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JASS Standing up for the women of Guatemala
Source: www.justassociates.org
This JASS Alert – the first of our new urgent action communications – is dedicated to the Guatemalan women courageously battling for justice and democracy in a context of unchecked violence. Concerned ...
JASS Solome Nakaweesi Kimbugwe blogs on her way back home from the Nobel Women's Initiative conference.
Source: www.opendemocracy.net
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JASS JASS Movements Newsletter for June - hot off the press!
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From building solidarity across the globe for Guatemalan women, to support for women in Burma and Zimbabwe, JASS is maximizing the diversity of who we are and where we are, to give meaning to the term ...
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: JASS was thrilled to play a significant role in conceptualizing, planning, facilitating, and shaping the message of the conference. Over 20 members of the international JASS community, including our allies Petateras and Feminist International Radio Endeavour, participated in the three-day strategy meeting by speaking on panels, acting as moderators, and documenting the conference.
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The Nobel Womens Initiative, in partnership with JASS and the Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation, hosted Women Redefining Democracy for Peace, Justice and Equality, May 10-12, 2009, in Antigua, Guatemala. ...
JASS “We give government the power to use violence. As women, we have to have the courage to speak truth to power and say this violence is not OK. This violence must come to an end. We must be out in the world to achieve radical change. The guarantee of individual rights is not enough; we need to push for our collective rights to participation as women.” ~ Maired MaGuire
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JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: Lisa VeneKlasen, JASS Executive Director, collaborated with Alda Facio, a JASS Mesoamerica regional advisor, in authoring the concept statement of the conference. JASS also selected key individuals from around the globe to share their experiences and knowledge at the conference.
Nobel Women’s Initiative - Women Redefining Democracy for Peace, Justice and Equality | Nobel Women'
Source: www.nobelwomensinitiative.org
The Context and Moment As the financial crisis produced by Wall Street ripples across the globe, the demands for more sustainable, equitable alternatives grow louder and more urgent. With the aim of contributing ...
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: The participants at the conference included activists, policymakers, journalists and communicators, and four Nobel women Laureates. The agenda consisted of panels and small group discussions where participants shared experiences, strategies, and lessons in order to learn from one another and propose new forms of democracy and alternative strategies for achieving just societies.
Source: www.nobelwomensinitiative.org
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at Women Redefining Democracy: Read the Declaration of the Nobel Women’s Initiative Conference on Women Redefining Democracy for Peace, Justice and Equality, Antigua, Guatemala, May 10-12, 2009 was drafted by two JASS board members, Malena de Montis and Srilatha Batliwala.
Available in Spanish at: http://www.nobelwomensinitiative.org/dem
Source: www.nobelwomensinitiative.org
There are currently more people living in formal democracies that at any other time in history. Yet women continue to be on the margins of democracy, underrepresented and limited in their ability to exercise their rights and participate meaningfully in the decisions that affect their lives.
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at Women Redefining Democracy: “Wondering if the world is ready for the feisty feminist visions of democracy that will emerge from the Nobel Women's Initiative conference.” ~ NobelWomen twitter
All videos were recorded and edited by Ana Luisa Ahren, JASS Communications Associate. For a full listing of JASS videos, please visit our website: http://www.justassociates.org/videos.htm.
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JASS, along with the Nobel Women's Initiative and the Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation, are convening an international conference, "Women Redefining Democracy" from May 10-12th in Antigua, Guatemala. Follow the JASS blog for up to date blog entries and videos from the conference. ...
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: The Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation served as the local host partner. Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum welcomed participants to NWI’s conference and introduced the Vice President of Guatemala, Jose Espada, who welcomed the women on behalf of the President. “What is the role of women in democracy, in assessing democracy, and what type of democracy do we women dream of? “
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The women who attended the first international conference of the Nobel Women's Initiative: Women Redefining Peace in the Middle East and Beyond agreed that “the root causes of armed violence are inequalities, whether of power, of control of resources, of racism, intolerance and discrimination"...
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at Women Redefining Democracy: Participants reflect on the morning session of Day 1. “It created an internal revolution in me. It was very rich. “
Video recorded and edited by JASS. For more JASS videos go to: http://www.justassociates.org/videos.htm.
