 2008 International Calendar of Campaign Activities
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
REGIONAL
Central Asia: KAZAKHSTAN | TAJIKISTAN
East Asia: SOUTH KOREA
Eurasia/Caucasus: ARMENIA | AZERBAIJAN | GEORGIA
South Asia: BANGLADESH | INDIA | NEPAL | PAKISTAN | SRI LANKA
Southeast Asia: INDONESIA | MALAYSIA | PHILIPPINES |THAILAND, INDONESIA, and PHILIPPINES
Pacific: AUSTRALIA | FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA | FIJI | NEW ZEALAND
REGIONAL
Organization: Innabuyog - Philippines, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) Foundation, Asian Indigenous Women's Network (AIWN) Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), and Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development
Location: Regional - Asia/Pacific
Date: November 25, 2008
Description: Issued statement: “Indigenous Women Speak out to End Violence against Women”; see attached statement or read the statement here: http://www.asianindigenouswomen.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=2
Contact: Innabuyog@gmail.com or icolt@aippfoundation.org
Website: http://www.aippfoundation.org/
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KAZAKHSTAN
Organization: The Legal Center for Women's Initiatives "Sana Sezim"
Location: Southern Region, Kazakhstan
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Gender-sensitivity training for judges and law enforcement, workshops for youth, provision of qualified legal, psychological and social assistance to women victims of violence through individual counseling at the office, telephone hotline, press conference
Contact: ngosanasezim@rambler.ru
Website: http://www.sanasezim.freenet.kz/eng.htm
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TAJIKISTAN
Organization: Najoti Kudakon, Safobakhsh Crisis Center
Location: Kulyab region, Tajikistan
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Distribution of campaign materials, petition signature drive, report on the realization of the international Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), public hearings, awareness-raising about family violence; see attached information about the Safobakhsh Crisis Center’s work
Contact: farzona52@mail.ru
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SOUTH KOREA
Organization: House of Sharing
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Dates: December 7 & 10, 2008
Description: (Sunday, Dec 7th) Screening of "63 Years On," documentary on WWII Japanese Military Sexual Slavery; time and location TBA, info can be found on website (Wednesday, Dec 10th) Massive protest in support of former Korean "comfort women," survivors of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery, outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. The embassy is in Jongno, just east of Anguk Subway station. The international protest will be held from 2 pm- 5 pm on that day, with speeches, performances, and support for the approximately 9 survivors who form the core of the protest.
Contact: Angela Lytle 82-10-2618-8119; angela.firefly@gmail.com
Website: http://www.houseofsharing.org
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ARMENIA
Organization: American Councils, Armenia
Location: Yerevan, Armenia; IREX office at 16 Vardanants Street
Date: November 30, 2008 at 2:00
Description: Walkathon for a Violence-Free Future for Women; Please RSVP by November 28th; see attached flyer with registration form
Contact: e_dana@americancouncils.am
Website: http://americancouncils.am/
Organization: United Nations Population Fund
Co-sponsoring Organizations: Ajakits, All-Armenian Women Union, American Councils for International Education/ACCELS, American University of Armenia (Turpnjian Research Center), Apaga, Armavir Development Center, Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian National Public Television, Association of Women with University Education, British Council, Caritas, Charentsavan Community Center, Democracy Today, Family and the New World, Fund Against Law Arbitrariness, Future is Yours, Hope and Help (Vanadzor Branch), International Center of Human Development, Internews, IREX Office in Armenia, Kapan Farmers Regional Association, League of Women Voters, Legal Clinique at the Armenian Open University, Meghvik, National Institute of Labour and Social Researches - MLSI, NGO Center/Civil Society Development Organization, OSCE Yerevan Office, Promedia Gender, RoA Ministry of Health, RoA Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, Russian Community of Gavar, SAMSA, Shant TV, Siunik Peace Club, Tatev 95, UMCOR/Armenia, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNHCR, USAID NOVA Project, Vivacell, Women for Development, Women Resource Center, Women’s Rights Center, World Vision/Armenia, Yerevan Center for Gender Awareness Raising Dialogue
Location: Various locations, Armenia
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Women’s march against violence, radio programs, film screenings and discussions, gender sensitization programs, press conferences, award ceremonies, concerts, public hearings, round-table discussions, lectures, etc.; please see attached calendar and report of events
Contact: Aida Ghazaryan; ghazaryan@unfpa.org
Organization: Women's Rights Center
Location: Various locations, Armenia
Date: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Presentations, press conference, trainings, round-table discussion, Meetings with Armenian and Georgian NGO Youth groups, etc.; please see attached calendar
