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Antigua & Barbuda: Ending Gender Violence

Friday, October 30th, 2009 @ 17:37 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Antigua and Barbuda
Topics:: Ideas, Children, Cyber-Activism, Economics, Gender, Human Rights, Internet & Telecoms, Law, Protest, Politics
Languages:: English

“I want to beat power and gender inequalities to a pulp, starting with enforcement of good legislation designed to protect women”: Antigua's playing with ink invites us to join in “16 days of activism to end violence against women, starting November 24th.”

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Julie Norem-Hawley

I live in Taos, New Mexico. On Tuesday, January 19, a young woman from our community was murdered in Antigua, while visiting. She went to high school with my daughter, and I know her mother. I feel heartbroken. I saw your gender violence posting, and I felt like I wanted to step out and post a notice. I don’t know how I can help….gender violence happens in America so often. I just feel very, very sad that her life has past in this way. I have looked online, at some of the past two years reports in Antigua, of murders. I sense a struggle going on, both economically and politically. I wonder what changes are needed? Sincerely, Julie Norem-Hawley

# 2010-01-23 at 17:42 pm

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