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Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire closes day one of the international conference "Women Redefining Democracy." Participants reflect on the full day of learning and knowledge, and proceed to a lively reception hosted by Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum.
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: Escalating violence against women in Guatemala, including the recent kidnapping and torture of professor and human rights activist Gladys Monterroso, made the setting of this conference even more meaningful and the topics all the more urgent—and presented an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the Guatemalan issues and use an international presence to provoke interest and action.
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36 years of violence and oppression because of the armed conflict in Guatemala left more than 100,000 dead, 50,000 disappeared, 250,000 orphans, more than 350 communities erased from the map, tens of thousands displaced, and hundreds of indigenous communities destroyed. ...
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire (1976) of Ireland closed Day One. She stressed the urgent need to change our way of creating democracy that today is based on so much violence and fear, which “takes away hope and destroys human dignity.” (recorded by FIRE)
Source: www.radiofeminista.org
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: María Suárez, a JASS Mesoamerican regional advisor, Katerina Anfonsi, and Margaret Thompson, of JASS ally Feminist International Radio Endeavour (FIRE), discuss the context of the conference, its agenda, and take a look at the first day's proceedings. More FIRE recordings of the conference are available at: http://www.fire.or.cr/indexeng.htm.
Source: www.radiofeminista.org
JASS “[H]ow do we, as women working for human rights in this moment work with the reality that, for various reasons, many women understand their own interests not to be with us? How do we work for the rights of women from our perspective in a way which is still respectful of those women, but does not allow their opposition to us to make us afraid or unable to articulate what we see?" ~ Charlotte Bunch
Source: www.opendemocracy.net
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JASS "Those working against women's rights have been skillful at bringing women into their ranks. Respect those women, but still tell our side." ~ twitter NobelWomen
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: It was a challenge for some women to even attend a conference on democracy, as Nobel Laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi of Iran highlighted: “Why is the government of the Islamic Republic so scared of women’s rights activists and so opposed to them? They don’t want a lot, they don’t want to topple the government. The only thing they want is equal rights.”
Source: www.justassociates.org
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: “Democracy in its real meaning means the victory of all women… If one or a few women gain power, that will not resolve the issues.”
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: “Law in Iran is based on a very conservative interpretation of Sharia. We aren’t waiting for democracy to claim our rights as women. We are separating our agenda from formal politics.” ~ Iranian participant, twitter NobelWomen
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Four Nobel Laureates bring together women from around the globe to discuss how women are shaping democracy.
JASS Wangari Maathai: "If we are going to re-define democracy, we need to re-define our economic system. About the distribution of resources." ~ twitter NobelWomen
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: The Nobel Women's Initiative press conference with the four Nobel Laureates: Jody Williams, Shirin Abadi, Maired MaGuire, and Rigoberta Menchú Tum. Recorded by JASS ally, Feminist International Radio Endeavour (FIRE).
Source: www.radiofeminista.org
CREATING A DEMOCRACY IN THE NAME OF ALL WOMEN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE BY NOBEL WOMEN'S INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN GUATEMALA
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: Press conference recorded by JASS ally, FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavour). Nobel Laureates Shirin Ebadi, Jody Williams, Mairead MaGuire, and Rigoberta Menchú Tum reflect on the Nobel Women’s Initiative conference.
Source: www.radiofeminista.org
JASS at Women Redefining Democracy: "As women, we should never allow ourselves to be put last." ~ Jody Williams
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Nobel Women's Initiative, with partners JASS (Just Associates) and the Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation finished up a three day international conference, "Women Redefining Democracy for Peace, Justice and Equality" in Antigua, Guatemala. ...
JASS Mar de Cambios is a collaborative effort among the Petateras, IFUN, CEASPA, Alas de Mariposa, and JASS Mesoamerica, which will be held in Panama City, July 5-10 and offer diploma accreditation from the University of Panama. Here, 45 women will analyze power in the current context and in women’s movements, to understand and mitigate backlash in these violent times, as well as conflict among activists.