Contact: wrcarm@arminco.com
Website: http://www.wrcorg.am (under re-construction)
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AZERBAIJAN
Organization: Combating Gender Based Violence Project in Azerbaijan, UNFPA Country Office, UNHCR, the State Committee on Family, Women and Children’s Affairs (SCFWCA), the XXI Century without Violence Against Women Project
Location: Azerbaijan
Date: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Conference on Combating Violence Against Women, with significant media attention, launch of two new PSAs on domestic violence, academic lectures, and a series of town-hall meetings throughout the country about combating violence against women; see attached newsletter for more information
Contact: vazirova@unfpa.org
Organization: Women and Modern World Center
Location: Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
Date: December 2, 2008
Description: We shall make a round table with the young woman representatives and the governments members in Shamakhi
Contact: Sudaba Shiraliyeva; sudaba_shiraliyeva@yahoo.com or womenmw@hotmail.com
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GEORGIA
Organization: Women Information Center; The Internet Conference has been organized by five NGOs that with the support of UN Fund for Eradication of Violence towards Women (UNIFEM) are implementing joint project “Interdepartmental and Social Measures to Cease Domestic Violence in Georgia: Joint Effort to Implement the Violence Combat Law in Georgia”
Location: Online
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Internet Conference “Say NO to Violence against Women.” You are kindly invited to take an active part in the work of the Internet Conference and address your questions to its participants; please see attached information for more details
Contact: info@ginsc.net; office@ginsc.net
Website: http://www.conference.ginsc.net
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INDIA
Organizations: FEM, SAMYAK, MASUM, Nari Samata Manch, Swissaid India
Location: 11 districts in western Maharashtra, (including Pune, Satara, Nagpur, Ratnagiri, Beed, Parabhani, Osmanabad, Amarawati, Chandrapur, Solapur and Gadchiroli), India
Date: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Various activities to reach out to men to address issues linked with PWDVA (Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act – 2005) are being carried out in more than 500 villages and towns of Maharashtra by over 20 participating organizations. Activities include: Public meetings in villages to address men, Dialogue with Protection Officers appointed under PWDVA, Awareness activities, rallies, road shows, lectures and smaller meetings with men, Street plays and other cultural activities, Dissemination of communication materials, Programmes with schools and colleges, Screening of documentary films and discussions, Women painters painting in public spaces and road shows, and Seminars and policy dialogue with concern government offices including district and block level Women and Child Development (WCD) departments; see attached information (in Marathi)
Contact: samyak.pune@gmail.com or B 3/14, Damodar Nagar; Hingne, Singhgad Road; Pune, Maharashtra, India 411051; Tel. No. +91-9850516237
Organization: Men's Action for Stopping Violence Against Women (MASVAW) Network
Location: 21 districts of Uttar Pradesh, India (Banda, Jalaun, Jhansi, Maharajgang, Sant Kabirnagar, Basti, Lalitpur, Gorakhpur, Devoriya, Hamirpur, Jaunpur, Allahabad, Baliya, Gajipur, Mirazapur, Kaushmbi, Pratapgarh, Chitrakoot, Aazamgarh, Fathehpur, Lucknow)
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008 (and continued through March 8, 2009)
Description: “Ab to Jagoo” (“Wake Up Now!”) Campaign, local level awareness-raising including: Rally, Candle March, Padyatra, Dialogue with members of local elected councils (Panchayats), Community meetings, Meeting with Media, Poster Exhibition, Puppet show, Signature campaign, Use of local electronic media (TV channel), Case documentation on domestic violence incidents that have not received redress, and School level programs - Debate, Workshop, Competition, Dialogue, Poster Exhibition; district-level work including: District dialogues with media, district government representatives, protection officers, police, panchayat representatives, press conference with local media attention, and a collective hunger strike on December 10th to demand the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act; for more information in Hindi, see attached poster, pamphlet, brochure, and sticker
Contact: amit@sahayogindia.org
Organization: The Prajnya Trust in partnership with other organizations, commercial, educational and non-profit
Location: Chennai, India
Date: November 25-December 10, 2008
Description: A campaign to raise awareness of the different ways in which women in particular are vulnerable to violence, from their homes to zones of conflict. The Prajnya Trust’s work focuses on a broad, inclusive, structural and human rights approach to gender-based violence, Partnerships that forge a network for action, Diversity of audiences, from the campus to corporates to civil society organizations, Multiple media and program formats, from campus contests, to workshops, to rallies, closed policy-focused events, and open, public events.
