5.07.01 women's organizing

Obama: Fully Fund HIV-AIDS. Protesters die-in at Social Forum 2010 (with video)

According to HealthGap, a new study published in Lancet shows that treatment with anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) decreased likelihood of transmission of HV by 92%.

Despite this finding, the Obama Administration is failing to live up to it's promises to fully find HIV-AIDS prevention and treatment worldwide. Without more funding, millions of people will die, unnecessarily, from HIV-AIDS. In New York, Governor Patterson is threatening to veto a law providing housing assistance to people with AIDS.

On Femicide in Pittsburgh: End Men's Violence

How many massacres perpetrated by men against women will it take before we as a society, especially those of us who are men, work seriously to end men's violence?

Last night, news reports indicate that George Sodini murdered at least three women (Elizabeth Gannon, Heidi Overmier and Jody Billingsley) and injured nine other women at a fitness club near Pittsburgh, PA before shooting himself.

Worker Solidarity After the Work is Gone: The Story of Fuerza Unida

San Antonio, TX, 2006. Petra Mata and Viola Casares, co-directors of Fuerza Unida. Photo: Storycorps (www.storycorps.org)
Authors: Alyson Lie

Summary:"I remember when we had our first protests we used to hide our faces behind the poster boards because we were nervous and embarrassed."

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With Sadness, Myers Center Closes: Announces Awards for Outstanding Titles in Human Rights

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May our relationships and commitment to building a just and equitable future continue, for in the struggle for justice is the hope of the future.

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Citizens of an Earth Democracy: Vandana Shiva Offers a Vision for our Times

Vandana Shiva with microphone
Authors: Anna Gyorgy

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If it is tapped, says Vandana Shiva, the largest energy source we have "is the internal energy of human beings in all its dimensions -- spiritual, cultural, emotional, intellectual, physical."

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Preventing Domestic Violence: Policy Recommendations for the Next US Administration

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Agitation for education, prevention, and intervention.

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Feminist Declaration: From the Americas Social Forum in Guatemala

Woman with microphone
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A good life must be based on an equal distribution of power.

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"We're All Feminists": Solidarity with HIV Positive Women in West Africa

Woman with Fight Global AIDS poster
Authors: Sarah Mukasa

Summary:There is no stopping us. We're here to stay. We're here to speak out.

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Zimbabwe's Health Crisis Explodes: Is Democracy a Dream Deferred?

Zimbabwean Poster
Authors: Imani Countess

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A shaky coalition government tries to rescue the country from collapse.

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Violence Against Women in Afghanistan: Documenting Prevalence, Organizing for Change

Opening pomegranates. Arghand soap cooperative, Kandahar, Afghanistan. photo: © www.Sarahchayes.net

Summary:

62% of women surveyed survived multiple forms of violence.

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