Hi Helen, Thanks for passing that mail on. It's a great list of organizations to look into.
:-) Renee On Jan 5, 2009, at 1:54 AM, helen varley jamieson wrote: > very true; & just now i received this statement from israeli women's > organisations, which is good to hear especially after getting > depressed > to hear on the news that the usa has vetoed the un's call for a > ceasefire ... > > >> >> Statement By Israeli Women's Organizations >> >> >> >> We women’s organizations from a broad spectrum of political views >> demand an end to the bombing and other tools of death, and call for >> the immediate start of deliberations to talk peace and not make war. >> The dance of death and destruction must come to an end. We demand >> that >> war no longer be an option, nor violence a strategy, nor killing an >> alternative. The society we want is one in which every individual can >> lead a life of security – personal, economic, and social. >> >> >> >> It is clear that the highest price is paid by women and others from >> the periphery – geographic, economic, ethnic, social, and cultural – >> who now, as always, are excluded from the public eye and dominant >> discourse. >> >> >> >> The time for women is now. We demand that words and actions be >> conducted in another language. >> >> >> >> >> >> Ahoti- For Women in Israel >> >> Anuar- Jewish and Arab Women Leadership >> Artemis- Economic Society for Women >> >> Aswat- Palestinian Gay Women >> >> Bat Shalom >> >> Coalition of Women for Peace >> >> Economic Empowerment for Women >> >> Feminancy: College for Women’s Empowerment >> >> Feminist Activist Group – Jerusalem >> >> Feminist Activist Group – Tel Aviv >> >> International Women’s Commission: Israeli Branch >> >> Isha L’Isha- Haifa Feminist Center >> >> Itach: Women Lawyers for Social Justice >> >> Kol Ha-Isha- Jerusalem Women’s Center >> >> Mahut Center- Information, Guidance and Employment for Women >> >> Shin Movement- Equal Representation for Women >> >> Supportive Community- Women's Business Development Center >> TANDI – Movement of Democratic Women for Israel >> >> Tmura: The Israeli Antidiscrimination Legal Center >> >> University against Harassment – Tel Aviv >> >> Women and their Bodies >> >> Women’s Parliament >> >> Women’s Spirit- Financial Independence for Women Victims of Violence >> >> > > > Renee Turner wrote: >> I also feel pretty desperate about these times. And then I remind >> myself, there was a time when women could not vote, African Americans >> sat at the back of the bus, Nelson Mandela was isolated in jail and >> the Berlin wall split a city into two (the list can go on). All of >> these things seemed impossible to overcome and very dark, but change >> happened because people put their minds together. I guess that's my >> hope for 2009. >> >> Renee >> > > > -- > ____________________________________________________________ > > helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst > [email protected] > http://www.creative-catalyst.com > http://www.avatarbodycollision.org > http://www.upstage.org.nz > http://www.writerfind.com/hjamieson.htm > ____________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
