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q@ writes: "On September 24th some of the most militant politicized street protests the States have seen in nearly a decade countered the G20 summit in Pittsburgh. Anarchist Queers and Trannies were on the frontlines of this struggle; bringing the numbers, the flare, and the wrecking crews. A days worth of tear gas, rubber bullet attacks, and fending off straight-idiot-liberals, set the tone for what would be a night of ravenous Queer revenge."

On November 7th, the Democratic-led US House of Representatives passed a healthcare bill that includes a far-reaching attack on abortion rights and repeals the Children's Health Insurance Program by 2013. The morning following the passage of the legislation, women in San Francisco led the rallying cry for "healthcare not warfare" in demonstrations on the steps of City Hall and in front of Speaker Pelosi's and Senator Feinstein's respective homes. On November 12th, the San Francisco branch of Radical Women will hold a roundtable discussion to address the question: What will it take to achieve affordable quality healthcare for all?

Estão rolando várias ações sobre o caso de Geisy Arruda incorporando a internet de alguma forma. Resolvemos coletar e linkar aqui os principais sites pois este assunto tem muito a ver com os temas da campanha Retome a tecnologia. Informe-se, manifeste-se, faça seu ativismo! Retome a tecnologia para protestar contra a violência contra as mulheres!

Manifesto em defesa da liberdade e da autonomia das mulheres, da Frente Regional de Combate à Violência do Grande ABC Paulista e Região

Nota de repúdio à Uniban (petição online)

Campanha Saia de saia! (ação prevista para 13 de novembro)

Uma boa fonte de informações é esta página no site do Sexuality Policy Watch, onde estão coletando artigos de opinião, manifestos e petições, e notícias sobre o caso.

Tem também um texto no site do Observatório da Imprensa sobre o papel da mídia, intitulada A culpada é a vitima.

texto retirado de http://autonomiadasmulheres.blogspot.com/

 

Manifesto em defesa da liberdade e da autonomia das mulheres

NÃO À VOLTA DA INQUISIÇÃO

Mulheres do mundo inteiro lutam há milênios contra as opressões a que foram e continuam sendo submetidas.

Contra a inquisição elas não se calaram e, mesmo sob torturas e mortes, lutaram pelo direito à liberdade. Lutaram por igualdade/liberdade/fraternidade na Revolução Francesa e escreveram a 1ª Declaração dos Direitos da Mulher e da Cidadã e, mesmo tendo como resposta a esta luta a condenação à guilhotina, não pararam de lutar.

Conquistaram os direitos civis com as lutas sufragistas, direitos trabalhistas, cidadania e o das últimas décadas do século XIX em diante, acrescentaram o direito de decidir e a autonomia sobre o próprio corpo nas lutas cotidianas.

Nós brasileiras, nos somamos às mulheres do mundo todo, lutando contra a escravidão, contra diferentes ditaduras e tantas outras formas de opressão. Consolidamos direitos iguais como cidadãs e cidadãos na Constituição Federal de 1988, entre eles o direito de ir e vir para todas as pessoas que vivem neste país, independente de orientação sexual, idade, raça/etnia.

A erradicação de toda forma de violência e discriminação contra as mulheres é um compromisso firmado pelo Estado brasileiro em diferentes tratados internacionais de direitos humanos, como: a Convenção Interamericana para Prevenir, Punir, e Erradicar a Violência contra a Mulher, da OEA (Convenção de Belém do Pará) e da Convenção sobre a Eliminação de Todas as Formas de Discriminação contra a Mulher (CEDAW), da ONU, e em leis nacionais como a Constituição Cidadã e a Lei 11.340/2006 – Lei Maria da Penha. E é uma das prioridades nas ações do governo, por meio do Plano Nacional de Políticas para as Mulheres, assumidos pelos municípios da Região do Grande ABC.

Num Estado de Direito como o nosso, constituído e baseado nos princípios da democracia e do respeito à liberdade e igualdade de mulheres e homens, independente de pertencer a qualquer raça, cor, credo, orientação sexual ou idade; não podemos admitir que atitudes como a das e dos alunos/as da Universidade Bandeirantes (UNIBAN), que no dia 22/10/2009 discriminaram e ofenderam Geysi Arruda, aconteçam de forma impune.

