On June 11th and 12th, Lois Beilin and Andrea T. Mills attended the US National Committee for UNIFEM Conference on Violence Against Women and Its Interactions with Key Social Investments.
The conference was attended by over 175 women from all parts of the US, the UN and internationally.
Some issues brought up were to look at gender security. Joanne Sandler from UNIFEM stated that they are working to get 30% representation of women in peace negotiations. The issue of getting women to the table is a big one.
Joanne also brought up the fact that when peacekeeping troops were polled about violence against women they commented that they were working to do what they could to protect women but there were no published guidelines, so they did not know if they were doing the right thing. They stated that they needed guidance. Joanne stated that at the UN level they are now working on this for the troops.
One workshop focused on the role of media and it's power to help with violence against women. Mallika Dutt from an organization called Breakthrough - bring human rights home, started a media drive in India to stop violence against women called "Bell Bajao", which means "Ring the Bell". If you hear domestic violence happening with your neighbor, please ring the bell.
The ads just played at the Canne Film Festival and got rave reviews.
The campaigns are focusing the role of men to stop and end domestic violence. The ads are the basis from a true story of an Indian Bus Driver who decided to stop the beating of the wife of a neighbor by ringing the door bell. The ads focus on how men can play a strong role in showing other men that domestic violence is no longer culturally acceptable.
There are so many things to write about- but we wanted to share a flavor of what is important
Andrea Mills- SI Representative to the UN
Showing posts with label UNIFEM SAY NO TO VIOLENCE- Action Needed. Show all posts
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
UNIFEM- SAY NO CAMPAIGN- 1 million signatures
UPDATE- 12/12/08- go to www.saynotoviolence to find the FABULOUS RESULTS!)
30 days and counting to reach Say NO campaign one million signatures goal ...
Dear Friends,
Thanks to you,
more than 375,000 individuals have given their names to UNIFEM to be counted in the Say NO to Violence against Women campaign, helping to break the silence and give voice to women and girls who have experienced violence.
The 25 November challenge? To deliver one million names to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 25 November.
Why is it so important? To demonstrate the broad-based international support for making ending violence against women a top priority.
How to beat the challenge? Spread and post UNIFEM’s Say NO Widget — specially designed for websites:If you have a website, blog or social networking site (for example, Facebook, MySpace), you can put the Say NO to Violence against Women widget on your page and collect names for the campaign right on your website.
Go to http://rocketxl.com/unifem
Click on “Embed” Press the Facebook, MySpace or LiveJournal button (depending on the type of networking site you have), Or “click here to grab code” — the code will be copied to your clipboard and you can paste it on your homepage or organization’s website.
That’s it! Now you can collect names and keep track of how many people have said NO on your website. Please Use and Spread the Say NO Widget
Organizations and webmasters prominently post the UNIFEM Say NO widget on your organization’s home page.
Use the widget to start a friendly competition among organization members — offer a prize or recognition and watch the numbers climb.
Send to members a “Say NO campaign bulletin” that features the widget tool.
Involve young people in the effort — experts in social media, Facebook, MySpace, etc.
Because of the technical requirements, the Widget works in the Flash computer language and not HTML. The current UNIFEM HTML-based site,
http://www.saynotoviolence.org/, continues to run, so please, make full use of it.
Thank you so much for being a key outreach advocate. Please send feedback or questions to Rita Gibbons (rita.gibbons@unifem.org) of the UNIFEM Say NO Outreach Team.
As we race to 25 November, we’ll continue to report back on progress.
—Nanette Braun, UNIFEM Communications—Joan Libby-Hawk, UNIFEM Public Affairs
30 days and counting to reach Say NO campaign one million signatures goal ...
Dear Friends,
Thanks to you,
more than 375,000 individuals have given their names to UNIFEM to be counted in the Say NO to Violence against Women campaign, helping to break the silence and give voice to women and girls who have experienced violence.
The 25 November challenge? To deliver one million names to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 25 November.
Why is it so important? To demonstrate the broad-based international support for making ending violence against women a top priority.
How to beat the challenge? Spread and post UNIFEM’s Say NO Widget — specially designed for websites:If you have a website, blog or social networking site (for example, Facebook, MySpace), you can put the Say NO to Violence against Women widget on your page and collect names for the campaign right on your website.
Go to http://rocketxl.com/unifem
Click on “Embed” Press the Facebook, MySpace or LiveJournal button (depending on the type of networking site you have), Or “click here to grab code” — the code will be copied to your clipboard and you can paste it on your homepage or organization’s website.
That’s it! Now you can collect names and keep track of how many people have said NO on your website. Please Use and Spread the Say NO Widget
Organizations and webmasters prominently post the UNIFEM Say NO widget on your organization’s home page.
Use the widget to start a friendly competition among organization members — offer a prize or recognition and watch the numbers climb.
Send to members a “Say NO campaign bulletin” that features the widget tool.
Involve young people in the effort — experts in social media, Facebook, MySpace, etc.
Because of the technical requirements, the Widget works in the Flash computer language and not HTML. The current UNIFEM HTML-based site,
http://www.saynotoviolence.org/, continues to run, so please, make full use of it.
Thank you so much for being a key outreach advocate. Please send feedback or questions to Rita Gibbons (rita.gibbons@unifem.org) of the UNIFEM Say NO Outreach Team.
As we race to 25 November, we’ll continue to report back on progress.
—Nanette Braun, UNIFEM Communications—Joan Libby-Hawk, UNIFEM Public Affairs
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