16 Days of Activism blog posts

Corruption in Melmoth Police Station

Submitted by lebog on Wed, 19/05/2010 - 13:47

Corruption in Melmoth Police station is a big problem for the community. On the 24th of March the Njomelwane community members had a march protesting about corruption in Melmoth Police station and handed in the memorundum to the Station Commissioner complaining about the involvement of the police in the murder case of M.P. Biyela who was the taxi driver and the suspect who is the police not been arrested, the lost of dockets in the police station, police not responding to community complaints and the police not giving feedback on the investigations of cases.

Women and Health doesnt always have to be about HIV/AIDS or Cancer

Submitted by Jaylily on Wed, 12/05/2010 - 17:16

 

Recently most women get info about sexual health including HIV/AIDS or Cancer, and  but honestly these is more that meet the eye to women's health other than that.

We also suffer from high blood pressure, stress, bulimia, anorexia, ect though the media keeps throwing us with info on HIV & AIDS more than anything else making us the sole high alert statistics whereas our male counter parts are also involved in any sexual activity we get ourselves in. Dnt get me wrong, yes! we ought to take responsibility and practice safe sex or abstain as a choice.

WOMENS RIGHT IN SA - WHAT RIGHTS???????

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 20/04/2010 - 15:08

Let me tell you, I am absolutely floored. With all the hype and media attention going on and on about Women’s and children’s rights, our country is no more educated or equipped to deal with these issues. I am a single mother of two children. Last week on the 14th April 2010, my maintenance was DECREASED, yes I do mean decreased from R2000.00 to R250.00, by our judicial system, a WOMAN judge to top it all.

WECAN Climate Justice Road Show and Mobilisation Tour

Submitted by sweetafrica09 on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 22:21
WECAN Climate Justice Road Show Mobilization Tour Theme : Sisters on the Road: No Climate Justice without Gender Justice Date: June 2010 - December 2011 What is The WECAN Climate Justice Road Show and MobilizationTour About? Women Environment and Climate Action Network (WECAN) is embarking on 18 Months (June 2010-December 2011) , Africa state tour-called the WECAN Climate Justice Road Show and Mobilization Tour- to hear the views and experiences of Africa women in this pivotal era of climate change.
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Scenery Park urged to unite against VAW

Submitted by Masimanyane on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 14:09
Masimanyane’s 16 Days of Activism campaign started on a high when 200 community members from Scenery Park descended upon John Dube Clinic to commemorate International No Violence Against Women and Children Day. Amongst the attendees were school children, community leaders and law enforcement officers. Masimanyane’s executive director, Dr Lesley Ann Foster, addressed the crowd, insisting communities must play a huge role in abolishing violence against women and children. “So many of us know of situations like this so we have to take this responsibility seriously as a community.
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Community growth a priority in fighting HIV

Submitted by Masimanyane on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 14:04
More than three hundred people showed up for Masimanyane's World Aids Day celebration which saw community leaders urging Buffalo Flats to unite to eradicate HIV.

Community growth a priority in fighting HIV

Submitted by Masimanyane on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 14:04
More than three hundred people showed up for Masimanyane's World Aids Day celebration which saw community leaders urging Buffalo Flats to unite to eradicate HIV.

Community growth a priority in fighting HIV

Submitted by Masimanyane on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 14:04
More than three hundred people showed up for Masimanyane's World Aids Day celebration which saw community leaders urging Buffalo Flats to unite to eradicate HIV.

Masimanyane educating policewomen on Sexual Offences Act

Submitted by Masimanyane on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 13:34

Fourteen policewomen from various South African Police Service units in East London gathered at Masimanyane’s Zanempilo office for the sexual offences training seminar held last week. The event formed part of Masimanyane’s 16 Days of Activism campaign. According to counsellor Ntomboxolo Ntengo, the objective of the seminar was to educate policewomen on the Sexual Offences Act and discuss its implications. “[The Act] is a good thing but it is not working well. For instance, some police know nothing about this act.

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Take Back the Tech Workshop

Submitted by lebog on Fri, 04/12/2009 - 17:01

Today was the last day of our Take Back the Tech Workshop Against Gender Based Violence. We were joined by the fabulous graphic designer Bezi Phiri from Studio Bezique. She tought us how to create ecards using Adobe Fotoshop. It was a truely educational workshop we all learnt alot.

The ecards and the digital stories created during the workshop will be uploaded on the Women's Net website.

Thanks to all the people that attended.

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