FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 08:22:44 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FYI: 16days of Activism against Gender Violence To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I received this from another list I am on...please forward to anyone who might be interested. Thanks and see you at the polls on November 7, Patricia Varieur email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================== Subject: Calendar Advisory: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence CALENDAR ADVISORY: CENTER FOR WOMEN'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AT RUTGERS COORDINATES CAMPAIGN AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE, NOV. 25-DEC. 10 Thousands of activists around the world will mobilize to raise awareness and combat violence against women during this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, to be held Nov. 25 through Dec. 10. The event marks the 10th annual campaign coordinated by the Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. The opening date of the campaign commemorates International Day Against Violence Against Women, first declared in 1981 at the first Feminist Encuentro for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the anniversary of the murder of the Mirabal sisters in the Dominican Republic in 1960. Last year, the United Nations General Assembly designated Nov. 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The campaign's closing date, Dec. 10, is International Human Rights Day, marking the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Other dates that fall during the campaign are World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, and the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, Dec. 6, in which 14 women were murdered at the University of Montreal in 1989. During the 16 days, activities around the world, including seminars, poster campaigns, banquets, protests, performances, debates, films and photo exhibits, will call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women. For more information, contact CWGL at (732) 932-8782 or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Or visit the CWGL Web site for the latest information: <http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu>. Contact: Sandra Lanman Office of Media Relations and Communications 732/932-7084, ext. 621 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
