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Rights at Risk - OURs Trends Report 2017

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AWID in the media

News compilation regarding AWID's work and organization.

• Is #MeToo a West-only movement?. Aljazeera, Jan 2018
• The principles of self-care. Sur Conectas, Dec 2017
• Change Through Humour! Meet Nidhi Goyal, India’s First-Ever Disabled Woman Comedian. The better India, Sep 2017
• Women are still targeted over fighting for human rights. Egypt today, Dec 2017
• Egypt: Hunting out Feminists in Egypt – Azza Soliman and Mozn Hassan Embody the State’s Refusal of Feminist Activism in both Private and Public Spheres. World Organization Against Torture, Jan 2017
• Access to land for indigenous women: an essential condition for eradicating gender violence. Intercontinental cry, Dec 2016
• Get Bangladesh women in unions to improve worker rights: campaigner. Reuters, Sep 2016
• Funding for women’s rights groups in poor countries falls by more than half. The Guardian, Sep 2016
• Men are 'allies to the cause' of equality for women, says campaigner. Reuters, Sep 2016
• Violent Extremist Groups Take Special Aim at Women, UN Official Says. Voa news, Sep 2016
• At a global forum of feminists, one thing is clear: it's where you live that counts. The Guardian, Sep 2016
• To End Malnutrition, Empower Women, Say Experts. News deeply, Jun 2016
• Gloria Steinem supports Salvadoran women in their fight against femicide. PR Newswire, Jun 2016
• Every hour, five women are killed by partners or family members. Left foot forward, Mar 2016
• Combatting Violence Against Women in Algeria: Mobilizing and Challenges. Reuters, Dec 2015
• When women human-rights activists are in danger, it’s women who come to their rescue. Vanity Fair, Jul 2015
• Another World Is Possible, Without the 1 Percent. Huffington Post, Mar 2015
• Use the power of the people to challenge the people in power!. New internationalist, Mar 2015
• Brazil: Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHRs) Challenged by Religious-Based Political Parties. Reuters, Oct 2013
• Why Economic Justice Is Central to LGBT Rights. Huffington Post, Jul 2012

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Sexting como feminista: el humor en la revolución digital feminista

El 2 de septiembre de 2021 lxs increíbles activistas feministas y por la justicia social del festival Crear | Résister | Transform de AWID nos juntamos no solo para compartir estrategias, crear juntxs y transformar al mundo sino también para decir cosas sucias en Twitter.

Este ejercicio lo facilitó Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, una de las fundadoras del blog Adventures From The Bedrooms of African Women [Aventuras desde los dormitorios de mujeres africanas] y autora de​​​​​​​ The Sex Lives of African Women, [Las vidas sexuales de las mujeres africanas] que se asoció con la plataforma digital mujerista y queer panafricana​​​​​​​ AfroFemHub, para preguntar cómo podemos explorar nuestro placer, nuestros deseos y nuestras fantasías en forma segura y consensuada a través de mensajes de texto. 

En resumen: ¿cómo sextea unx feminista?

Creo que esta pregunta es fundamental porque involucra una cuestión más amplia: cómo nos manejamos en el mundo virtual desde una perspectiva feminista. Bajo el capitalismo, los discursos en torno a los cuerpos y al sexo pueden resultar deshumanizadores y distorsionadores; gestionar el placer sexual en espacios virtuales puede sentirse un acto performativo. Por eso, buscar vías para explorar cómo podemos compartir nuestro deseo en formas afirmativas y que nos entusiasmen puede ser una forma de resistir a los modelos dominantes de presentación y consumo así como una reivindicación de estos espacios y sus posibilidades de participación auténtica, demostrando que todo el sexting debería ser exactamente así: feminista.
 
Además, permitir que el discurso feminista asuma su lado más juguetón en el ámbito virtual nos ayuda a reformular esa narrativa tan difundida por la que actuar como feminista implica hacerlo con amargura y sin placer alguno. Pero, como bien sabemos, divertirnos es parte de nuestro trabajo político y un compomente intrínseco de lo que implica ser feminista.
 
Utilizando la etiqueta #SextLikeAFeminist, [SextComoFeminista] académiquxs y activistas de distintas partes del mundo aportaron sus tuits feministas más sedientos de placer y aquí les presento a mis diez favoritos.
 
Como lo demuestran estos tuits, resulta que sextear como feminista es sexy, divertido – y caliente – todo eso sin perder de vista el compromiso con la equidad y la justicia.

เราจับตาดูเรื่องนี้และความเสี่ยงอื่นๆอย่างระมัดระวัง และจะนำเสนอข้อมูลด้านสุขภาพและความปลอดภัยที่คลอบคลุมเมื่อมีการเปิดให้ลงทะเบียน เพื่อให้คุณสามารถตัดสินใจได้อย่างมีข้อมูล มากกว่านั้นการจัดประชุมแบบสองรูปแบบ(ออนไลน์และกายภาพ)ถูกออกแบบให้ให้เกิดการมีส่วนร่วมอย่างมีความหมายสำหรับผู้เข้าร่วมที่เลือกจะไม่เดินทาง หรือผู้เข้าร่วมที่ไม่สามารถเดินทางได้

Our thoughts are with the many people all around the world who are most affected by the repercussions of the global COVID-19 pandemic, especially marginalised communities that are historically oppressed.

This is an invitation for artists and creative activists to join a virtual space to connect, build community, and support each other through these challenging times. For this we have created a new Slack community to safely share insights, learnings, life-hacks, resources, advice, fears and anxieties, hopeful and joyful reminders, and in general chat about how we’re doing.

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After filling out the form, we will send you a personal invitation to the community.

About this community:

For those who are new to Slack, we’ll have orientation sessions and materials available after you sign up.

Since we are working in three languages (English, Spanish, French) we invite you to write in the language you are the most comfortable with and use online translation tools (Google Translate or others) to participate in discussions.

Co-creating welcoming and safe spaces:

Please refer to the Community Guidelines

The co-creation of our feminist realities starts with ourselves and how we treat each other. We are dedicated to creating and protecting safe and supportive spaces for our communities both online and in person.  We also consider that safe and welcoming spaces are co-owned and co-created. We expect our members to act in a manner that is ethical, responsible and consistent with the values of AWID and assume collective responsibility to ensure an atmosphere of mutual respect and solidarity.

Weekly Prompts: 

As part of our ongoing discussions, we will offer weekly prompts in Slack with the intention to gently facilitate dialogue and inspire art-making processes. This can be an introspective process, but to make the most out of this community, we welcome you to interact with other community members and share thoughts as part of our discussions. The intention is to invite folks to respond freely and gradually by writing or making art in whatever way feels best. 

We hope to have relevant and timely discussions with you, so we invite your suggestions and feedback. In general, the themes will center the experiences and perspectives of artists, writers, and creators -- and they will make space for folks to vision into and beyond the current global climate through the lens of feminist realities.

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