Transcript THURSDAYS IN BLACK

THURSDAYS IN BLACK
Towards a World
Without
Rape and Violence
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WHY NOW?
In India a woman dies every hour in disputes over how much her
family has paid in dowry to the groom for her marriage.
http://www.news24.com/World/News/India-1-woman-killed-per-hour-over-dowry-20130903
At least 1 in every 3 women around
Japanese
“Comic Book”
“Comic Hero”
the world has been beaten, abused,
or coerced into sex during her
lifetime.
Men and boys also experience sexual violence, increasingly
documented in conflict countries and especially when gender
identity conflicts with gender norms.
http://16dayscwgl.rutgers.edu/component/docman/doc_view/442-gbv-fact-sheetpdf
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“Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful
human rights violation. And it is perhaps the most
pervasive. It knows no boundaries of geography, culture or
wealth. As long as it continues, we cannot claim to be
making real progress towards equality, development, and
peace.”
Kofi Annan, former Secretary General
of the United Nations (“A World Free
of Violence Against Women” 8 March
1999)
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GENDER BASED VIOLENCE MIGHT BE BASED ON
Biological Sex
Gender
Gender Identity
Sexual Orientation
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BIOLOGICAL SEX (WHAT DO I LOOK LIKE)
Usually based on visible physical / anatomical
structures.
Male
Intersex
Female
Hormonal
Chromosomal
Developmental
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GENDER
Cultural categories, symbols, meanings or practices structuring an individual's
role in society.
At least five constructs or components that also link to identities:
(1)
Femininity;
(2)
Masculinity;
(3)
Transgendered (LGBT)
(4)
Androgynies / Inter-sexed
(5)
Unsexed / Un-gendered.
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GENDER IDENTITY (WHO AM I)
Who am I / Who do I understand myself as
Biological and Gender alignment.
Male in
Male
Body
Transgender
Female in
Male
Body
Fluid
Male in
Female
Body
Female in
Female
Body
May choose or want
Sexual Reassignment Surgery
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SEXUAL ORIENTATION (WHO DO I LOVE)
An enduring personal quality that inclines people to feel romantic or sexual attraction
Bi-
to persons of the opposite sex, the same sex, neither sex or to both sexes.
Homo-
A-
Hetero-
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GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Gender-based violence (GBV) is any
harm / action that is perpetrated
against a person’s will and that has
a negative impact on the physical
or psychological health,
development, and identity of the
person.
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TYPES OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
Physical
Sexual
Assault
Sexual violence
Murder /
Attempted
Murder
Forced / Child
marriage
Public
Harassment
Traditions (e.g.
“Ownership”)
Refusal of
medical
treatment
Forced
prostitution
Rape – (Incl.
Marriage)
Female Genital
Mutilation (FGM).
Psycho. /
Emotion
Denial of basic
needs
Prevention of
education,
Physical threats
(Children)
Verbal insults
Other
Honour killings;
Kidnapping
(Attempted)
Trafficking
Denial of
economic
freedoms
Restrict
movement
Abandonment
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MAIN AREAS OF CONSEQUENCE
1. Physical Health
Violence kills and disables as many women between the
ages of 15 and 44 as cancer. And its toll on women's
health surpasses that of traffic accidents and malaria
combined.
World Health Organization. (2005) “WHO Multi - Country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence against
Women: Initial Results on Prevalence, Health Outcomes and Women’s Responses.”
Sexual abuse as a child is associated with higher rates of
sexual risk-taking (such as first sex at an early age, multiple
partners and unprotected sex), substance use, and additional
victimization. Each of these behaviours increases risks of
health problems.
http://www.rhrc.org/rhr_basics/gbvkeymessages.html
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2. Emotional, social and psychological health.
Survivors of sexual assault are;
- 3 x more likely to suffer from depression,
- 6 x more likely to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder,
- 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol,
- 26 times more likely to abuse drugs, and
- 4 times more likely to contemplate suicide.
Krug EG et al., eds. (2002) World report on violence and health. Geneva: World Health Organization.
3. Legal / Justice system
Violence against women and girls continues unabated in every
continent, country and culture. It takes a devastating toll on
women’s lives, on their families, and on society as a whole. Most
societies prohibit such violence — yet the reality is that too often,
it is covered up or tacitly condoned.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, 8 March 2007
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4. Community safety and security.
In India on average a woman dies every hour in disputes over
how much her family has paid in dowry to the groom for her
marriage.
http://www.news24.com/World/News/India-1-woman-killed-per-hour-over-dowry-
20130903
5. Economic
Domestic and sexual violence in the United Kingdom costs the
country £5.7 billion per year.
In the United States, the health care cost of intimate partner
rape, physical assault and stalking totals $5.8 billion each year.,
nearly $4.1 billion of which is for direct medical and mental
health care services.
http://16dayscwgl.rutgers.edu/component/docman/doc_view/442-gbv-fact-sheetpdf
& 2003 Report by the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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A FEW MORE FACTS
(CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY)
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An estimated 100 to 140 million girls and women worldwide are
currently living with the consequences of female genital mutilation
(FGM).
•
More than 250 cases of rape in several camps were reported in the
first 150 days after the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
•
Partner rape has been reported by 6% of women from Serbia and
Montenegro, 46% of women from provincial Bangladesh, and 59% of
women in Ethiopia.
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In the DRC, it is believed that around 200,000 women and girls have
been raped since 1998. Estimates of the total number of women
subjected to sexual violence during the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina
during the 1990s vary from 14,000 to 50,000.
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A FEW MORE FACTS (CONTINUED)
(CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERS ITY OF NEW JERSEY)
The roots of gender-based violence (GBV) lie in power inequities based on
gender roles, which are marked by the domination of men and the
subordination of women.
Having a small arm in the home increases the overall risk of someone in
the home being murdered by 41%; for women the risk was nearly tripled.
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WHAT IS THE GENERAL RESPONSE?
VIDEO:
Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW30WslahMc
POWA AD
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ALTERNATIVES
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BACKGROUND TO THURSDAYS IN BLACK
Mothers of the Disappeared in Argentina in the (1970’s)
Black Sash South Africa
Death Camps in war torn Bosnia
Women who oppose Israeli occupation
World Council of Churches – peaceful protest against rape and violence (1980’s)
South Africa – DIAKONA as part of 16 days of activism (2008)
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PLEDGE
By wearing Black and a Badge on Thursdays
I stand:
In protest against systems and societies that
encourage violence in any form.
In solidarity with 1 in 4 women worldwide who face
violence in their lives.
In mourning for men, women and children who are
harmed and killed in sexual violence.
For awareness and information about the challenges
of GBV.
In the hope that a different reality is possible.
Sign the pledge on-line at www.thursdaysinblack.co.za
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ER Sheet
NSP*
Policy
Bible study /
Healthy Theology
Address
Patriarchy
Awareness
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Talk about it
PRACTICAL RESPONSES (WHAT CAN WE DO?)
Self
Family
Church
Organisation
Community
*National Strategic Plan to end Gender Based Violence
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INFORMATION FOR AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE
SHEET
Find out …….
How to obtain a Protection Order.
Identify Gender / Violence sensitive Police stations.
How to report rape.
Identify Health Care services for abuse victims.
How / Where to obtain Post Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV.
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A DIFFERENT REALITY IS POSSIBLE
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead
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