Gl Sixteen Days 2006 Calendar of Events
GL SIXTEEN DAYS 2006 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Each day of the Sixteen Days 2006 GL will either host an activity orjoin in one of the five cyber dialogues planned for the period with its sister organization GEMSA (conducted on the permanent chat facility on the GL website). GL will also run a series of “I” stories or first hand accounts, as well as expert pieces on the different themes from South Africa and the region on gender violence. For more information contact Loveness Jambaya on or 011-622-2877.
DATE/TIME / THEME / ACTIVITY / VENUE / PARTNERS / I STORY / SA COMMENTARY / REGIONAL COMMENTARYWednesday 15 Nov, 18.30-20.00 / Media: part of the problem or of the solution / Debate and briefing / SABC 1 / SAGEM/
GEMSA / Lesotho: Journalists story of gender violence. / SA: Media must address gender violence all year
Tawana Kupe / Regional: Does the media fuel the flames of gender violence? Colleen Lowe Morna
Thursday 23 Nov, 10-13.00 / Taking stock / SA Accountability forum / IFC, 14 Fricker Rd, Illovo / IFC, World Bank, UN / Mauritius: 17 year old who spent years witnessing abuse of mother by her father / SAOne step forwards, two steps backwards? CLM
From Sixteen Days to 365 / Regional video conference / IFC, 14 Fricker Rd, Illovo / IFC, World Bank, UN / SA: Reclaiming my life, Maleshoane Motsiri
Friday 25 Nov
13.00-14.00 / Do laws make a difference? / Cyber dialogue / GL offices; gvt launch site Limpopo / GEMSA / SA: What justice! By Mamonhothu Santo / SA: Zuma Unrepentant on the Eve of 16 Days
CLM / Zimbabwe: Violence by any other name, By Fungai Machiori
Saturday 25 Nov
17.30-20.00 / Int’l day of no violence against women / Take Back the Night march. / Hillbrow and Constitutional Hill / One in Nine/ City Jhb/SALGA Gauteng / SA:I am angry, but I am also a survivor, By Nono Tintela
Zam- Celebrating a new life at 30, by Shirley with Zarina Geloo / SA: What we learned from the Zuma case- Agnes Odhiambo
Sunday 26 Nov
Monday 27 Nov / Gender violence and sexual orientation -1 / Commentaries on the website / SA:Finding the real me in a sea of violence
By Marco P. Ndlovu / SA: Teachers never intervened: Exploring homophobia in the school environment
Melanie Judge & Ruth / Mauritius: Forbidden love
Tuesday 28 Nov / Gender violence and Children orientation -2 / Commentaries on the website / Zimbabwe: How the dream of a white wedding turned into a nightmare
By Nyarai Madzima* / SA: Closure of the FSCs- Joan van Niekerk
Wed 29 Nov / Trafficking / Commentaries on the website / Mauritius: Gender violence and sex work
Zambia: Story of a young woman who worked as a maid for a diplomat family. / Region: Trafficking of women and children Rebecca/ Karen IOM
Thursday 30 Nov, 8.30-17.00 / ICTS/ Cyber dialogues / SALGA Gauteng conference; Cyber dialogue-Mauritius, Namibia, Lesotho, SA, Zimbabwe / Gallagher estate / SALGA Gauteng, GEMSA / SA: The stories that shaped my life
By Babs, South Africa.
Friday 1 December
13.00-14.00 / World Aids Day / Launches of HIV and AIDS policies in several countries; cyber dialogue. / Launches in different countries TBA; GL offices / GEMSA, MAP partners / SA: Rose Tamae, daughter and grand daughter; three generations. / SA:Married women and HIV by Lara Lopez / Lesotho: Young women at risk by Teboho Sentebane
Saturday 2 December
Sunday 3 December / International day of the Disabled / Commentaries / SA: John is a 33 year old gay, deaf South African living with HIV. He became positive after being sexually assaulted. Story by Tonya Graham. / SA:Gender violence in deaf communities by Nosimilo Ndlovu / Zimbabwe: Gender violence and disability by Miriam Madziwa
Monday 4 December / Gender violence and sexual orientation -2 / Commentaries on the website / SA: Gender violence linked to sexual orientation - Keba Sebetoane & Lindi Radebe / Gender violence and sexual orientation -2 / Commentaries on the website
Tuesday 5 December / Men as partners-2 / Commentaries / SA: One man’s love eases the pain of another’s assault, Proudia Mosupi / SA: Role of men in gender transformation (Engender Health)
Wednesday 6 December / Men as partners-1 / Men’s marches
Commentaries / Various locations / Men’s orgs
GEMSA / Zimbabwe: How I overcame the violence in me, by Norman Mabape / SA:Understanding men and masculinity; Adhis Chetty / How gender inequality fuels HIV, SA, Uganda, Swd
Thursday 7 December / Gender violence in schools
What kind of violence is experienced in schools / Regional summit in (DOE)
Cyber dialogue / Bloemfontein / DOE, GEMSA / I – Story I'm doing well and surviving
By Mickey, South Africa / Medical Research Council research
Naeemah Abrahams / Zimbabwe: Sexual exploitation of rural school girls. By Miriam Madziwa
Friday 8 December / Wrap up: From 16 days to the next 365 / Commentaries / Wrap up commentary / Wrap up commentary
Saturday 9 December
Sunday 10 December
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