Contact: prajnyatrust@gmail.com, prajnya.16days@gmail.com or askabout.16days@gmail.com
Website: http://www.prajnya.in, http://www.prajnya.in/16days.htm and http://prajnya16days.blogspot.com
Organization: Swadhina - A Voluntary Organisation for Women and Children
Location: West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu, India
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Women’s rallies, public meetings, essay contest, wearing ribbon for solidarity, women’s health camp; please see attached flyer
Contact: mainoffice@swadhina.org.in, mainoffice.swadhina@gmail.com, swadhina_org@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.swadhina.org.in
Organization: Swayam
Location: Kolkata, India
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Mass media campaign, community outreach and awareness raising, a meeting of men to end Violence against Women (December 6, 2-6pm at 9/2B Deodar Street, Kolkata 700 019); see attached information
Contact: swayam@cal.vsnl.net.in
Website: http://www.swayam.info
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BANGLADESH
Organization: Promoting Human Rights and Education in Bangladesh (PHREB)
Location: Chittagong, Moheshkhali, and other districts, Bangladesh
Dates: November 25-December 10, 2008
Description: Community Mobilization, Youth Seminars, Advocacy & Leadership Trainings; see attached calendar
Contact: Faridul Alam, faridul.phreb@gmail.com
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NEPAL
Organization: Aawaaj
Location: Surkhet, Nepal
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Mass rally, radio broadcasting, workshops, conference with community decision-makers, social mobilization against gender based violence, mobilizing men against violence against women, white ribbon campaign participation
Contact: aawaaj@ntc.net.np or aawaaj@mail.com.np
Website: http://www.aawaaj.org
Organization: CARE Nepal, Rural Women Service Center (RWSC), Bal Samrchhan Sanstha (BSS), Kaliaka Community Women Development Center (KCWDC)
Location: Bharatpur, various locations, Nepal
Date: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Rallies, talk programs, street performances, workshops, folk song competitions, candle lighting for peace, essay contest; see attached calendar for details
Contact: care@carenepal.org
Website: http://www.carenepal.org
Organization: Jagaran Nepal
Location: 14 districts of Nepal, namely Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Morang, Sunsari, Khotang, Sindhupalchok, Kavre, Kaski, Tanahu, Surkhet, Dailekh, Doti, Dadeldhura
Date: November 25- December 10 2008
Description: Candle lighting, assorted interactions and meetings, Drama and Art competitions, see attached calendar
Contact: info@jagarannepal.org, Tel: 977-1-4219439
Website: http://www.jagarannepal.org
Organizations: Karnali Integrated Rural Development & Research Center (KIRDARC) with local Peace Promotion Centres, Youth Clubs, and women's networks and support from CARE Nepal and Save the Children Norway
Location: Manma Kalikot, Nepal
Date: December 4, 2008
Description: Rally, stage performance, and music/cultural performance with messages about women’s rights; see attached report for description
Contact: kirdarc@kirdarc.org
Website: http://www.kirdarc.org
Organization: Rural Women's Network Nepal (RUWON Nepal)
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Dates: November 25, December 3, 5, & 8
Description: Awareness rally with over 300 participants, drawing competition for students, interschool Nepali Writing Competition to create awareness about women’s rights at the school level, and a one day training program for men from different communities
Contact: ruwonnepal@yahoo.com
Organization: WOREC Nepal and National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders (NAWHRDs)
Location: Kathmandu and other districts throughout Nepal
Date of Event: November 25–December 10, 2008
Activities include: Press conference, community outreach and rallies, trainings and workshops, report launch; see attached calendar and concept paper
Contact: Dr. Renu Rajbhandari, Chairperson, WOREC Nepal; worec.vaw@gmail.com or worec.whrd@gmail.com
Website: http://www.worecnepal.org
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PAKISTAN
Organization: Nomad Gallery and UNIFEM-Pakistan
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Dates: November 25-December 10, 2008
Description: Exhibition of Graphics and Photography by K. B. Abro & Altamash Kamal, inauguration of exhibition on November 25, 2008 by Ms. Kishwar Naheed, eminent poet and activist
Contact: anhyat@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.nomadartgallery.net
Organization: Soofi Sachal Sarmast Welfare Association (SSSWA- NGO)
Location: District Kashmore, Sindh, Pakistan
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Distribution of informational materials, advocacy workshops, awareness-raising, celebration of international dates during campaign, meetings with media and local government officials; see attached information
Contact: sofisachal@hotmail.com
Organization: Struggle for Change (SACH) and UNHCR
Location: Losar Sharfu, Pakistan
Date: November 27, 2008
Description: Drama performance about domestic violence staged for Afghan refugees in Losar Sharfu village of Pakistan's Punjab province