Manifestamos nossa total indignação à violência sofrida pela aluna Geysi Arruda e pelo cerceamento da sua liberdade e exigimos que sejam tomadas todas as medidas no sentido de apurar as responsabilidades por tais atos e que as pessoas envolvidas respondam perante as instâncias cabíveis.

Apelamos para que a UNIBAN promova atividades de esclarecimentos e reflexão sobre direitos humanos e respeito à autonomia das mulheres, como formas de contribuir para a garantia da igualdade entre as pessoas, sem nenhuma forma de discriminação.

Continuaremos lutando sem deixar retroceder nem um milímetro das nossas conquistas, em especial a nossa autonomia.

São Bernardo do Campo, 03 de novembro de 2009.

Para assinatura pessoal, coloque seu nome/profissão ou atividade / cidade/ estado e envie para o email: manifestodefesaautonomia@gmail.com

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Ou se preferir copie e imprima o Manifesto, recolha assinaturas e depois envie para o mesmo e-mail acima ou simplesmente assine (com todas as informações necessárias) diretamente nesse blog [http://autonomiadasmulheres.blogspot.com] na parte “Comentários”.

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Frente Regional de Combate à Violência - Grande ABC Paulista e Região

"Hemos iniciado ya el siglo XXI. Se plantean nuevas maneras de activismo feminista posibles gracias a la generalización progresiva del uso de las redes electrónicas y las posibilidades que surgen con la Internet. Las luchas históricas del movimiento feminista han encontrado en las nuevas tecnologías -en realidad ya no tan nuevas- buenas alianzas para amplificar las denuncias y coordinar estrategias y acciones. Este texto realiza un recorrido por el proceso de casi un década y apunta nuevos horizontes con redes cada vez más consolidadas y mayor capacidad de reflejos y movilización." Por Montserrat Boix, 21 de febrero de 2007

"Manos en la masa!!! elegimos los ingredientes, compartimos recetas y cocinamos nuevas formas de colaboración e intercambio de conocimientos, experiencias y maneras de usar y transformar nuestras relaciones con las tecnologías, haciendo uso de las herramientas de la web 2.0/ 3.0 de una manera crítica y divertida. Los Ingredientes que proponemos son: creatividad, pensamiento crítico, deconstrucción, herramientas libres, apropiación, colaboración, experimentación, visibilidad y aprendizaje. Ofrecemos recetas para hacer un streaming con instrucciones sencillas y así cocinar algo entre todas las participantes del taller."

"Crabgrass es una aplicación web de software libre diseñada para la creación de redes sociales, la colaboración en grupo y la organización en red. Nuestro objetivo es crear herramientas de comunicación que se adapten específicamente para satisfacer las necesidades de la organización popular desde abajo hacia arriba. Con la creación de redes sociales, nos referimos a la capacidad de los usuarios para llegar a conocerse unos a otros a través de sus contribuciones en línea. Por colaboración en grupo, nos referimos a la capacidad de pequeños grupos para realizar sus cosas, como compartir archivos, las tareas de seguimiento y proyectos, tomar decisiones y desarrollar repositorios de conocimiento compartido. Por una red de organización, nos referimos a la capacidad de varios grupos a trabajar juntos en proyectos de una manera democrática."

Rainbow Theatre, the only multicultural theatre arts troupe in the UC system, will be kicking off their 16th season on November 5th and continuing through November 15th. In the tradition of Teatro Campesino, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and Theatre of the Opressed, Rainbow strives to bring the untold stories of people of color to light.

Cristina Peralta examines the situation in Argentina, where few cases of VAW using ICTs have been denounced. One study found that a small percentage of young girls had been contacted by unknown people via chat or Facebook before disappearing. Cell phones are also used for controlling women's mobility and have become one of the first artifacts to be destroyed by the partner during violent reactions, according to survivor testimony. However, most of the organisations that work on VAW issues primarily use ICTs for sharing information and networking. Some of them participate in observatories, that include VAW in the media as one of their concerns. This paper looks at these issues, and concludes with recommendations for civil society to help address these problems and formulate policy to deal with emerging challenges.

In Spanish.

