International Women’s Day Say NO to Violence Against Women
February 5th 2008 by Megan Bayliss in Child AbuseInternational Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8. Worldwide, women are planning get togethers, psychoeducation sessions, picnics, morning teas, breakfasts, guest speakers, trade days and minutes of recognition. For many women, the cost of attending a function will be too great. Financial considerations and domestic and family violence as retaliation are a barrier to many women participating in a day set aside for them.
Where women are hurt, so too are children. No matter what your gender if you are against violence toward women and children then it is your responsibility to do something to help end it. Ability and barriers are real preventions to peaceful social action. UNIFEM had removed some of those barriers by encouraging signatures to an online campaign. If you are reading this then the power of change is within your hands. Add your name to the 24469 names already saying no to violence against women. Sign Nicole Kidman’s (ambassador to UNIFEM) book at the United Nation’s Development Fund for Women online campaign to stop women and children being tortured by domestic terrorists.
International Women’s Day - March 8
Violence Against Women - Facts and Figures
Imaginif and All for Women say NO to violence against women and children. Are you with us? Sign the book and leave a comment here using the key words, say NO to violence against women and children.
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February 5th, 2008 at 11:51 am
It’s great to see another Australian website urging women to sign the UNIFEM petition. I thought I was the only one! Thank you Megan.
I hope other women bloggers and website owners will join Megan and myself in promoting the UNIFEM campaign to ‘Say No to Violence Against Women’, 24469 signatures is a good starting point, but the campaign needs more and when you consider there a hundreds millions of women and men (don’t forget men can sign the petition too) using the Internet, it isn’t unreasonable to hope for one million signatures for this very important petition.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Thanks Megan - I signed and I said NO to violence against women and children i my blog too.
http://mylittledrummerboys.blogspot.com/2008/02/say-no-to-violence-against-women.html
February 5th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Great initiative and I also want that we can solve the problem of violence against women. It is terrible that such problems exist.
Megan, I signed this petition.
February 5th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Thanks Deb, Trish and Erik. Not only am I passionate about ending violence against women and children but I also love Nicole Kidman and her work for UNIFEM.
February 6th, 2008 at 12:40 am
Thanks Megan, this is the first time I’ve ever heard of this organization. Having experienced domestic violence myself in a previous relationship, I proud say NO to violence against women and children.
February 6th, 2008 at 2:29 am
Say NO to violence against women and children I shall. It is a sad reflection on my gender that our physical differences are used as weapons against the opposite gender and children. Say NO to violence against women and yes to healthy relationships.
February 6th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Thanks Lin and PJ. No violence against women and children is a worthwhile issue to put your signature to. Thank you both.
February 6th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Greetings,
Violence against children is deplorable in any culture. Against women is equally as horrible.
I am glad to see such organizations exist throughout the world. I would also see the day when this evolves to include men as well. Growing up I suffered many physical abuses at the hands of women, I think many boys do. It is just just not acceptable to discuss it, nor is it considered as appalling.
Violence is an atrocity of Humans, not of just one gender and when all people violated in life stand together, men - women - and children, then things will change. I was raised to NEVER hit a woman under any circumstances, that it was an ultimate act of cowardice. Yet it seemed women were exempt from this rule of life. I also raised five children without hitting them, even spanking.
It is not vengeance I seek, only balance of the issues,education of the whole perspective. Boys raised by violence of either sex are more likely to perceive this as acceptable behavior in later life.
Sincerely,
Darrell Borza
February 7th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Saying no to violence can be actioned in many ways, it is imperative that we continually examine our own internailsed attitudes to violence and directly challenge attitudes and behaviours that support or condone abuse of women and children no matter how indirectly. Together we can bring about peace and justice but don´t expect it will happen quickly and easily. There is much resistance from those who hold the power (ie men) and we will need to stand strong together for the long haul.
February 7th, 2008 at 11:23 am
I believe we will see a day when this violence will truly be against the law everywhere!
You can join me in my effort: http://my.care2.com/warriorwomyn is my profile page.
We cannot stop until ALL are safe!
February 8th, 2008 at 1:00 am
I say NO to violence against women,
I say NO to violence against any human being.
Join our campaign for GLOBAL PEACE FOREVER
click on http://www.peace365.org and act now
In Peace Forever
Marek
February 8th, 2008 at 2:50 am
Save and fight for what you love !!!
February 8th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
As a man I am unable to think of giving any pains, mentally and physically, a woman, whatever be her age as I see through her a child, a sister, a mother, a grand mother and a symbol of love and peace. Naturally I consider any violence on woman a severe crime and shame for humanity. Such violence should be stopped forthwith for the sake of humanity and sustainable peace in this universe. But for violence on women, crime loving and violence prone children are born and perpetuating violence. Therefore, it is in everybody’s interest to stop forthwith all crime and violence on women. May God help wisdom prevail upon everyone, especially the devil like men who undertake violence on women.
February 8th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Adding my name for no violence against women & children. Toghether we can make peace possible all over the world. Olga
February 8th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Saying no to violence against women and children should be as easy as breathing and shouldn’t even require a thought process. Violence against anyone is a terrible thing, morally, ethically and socially. However, violence against women and children is especially heinous, as women and children are physically weaker than their adult male counterparts.
February 9th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
I am not willing to agree that women are weaker than their male counterparts in regards to so called physical strength. To me that notion suggests that the power that some men use over women is from gestation, and I will not succumb to that type of thinking.
Having raised a wonderfully kind and sensitive male child, (now adult) who does not use his gender against women in any way suggests to me that upbringing and family culture and beliefs are largely responsible for the type of behaviour males have and demonstrate towards women.
What I can and do agree with is: that women and children have the right to feel and be SAFE AT ALL TIMES. Thankyou all for excellent feedback and food for thought. Birdwing.