WOMENS MONTH IN SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 2014 Dear friends, It is Womens Month in South Africa and tomorrow, on South Africas Womens Day, we will be celebrating women and remembering the women who marched against the Apartheid pass laws in 1956. We are also honouring the work, leadership, burdens and achievements of women today, and paying attention to the work that is still needed to end gender-based violence and achieve gender equality. Its a busy time for Sonke. Below are just a few of the highlights that we wanted to share with you: 1) Sonkes Government & Media Relations Manager, Mbuyiselo Botha, was a panellist in the Sowetan Dialogue this week on The Role of Women in Nation Building, 20 years into Democracy, alongside Sisi Mabe, Speaker of the Free State Provincial Legislature. The dialogue focused on the roles women play in nation-building and in a democratic South Africa, and asked whether patriarchy still has a role to play in a democratic society? 2) Sonkes Government & Media Relations Manager, Mbuyiselo Botha, will join the President of Chile, Michele Bachelet, and UCT Chancellor Graca Machel at a gender-in-dialogue event on August 10th coordinated by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the University of Cape Town (UCT)’s African Gender Institute (AGI) around the topic Does Gender Still Matter in the Ongoing Work of Liberation? More here: genderjustice.org.za/press-release/sonke-s-mbuyiselo-botha-in-gender-dialogue-with-chilean-president-michelle-bachelet-and-graca-machel-on-sunday-august-10th.html 3) Month of Mobilising - Sonkes Community Education & Mobilisation unit announces a robust month of actions to combat gender-based violence and promote gender equality. This includes mobilising in the towns of Dutywa, Ceres and Delft around the legal cases involving the gender-based violence murders of a woman, gay man, and child, respectively in those areas. Learn more and see the full calendar of events here: genderjustice.org.za/sonke-news/sonke-announces-women-s-month-august-calendar-a-month-of-mobilising-against-gender-based-violence-gbv-and-celebrating-women-s-action-in-our-communities.html 4) Itumeleng Komanyane, Sonkes International Programmes Network Manager, was elected as Vice Chair of UN Womens Eastern and Southern Africa Regional (ESARO) Civil Society Advisory Group this week: Facebook/SonkeGenderJusticeNGO/photos/a.1460555030838469.1073741828.1459234420970530/1599514453609192 5) This week, Sonke and the the University of Pretoria (UP)s Centre for Human Rights coordinated a human rights short-course titled “The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality.” Sonkes Patrick Godana writes a report about his presentation and the course: Facebook/SonkeGenderJusticeNGO/posts/1600849786808992 6) In honour of Women’s Day in South Africa, Sonke again pushes for the South African government to develop a national strategic plan to address and prevent gender-based violence. More : genderjustice.org.za/press-release/in-honour-of-women-s-day-in-south-africa-sonke-gender-justice-tells-government-to-develop-a-national-strategic-plan-to-address-and-prevent-gender-based-violence.html We wish all women a happy Womens Day, and invite everyone (men, women and children) to join us in the work to build a society in which we can all enjoy healthy, equitable and non-violent relationships. Kind regards, Your friends at Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke means together) P.S. Its also our 8th birthday this month :) Follow us on Facebook: SonkeGenderJusticeNGO Follow us on twitter: @sonketogether More: genderjustice.org.za ____________________________________________ Czerina Patel Sonke Communications & Strategic Information [email protected] MenCare UNICEF UNICEF Africa UN Women United Nations MenEngage MenEngage Africa USAID - US Agency for International Development The U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Brothers For Life Yenzakahle Expresso Morning Show - SABC 3 The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa UNAIDS
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:35:57 +0000
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