one billion rising
hameeda
Dear all,
Greetings from Shirkat Gah!
On the 14th of February 2013, People across the world, in 184 countries, are going to raise their voices to say ENOUGH to violence against women. The project is called OBR – One Billion Rising. We are happy to inform you that We are happy to inform you that the country networks in Bangladesh, India, Nepal & Pakistan are quite engaged and contributing towards making this noble cause a success. We are involved in One Billion Rising campaign and together demanding and calling for an end to violence against women and celebrate the triumph of our respected feminist leaders, colleagues and friends. Contributing towards the cause, the organisation AMAL in Pakistan has produced a documentary film titled “Have You Heard Me Today? – Engaging Men and Boys”. The documentary includes voices of truck drivers, female commercial sex workers, students and development professionals on issue of violence against women and ways to address this menace in Pakistan http://vimeo.com/58610408.
Shirkat Gah would like to ask our partners what they are planning to do on 14th Feb. Kindly update us about your activities that you have planned for one billion rising campaign. As you all are working for violence against women. If you need further information and links about this campaign. Looking forward for your prompt reply.
Thanks and regards,
Hameeda Kaleem
Manager Advocacy
Shirkat gah
. We are happy to inform you that the country networks in Bangladesh, India, Nepal & Pakistan are quite engaged and contributing towards making this noble cause a success. We are actively involved in One Billion Rising campaign coordinating groups in all our respective countries and together demanding and calling for an end to violence against women and celebrate the triumph of our respected feminist leaders, colleagues and friends. Contributing towards the cause, the focal organisation AMAL in Pakistan has produced a documentary film titled “Have You Heard Me Today? – Engaging Men and Boys”. The documentary includes voices of truck drivers, female commercial sex workers, students and development professionals on issue of violence against women and ways to address this menace in Pakistan http://vimeo.com/58610408.
Further, we are happy share with you the “a call” that we have circulated among our network members and demanded all boys and men to RISE to speak up and stand against violence against women and girls. Hope you all will accept our another yet small step towards putting an end to violence against women.
Dear Ms. Garima,
On the 14th of February 2013, people across the world, in 184 countries, are going to raise their voices by rising and dancing to say ENOUGH to violence against women. The project is called OBR – One Billion Rising. Recent events in India and the continuing rise and horrifying violence in crimes against women have shown us that all of us have to actively campaign against, and intervene to stop these crimes. We can no longer silently disapprove. We need to shout against it, guard against it., together.
And now this opportunity has appeared in the form of OBR. We want 20,000 Ahmedabadis to dance the garba and ras together on February 14th, to songs specially created to highlight these issues, and to pledge together to fight and report any form of violence against women that they see or encounter, and that they will not indulge in it. Why garba and ras? This is Gujarat. This is a state that spends nine nights dancing. And the call is to dance against violence. So, what better than garba or ras? This is also a state which has many villages and communities without girls, a state where hundreds of young girls and girl children are abducted and never found, where women burn because of dowries, where rape and molestation is on the rapid rise.
We all need to come together on this, put aside our differences and commercial interests, our competition and personal interest and join hands to raise a loud and clear voice. We shall find a gathering place. We will ask artists to write and create the songs for us. And together we will dance – for all the girls not allowed to be born, for our sisters and mothers with acid on their faces, burns on their bodies, and bruises on their souls. It doesn't matter if you can dance or not. This isn't about skills. It is about heart and raising a voice against genocide.
We invite you and all your colleagues to take part and join with us. All we need is two hours of yours on the 14th and a change of conscience. If you wish, we can come and explain this to all your colleagues. Or you can talk to all of them. We must have the numbers to raise our voices.
Will your students, parents and teachers join? We need your staff and teachers, students and their parents......
LET’S ALL JOIN HANDS ON THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY 2013 AT THE SPORTS GROUND OF GUJARAT VIDYAPITH BETWEEN 05.00 PM AND 07.00 PM
In anticipation,
Dear Kamala ji,
Namaskar!
Hope this email finds you in good health and wish you all the same
This is to follow up on your communication with CHSJ (focal organisation in India) and reaffirm our, the MenEngage Alliance South Asia group’s, solidarity toward the One Billion Rising Campaign. We are happy to inform you that the country networks in Bangladesh, India, Nepal & Pakistan are quite engaged and contributing towards making this noble cause a success. We are actively involved in One Billion Rising campaign coordinating groups in all our respective countries and together demanding and calling for an end to violence against women and celebrate the triumph of our respected feminist leaders, colleagues and friends. Contributing towards the cause, the focal organisation AMAL in Pakistan has produced a documentary film titled “Have You Heard Me Today? – Engaging Men and Boys”. The documentary includes voices of truck drivers, female commercial sex workers, students and development professionals on issue of violence against women and ways to address this menace in Pakistan http://vimeo.com/58610408.
Further, we are happy share with you the “a call” that we have circulated among our network members and demanded all boys and men to RISE to speak up and stand against violence against women and girls. Hope you all will accept our another yet small step towards putting an end to violence against women.
With solidarity,
Laxman
On behalf of MenEngage Alliance South Asia Steering Committee
LAXMAN BELBASE | Regional Gender & Child Protection Specialist (South & Central Asia)
RAFIA GULANI
Dear Hameeda here is our program and same day we have other events also sending you. regrds rafia --- On Tue, 12/2/13, hameeda <ham...@khi.sgah.org.pk> wrote: |
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hameeda
Dear Rafia,
Thank you very much for prompt reply. It reflect that we all are on same page and struggling for the same cause. I t would be really good if you share the report with all GDN Pak members. Looking forward for other partners reply.
Regards,
Hameeda Kaleem
Country Coordinator
GDN-Pak