[Gcap-mujeres] Fw: The World We Want - Gender Equality to End
Poverty - The GCAP E-letter #51
Ana Agostino
ana en icae.org.uy
Lun Abr 12 08:34:18 UYT 2010
Queridas amigas,
dear friends,
les reenvÃo este material que fue preparado al final de los 12 dÃas de acción que organizáramos como ETF. Les copio debajo el link en español:
http://www.whiteband.org/about-gcap-es/reportes/boletin-de-noticias-interno-del-gcap/carta-e-del-gcap-23-de-marzo-de-2010-numero-51?set_language=es&cl=es&utm_source=Global+Call+to+Action+against+Poverty+List&utm_campaign=1ecb6538f9-eletter100323&utm_medium=email
Un abrazo,
Ana
Dear friends,
I am sharing with you this material that was put together immediately after the conclusion of the 12 days of action.
Warm greetings,
Ana
Ana Agostino
ICAE
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23 MARCH 2010 (see online: english french arabic spanish portuguese)
Special Editorial from the GCAP Feminist Taskforce
Dear Friends & Partners of GCAP,
This year, the United Nations (UN) 54th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) had a very special focus, which was to look back at what has been achieved in the last 15 years since the Fourth Women World Conference in Beijing in 1995, where the Beijing Declaration and Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) were adopted. The emphasis was placed on the sharing of experiences and good practices, with a view towards overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges, including those related to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In the official, as well as parallel, events several voices were heard about the various areas in which little has been done and the reasons for it. At the same time, the work done by women’s organisations around the world and the constant presence of this work throughout the UN was highlighted.
Special recognition was given to the proposed new gender equality entity at the UN which will provide better coordination, higher political leverage and visibility, and funding for implementation for women. This is very much due to the vigilance, the push and determination of the Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign, of which the GCAP-Feminist Task Force (FTF) is a member, and of the support of allies in Member States, the Deputy Secretary General and the Secretary General of the UN.
This edition of the CSW showed us again that there is much that still needs to be achieved in spite of significant gains. The current FTF International Women’s Day e-campaign, “12 Days on the 12 Critical Areas of Concern of BPfAâ€, informs on advances and what is still pending in each and every one of these areas, from poverty, education, health, and the girl child, to the economy, institutional arrangements and much more. The daily alerts and the CSW debates point out that discrimination is sometimes subtle, and hidden behind the statistics: so much so that gender discrimination starts before birth, denying women even the right to exist in this world. If there is one thing to take away from this year’s review, it is the extent of this discrimination. The alarm comes from all corners of the globe, from various experts and sources: the world is experiencing a “gendercide,†and gender apartheid is rampant. The moral imperative of our generation - of the 21st century - is the call for women’s equality.
If we look at the numbers of women out of the education system, of those still dying while giving birth, of the growing number of girls taking full responsibility of their siblings as a result of HIV/AIDS deaths, of the scandalous number of women dying of domestic violence every year, of the women who have become climate change refugees around the world - just to name but a few of the areas in which women carry the burden of extra responsibility for the care economy and all its consequences - we can only conclude that there is no advance possible in achieving the MDGs, in counteracting climate change and its negative consequences, in being genuine about the possibility of eradicating poverty, unless we seriously address the inequalities that result from the lack of gender justice.
This is the key message to take from the CSW and the one that GCAP as a whole has to carry throughout this year in the preparation for the MDG Review and towards the COP 16 at the end of the year. Gender equality is central for building a sustainable and equitable world. Men and women have a shared responsibility in the construction of this vision, in dreaming it and putting into place The World We Want!
It is our moral imperative to speak up against “gendercideâ€, against gender apartheid and for women’s equality and empowerment. We call on all our GCAP partners to join us, loud and clear, in sounding the alarm for women and speaking up about The World We Want.
The World We Want is one in which every one of you speaks up against gender-based violence! The World We Want is one in which every one of you picks ups the flag for gender equality! The World We Want is one in which we achieve Gender Equality to End Poverty!
In solidarity,
Ana Agostino, GCAP FTF Global Coordinator, and Rosa Lizarde, FTF Alternate Coordination & Representative, North America
GCAP at the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW)
At the CSW, the GCAP Feminist Taskforce (FTF) had a strong and diverse team on the ground attending meetings, advocating, and organizing our event presenting the “first-hand accounts of the Women’s Tribunals on Poverty and Climate Justice.†FTF colleagues who organised tribunals around the world reported on their experiences and outcomes. Presentations were made from three regions of the global South, Asia, Africa and Latin America, included those from Nigeria, Uganda, Nepal, Pakistan and Brazil.
