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Negotiations in Honduras between the democratically elected President Zelaya and Micheletti’s de facto regime are deadlocked. The U.S. administration and Congress are embracing Honduran elections on Nov 29th as a solution in spite of the continued human rights violations by military forces. Broad sectors of civil socie...ty point out that ongoing repression and censorship make elections impossible in this time frame and indicate they will boycott if constitutional order is not returned. Calls and notes to the State Department (202-647-4000), National Security Council (http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/) and Congress are critical. The message should be no agreement, no support of elections—push for a return to constitutional order.Read More

Honduran women continue their resistance to the de facto regime that
kidnapped and ousted the democratically elected president in a coup
d'état on June 28, 2009. In August, an international delegation
organized by JASS, Petateras, Radio Feminista and allied organizations traveled to
Honduras to accompany and spotlight the ...struggle of the Honduran
Feminists in Resistance, an alliance of feminists and womens
organizations. The delegation, together with the Feminists in
Resistance, documented the impact of the current political crisis on
women - in particular, the human rights abuses, sexual harrassment and
rape committed against women who are resisting the coup and calling for
a return to democracy.Read More

Dear JASS Allies,

In light of the recent natural disasters in Southeast Asia we appeal to you to support and assist the
victims in their recovery. Our own JASS colleagues, Rosanna Longarra &
Mikas in the Philippines,
and Niken Lestari in Indonesia, have
been affected and are working incredibly hard to restore their lives an...d those around them. The
victims are in dire need of food, water, clothes, blankets and medicine. JASS will
be collecting funds for the Philippines
and Indonesia.
Donation information is below.

Please make checks payable to__________ and mail to:

JASS

2040 S Street NW

Suite
300

Washington,
DC 20009

You may specify the recipient of your donation, if you
choose.

You can also pay by credit card by going to the following
link and clicking the donate button:

http://www.justassociates.org/donate.htm

Please specify Philippines/Indonesia.

On behalf of those affected by these tragedies, we thank you
for you kind and generous support.Read More

Looks like women of the world are finally getting an independent and hopefully well-FUNDED women's institution within the UN!!! You many not realize that today, UNIFEM is merely a department within UNDP and not a stand alone entity with high level decisionmaking. It also has less 1/80th of the resources. So this is imp...ortant -- for the possibility of moving our agendas forward.

Charlotte
Bunch, director of the Centre for Women's Global Leadership and a vocal
proponent of the new agency, called it a "great victory for women's
rights".

See GEAR talking points on adoption of SWC Resolution by the UN General Assembly: http://www.awid.org/eng/Women-in-Action/Announcements2/GEAR-Talking-Points-on-Adoption-of-SWC-Resolution-by-the-UN-General-AssemblyRead More