Contact: Pakis@unhcr.ch
Website: http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/4936a6d84.html
Organization: Taangh Wasaib Organization (TWO)
Location: Sargodha and other locations, Pakistan
Dates: November 25-December 10, 2008
Description: Radio broadcasts, film screenings, inauguration of Skill Development Centre, South Asian Women’s Day for Peace, Justice, Human Rights and Democracy, seminar, training session, etc.; please see attached calendar and organization information for more details
Contact: Rubina Feroze Bhatti, rubinaferoze_bhatti@yahoo.com
Organization: Tahafuz Welfare Organization
Location: Peshawar, Pakistan
Date: December 1, 2008 at 10:00am-5:00pm
Description: To provide educational facilities and vocational training for women with the help of concerned departments, agencies and organization; Women development and skill enhancement, Organization training/seminars/workshop and symposium on different topics for advancement of women in different fields
Contact: Bakht Muhammad; Office Ph: 0092 91 5513344
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SRI LANKA
Organization: The Gender Based Violence (GBV) Forum
Location: Sri Lanka
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Public campaign using advertisements on public transportation, media campaign on local television and radio stations, participation in the White Ribbon campaign, workshops with bus drivers and conductors; see attached information and report
Contact: bimali_a@sltnet.lk; For more information, please contact: 2580840 / HELP LINE: 4718585
Organization: Institute of Social Development, Working Women’s Forum (WWF)
Location: Kandy, Sri Lanka
Date: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Various programs and activities on Gender-Based Violence, focus on issues of marginalization of Sri Lankan plantation community, awareness-raising programs with women plantation laborers, teachers, and garment factory employees on domestic violence, discrimination at the work place, human rights, labor rights, and women’s rights, publication of special bulletin for the 16 Days campaign describing actions to be taken individually and collectively, see attached poster
Contact: kandyisd@sltnet.lk
Website: http://www.isdsrilanka.org
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INDONESIA
Organization: UNIFEM Project Office in Aceh with local NGO partners
Location: Aceh, Indonesia
Date: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Speeches, performances, radio broadcasts, movie screening, free social services for women, creative expressions and talents by disabled persons, long march, panel discussion, media outreach; please see attached calendar for more details
Contact: Gemala Puti Seruni; gemala.seruni@unifem.org
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MALAYSIA
Organizations: Women's Aid Organisation (WAO), Amnesty International Malaysia (AI), Sisters in Islam (SIS), All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) and Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER)
Location: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia and online
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Press conference, NGO fair, distribution of campaign materials, and Facebook online activism to reach out to younger generations and raise awareness about gender-based violence.
Contact: wao@po.jaring.my
Website: http://www.wao.org.my/news/20081129PressConferenceOn16Days.htm and http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45899991833
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PHILIPPINES
Organizations: National Commission on the Role of Filipina Women (NCRFW), Men Opposed to VAW Everywhere (MOVE), Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and Children (IACVAWC), Violence Against Women Coordinating Committee (VAWCC)
Locations: Manila, Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, Philippines
Dates: November 25–December 12 (“In the Philippines, Presidential Proclamation 1172 extended the Campaign to 18 days to include December 12, a historic date that marked the adoption in Palermo, Italy of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, which is supplemented by the Protocol to Prevent and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children.”)
Description: National campaign activities and media coverage, launch of “Search for Outstanding VAW-Responsive LGUs” and the Gender Justice Awards II, First national congress on December 5 organized by Men Opposed to VAW Everywhere (MOVE) to encourage men from all over the Philippines to pro-actively campaign and work towards putting an end to VAW.
Contact: Ms. Louie Alonso Belmonte, NCRFW, Information Officer, 735-8509; 0917-8454814
Website: http://www.ncrfw.gov.ph/index.php/ncrfw-press-releases/27-ncrfw-news-18-day-campaign-end-violence-against-women-kick-off
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THAILAND, INDONESIA, and PHILIPPINES
Organization: International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
Location: All Asia (focus on Thailand, Indonesia, and Philippines – meeting in Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Dates: Present–December 10, 2008
Title: “Our Sexualities, Our Genders, Our Bodies ~ Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender RIGHTS!”