Women left inspired to generate a space where women’s voices take central stage. Indeed, this is the spirit of a gathering such as the CSW: thousands of women from all walks of life gather to take stock of what has been achieved and what the shortcomings are in our struggle to fight discrimination, and to work for a world where all human beings, with all their diversity, are granted the full exercise of their rights.
Read more: Daily e-Action Updates on the CSW by Rosa Lizarde, GCAP-FTF
Historic Long March of Peasant Women organized by GCAP Pakistan on 9th March
A historic long march for land rights was organized by Anjuman-eMazarin Punjab (Alliance of Tenant of Punjab), Awaz Foundation, the GCAP Pakistan National Secretariat and other affiliated networks on 9th March. The march involved more than 30,000 peasants and tenant farmers whose livelihoods were under threat by a government move to allocate public lands for corporate farming. More than one million tenants were expected to be displaced by the proposed policy of the government.
Protesters - including women and youth in large numbers - tied red ribbons on their heads, wrists and arms and took to the streets shouting the slogan “Malki YA Maut†(Ownership OR Death) as part of this collective resistance. This action bore immediate results in the form of written concession by the government conceded to three key demands of the decade-long struggle for peasant land rights in the Punjab province: the acceptance of the rights of land ownership to tenants and the land in their possession shall not be transferred to any other multinational company or agricultural graduates; complete assessment process of state owned lands within ten days, and the process of land ownership transfer to tenants to start with immediate effect; formation of a monitoring committee for the process of land transfer to tenants, particularly women peasant workers including members of representative civil society networks.
Read more: Pakistani Women Claim Land Rights
GCAP celebrates the Release of Edward Chileka and colleagues from GCAP Malawi
GCAP activists around the world celebrated the release of our Malawi members, Edward Chileka, Howard Jimu and Awonenji Chimera on 12th March, ending more than two weeks of arbitrary detention on account of a statement made by the organization questioning the political priorities reflected in the National Youth Development Fund.
“We were detained for 16 days in Lilongwe Police and Maula Prison Cells until 12th March when we were released on bail with conditions of bail bond, sureties and that we report to the police every Wednesday pending trial..... We feel we are not yet free and that this government action has the potential of muting and suppressing other voices of human rights activists. This is indeed a form of intimidation and suppression,†says Edward in a personal letter sent to GCAP and other networks engaged in mobilizing worldwide support against the arrest in this period.
Read more: Message from Edward Chileka | Protest letter by BOND (GCAP Europe)
GCAP invited to the UN-PGA’s Taskforce for the MDG 2010 Review
Nur Amalia (GCAP Indonesia) and Lysa John (GCAP Campaign Director) are among 13 civil society, government and private sector representatives invited to join a UN Taskforce for the MDG 2010 Review and contribute to the consultative processes that are being organized through the office of the President of the General Assembly. This includes public hearings that are proposed to be held in New York, on the 14th and 15th of June this year.
News of GCAP’s involvement in this process was received with enthusiasm across networks and allies and added further momentum to the “The World We Want†efforts to mobilize public and political action towards the MDG 2010 Review.
Read more: TOR of the UN-PGA Taskforce | Taskforce Composition
a.. Keeping the Promise: UNSG Report and MDG 2010 website launched
b.. Article: The World We Want (Global magazine - Commonwealth Secretariat, Mar 2010)
c.. Get Involved: Organize for an ‘MDG 2015 Breakthrough Plan’ in your country
Announcement of the “People’s G8/G20 Summitâ€
Proposals are invited for the programme of The 2010 People’s Summit taking place in Toronto from the 18th to 20th of June, 2010. The Summit will create a space for community organizers, activists, non-governmental organizations, independent media, workers, artists – the people – to mobilize for global justice in advance of the G8/G20 summits, happening from the 25th to the 27th of June in Huntsville and Toronto.
Visit www.peoplessummit2010.ca for more details
Vacancies
GCAP Europe Secretariat Co-ordinator | Oxfam Policy Advisor – Arms Campaign
In this e-letter
a.. Special Editorial from the GCAP Feminist Taskforce
b.. GCAP at the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW)
c.. GCAP celebrates the Release of Edward Chileka and colleagues from GCAP Malawi
d.. GCAP invited to the UN-PGA’s Taskforce for the MDG 2010 Review
e.. Announcement of the “People’s G8/G20 Summitâ€
f.. Vacancies
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