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Round-up of News from AP partners, July 2, 2010
Afghan Women ''Ignored'' in Peace Jirga says AWN
The Afghan Women's Network has accused the Afghan government of sidelining women at the recent National Consultative Peace Jirga (NCPJ), which met June 2-4 to promote consultation and reconciliation in Afghanistan. Speaking at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington on June 17, Huria Samira Hamidi, an AWN Board Member said that women had made up only 400 of the 1700 delegates. Najla Ayubi, an Afghan lawyer and human rights activist, also complained that the jirga process had lacked transparency and made little effort to consult with women. Moreover, she added, women are under-represented in the justice system: out of 82,000 police officers in Afghanistan, only 600 are women. Read a summary of the meeting.
Harsh Comments for AP's Work with the Travellers of Dale Farm
Susan Craig-Greene, who is volunteering as a Peace Fellow with the Dale Farm Travellers (right) in Southeast England, has provoked a lively debate in the local media after using her blog to suggest that local residents should engage with the Travellers. Scores of readers denounced Ms Craig-Greene and The Advocacy Project after the Basildon Echo ran a news story on her blog. One commentator observed: "Our colonial cousins have no clue. (She would) be better of staying in the US fighting for the rights of the indigenous Indian Americans rather than poking her nose into something she knows nothing about." Susan has also been criticized by the blogger "Ambush Predator." Susan is a graduate of Essex University (UK) and a full-time resident in the UK.
Disability Advocates in Uganda Profiled in Forced Migration Review
AP's partner in northern Uganda, the Gulu Disabled Partner Union, is featured in a special issue of the prestigious Forced Migration Review. The Review draws from AP's website and photos to profile seven leading GDPU members. They include Santos Okumu, chairman of the Gulu District Association of the Blind and a Board member of the GDPU, who states: "Accessibility is more than a ramp. It is also about information, communication and employment." The review is published in English, French, Arabic and Spanish, and is available free of charge in print and online. AP Peace Fellow Christine Carlson, who is currently volunteering with GDPU, contributed photos. Learn more about the GDPU and its campaign.
New film Profiles Delhi Waste-pickers
A new film, Counterbalance makes a compelling case for respecting the rights of informal waste recyclers in Delhi. The film was made by the Chintan Environmental Action and Research Group, with support from Witness, which uses video as a tool for human rights advocacy. It was launched on April 16, and is described by Bharati Chaturvedi, the director of Chintan, in the Huffington Post. The film is introduced by Bhola, a recycler, and draws on photos from AP Fellows who have served at Chintan. Chintan and waste recyclers are now screening Counterbalance to government representatives in India. For more information contact Bharati Chaturvedi or Ryan Schlief.
The Mountain Music Project Unites Musicians from Nepal and Appalachia - and Needs Your Vote!
The Mountain Music Project brings musicians together from two disadvantaged communities on opposite sides of the world - the Gandharba in Nepal and Appalachia in the United States - to make beautiful music. Now a film of the project 'A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya' is winning prizes. The film is currently in first place for the upcoming World Music and Independent Film Festival in Washington. It needs your vote - and you can vote daily. Watch the trailer and vote for the film. Peace Fellow Ted Samuel worked with the Gandharba during his 2007 fellowship in Nepal and has helped on the film. Watch Ted's own 2007 film about the Gandharba musicians.
Former Peace Fellow Denounces Gun Violence against Women at UN Panel
Rebecca Gerome, a 2009 Peace Fellow in Colombia, spoke at a major panel discussion at the 4th UN Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms (June 14-18) The panel was organized by the Women's Network of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) which joined with AP in 2009 to launch a new campaign to end domestic armed violence. Rebecca showed her documentary 'Colombia: Living in fear: The impact of small arms on girls' and explained how armed conflict, displacement and the relationship between machismo and gun ownership translates into domestic armed violence against women in Colombia.
Saving the Womb - the Fight Against Uterine Prolapse in Nepal
Watch AP's new 2-part video on prolapse in Nepal and browse among the 262 videos posted on AP's YouTube channel.
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