Description: Create a banner with patches from all different groups and individuals, Gather video and stills footage of launches of the Yogyakarta Principles (YyP) in your countries, Gather in Yogyakarta on December 10th; see attached announcement
Contact: Grace Poore, gpoore@iglhrc.org; Ging Cristobal, gcristobal@iglhrc.org
Website: http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/
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AUSTRALIA
Organization: The Women's Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services (WA), Amnesty International (WA)
Location: Western Australia
Dates: November 24–December 10, 2008
Description: Awareness raising events, celebratory dinner, silent vigil, white ribbon campaign, community outreach, etc.; see attached calendar for detailed list of events, times, and locations
Contact: info@womenscouncil.com.au
Website: http://www.womenscouncil.com.au
Organization: Violence Prevention Coordination Unit, NSW Government
Location: Statewide, New South Wales (NSW) Australia
Dates: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Please see website for most up-to-date information; community outreach, Stop Domestic Violence Day, participation in white ribbon campaign, music performances, film screenings, seminars, silhouette displays, Reclaim the Night March, etc.; see attached calendar, newspaper article, and newsletter
Contact: susan.lindsay@dpc.nsw.gov.au
Website: http://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/vpcu/campaigns
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FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
Organization: Federated States of Micronesia Women Action Network (FSMWAN)
Location: National campaign
Date: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Keep a light burning, white ribbon campaign, public forum and speaking campaigns, drumming campaign and march; see attached information
Contact: fsmfrc@mail.fm
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FIJI
Organization: Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC)
Location: Suva and other locations, Fiji
Date: November 24–December 10, 2008
Description: Rural outreach program, distribution of campaign materials focusing on messages “Stop Rape” and “Respect Women,” media campaign, workshops; see attached information for more details
Contact: fwcc@connect.com.fj; for more information of the program for 2008, contact FWCC by telephone at 3313 300.
Organization: femLINKPACIFIC, femTALK 89.2FM
Location: Fiji
Date: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: Radio show by young women's broadcast team "Generation Next"; see attached information
Contact: sharon@femlinkpacific.org.fj
Website: http://www.femlinkpacific.org.fj
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NEW ZEALAND
Organization: Families Commission, Social Development Ministry, Justice Ministry
Co-sponsoring organizations: Hamilton Abuse Intervention Project, Waikato Migrant Resource Centre, Te Manawa Services, Wellington Living Free from Violence, The Kapiti Safer Community Trust, Living Without Violence Waiheke, The Nelson Tasman Te Rito Network, The Peace Foundation, Family Violence Network – Masterton, Te Roopu Whiriwhiri, Waitakere Anti-Violence Essential Services (WAVES) Network, Violence Free Waitakere, Whanganui Family Violence Intervention Network, Katikati Cares Campaign, Zonta International Club of Tauranga, Challenge Violence Trust, Dunedin Collaborative Against Family Violence, Local Initiative for Violence Elimination in Hawke's Bay (LIVE HB), Hindu Social Services Foundation, Auckland Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children, Auckland District Health Board and Preventing Violence in the Home (ADHB/PVH), The New Plymouth Family Violence Focus Group, Taupo Women's Refuge, Lower Hutt City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Open Home Foundation, Kokiri Marae Hauora Services, Kokiri Marae Maori Womens Refuge, Hutt City Womens Refuge, Lower Hutt Stopping Violence Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board
Location: Throughout New Zealand
Date: November 25, 2008
Description: Participation in the White Ribbon Campaign, public marches/rallies against domestic violence, art exhibitions, presentations for school children, family programs and awareness-raising events, sports events, 1000 PeaceWomen exhibit, distribution of white ribbons in public spaces,
Contact: enquiries@nzfamilies.org.nz
Website: http://www.familiescommission.govt.nz/white-ribbon-2008-events.php
Organization: Roundtable on Violence Against Women
Location: Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara / Wellington, New Zealand
Date: November 25–December 10, 2008
Description: The action: “16 Emails, 16 Days” – to highlight the fact that violence against women is a serious issue in New Zealand, take action by sending 16 emails over 16 days to key Ministers of the new coalition government. For more details, see instructions at http://www.roundtablevaw.org.nz/16Days2008.html#2008_Aotearoa_Action_-_16_Emails_16
Contact: contactbyweb@roundtablevaw.org.nz
Website: http://www.roundtablevaw.org.nz/index.html
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