Tech eXchange

Submitted by Keba.sebetoane on Sat, 15/11/2008 - 00:39
The Feminist Tech eXchange took place on the 10 - 12 of November in Cape Town, Monkey Valley. The event brought more than 50 women from different countires in and outside Africa world, to discuss issues around feminism and the use of Information, Communications, and Technology. The politics of feminism and ICT, as well as providing an open space for discussion and training.