Chim Manavy examines how growth of the internet is pushing the limits of a society's attitudes towards acceptable media images, through exploitative use of images taken for private consumption. Technology is moving across boundaries faster than the law can address. At the same time, ICT use in general, much less awareness of how ICTs can be strategically used to combat violence against women, is very limited in Cambodia. While other women’s organisations and networks worldwide are already using online resources in a myriad of ways to mobilise support and share experiences, most Cambodian women are not familiar with the use of ICT.

Full paper to be uploaded.

In this paper, Ingrid Leao, Thais Lapa and Tamara Amoroso discuss violence against women in the media, with advertisement and TV show examples. It also looks at civil society expectations for the first National Conference on Communications, to be held in December 2009. It examines the use of social networks like Orkut and Twitter; denouncements of VAW practices, such as cyber-bullying of teenage girls; and how ICTs are also used for prevention and assistance of VAW survivors.

Full paper to be uploaded.

Lucy Niño and Lida Nuñez look at how the Colombian government has paid special attention to ICT policies, offering ICT literacy programmes and ICT inclusion in marginalised areas, while at the same time ICTs are used to promote prostitution and pornography produced in the country via the internet and cellphones. Government has produced a campaign to foster a “healthy use” of internet and to protect children. Social movements and women´s movements have also used ICTs for anti-VAW campaigning, supporting survivors and promoting images of women free from stereotypes in the media. This paper examines these trends, and urges action to end VAW in public, private and institutional spaces, in the internal armed conflict and in the symbolic sphere.

Full paper to be uploaded.

In Congo, Sylvie Niombo explores the intersection of VAW and ICTs, where mobile phone use appears to be the primary vehicle used to perpetrate VAW using ICTs. SMS and phone calls are used by some men to harass women and girls. Male monitoring of women’s use of mobile phones leads to blurring of privacy issues and power relations between men and women are reflected by who has the resources to buy cell phones. Mobile phones are also used by young people to disseminate pictures of naked girls.

Full paper to be uploaded.

In the context of a country with one of the world's worst human rights records, women and girls are the victims of sexual violence perpetrated mostly by combatants from both sides. However, Sylvie Niombo finds in this paper that the intersections between violence against women and girls and ICTs in the DRC are not well established. The internet makes it possible to share experiences and receive information to advance the cause of women’s rights but can facilitate violence towards Congolese women and girls. A lack of confidence in the legal system and the strong presence of men in the judiciary make women unlikely to seek help from the courts, but there is growing mobilisation of women and human rights organisations in the fight to end violence against women (VAW) in partnership with the United Nations and international organisations.

Full paper to be uploaded.

Sonia Randhawa interviews FemLINK Pacific coordinator Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls to get an overview of violence against women in the Pacific Islands region and to look at how ICTs are contributing to increasing the vulnerability of women and providing new forms of harassment and harm, while at the same time grassroots initiatives such as a mobile community radio station are helping to provide women with tools for building self-confidence and information on what to do in times of crisis.

Jac SM Kee and Sonia Randhawa highlight forms of VAW that have received recognition in Malaysia and provide the context of ICT development and national policy objectives in this paper. It is not an exhaustive assessment of the current state of VAW, but rather aims to surface some of the interconnections between ICT issues and VAW and areas of potential opportunities for advocacy, as well as looking at related cyber laws and areas of regulation, particularly content regulation, privacy and surveillance.

Full paper to be uploaded.

Access to mobile technology is increasing rapidly in Pakistan, and women are also gaining access, albeit at a slower rate than men. Kyla Pasha examines how mobile technology is ripe for use in strategies of empowerment, as long as access to technology is accompanied by training and orientation.

Full paper to be uploaded.

Jessica Umanos Sotos explores why specific law is needed in the Philippines to prosecute perpetrators of violence against women through the use of ICTs or cyberspace. She argues that national ICT institutions and private companies’ policies cannot remain blind to the violations to women’s rights perpetuated via ICTs in the context of the violation of privacy rights through the illicit production and distribution of private and intimate activities. The violation of privacy rights comes in the form of sex-video scandals via telephony and internet. She also documents how, although there are no available studies on how other forms of violence such as stalking or sexual harassment and even direct threats are figuring as VAW via mobile phones, these violations are believed to be widespread.

Full paper to be uploaded.