NEW REPORT from APIGBV : Intersections of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Assault
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence released a report on the Intersections of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Assault.
The report integrates analysis, insight, and expertise from advocates and survivors that can serve as a primer for program design for adult, young adult, and youth victims of trafficking; forge collaborations; expand the field’s knowledge of trauma connected to early victimization; and inform safety, healing, empowerment, and justice.
V-Day FWN 2016: Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues Goes Out with a Bang!
On May 13th, V-Day FWN and the Women of Color United Against Violence cast stood up to raise awareness about violence against women at San Francisco's historical Herbst Theatre to an audience of over 500 people. The production of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues raised funds for FWN's Anti-Violence Against Women Campaign and the Comfort Women Justice Coalition, a human rights organization building a Comfort Women Memorial in San Francisco as a place for healing and remembrance.
A special Comfort Women Extro was presented by Fiona Ma, Chairwoman of the California State Board of Equalization calling for Japan's full responsibility for the largest volume of sex trafficking in modern history.
Take a Stand Against Child Trafficking: SOLD Now Out in Theaters in California!
Based on true stories, SOLD, is the story of Lakshmi who journeys from a pastoral, rural village in Nepal to a gritty brothel/prison called Happiness House in Kolkata, India. This poignant film is an urgent call to halt child trafficking and empower survivors of trafficking all over the world.
Carmelyn Malalis (U.S. FWN100™ '09) Heads New York Commission on Human Rights' Initiative to Provide U & T Visa Certifications
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Commissioner and Chair of the New York City Commission on Human Rights Carmelyn P. Malalis (U.S. FWN100™ '09) announced on February 9, 2016 that the Commission would begin accepting requests for and issue U and T visa certifications. The certifications are designed to help and protect victims of trafficking and violence in New York City.
One Billion Rising Pressures Aquino Administration to Address Increased Poverty and Escalation of Violence Against Women
Eve Ensler joins Monique Wilson (Global FWN100™ '14) and Joms Salvador in the Philippines for One Billion Rising's Rise 4 Revolution campaign.
This year's OBR Philippine campaign calls attention to factors that make women vulnerable to sexual violence including increased poverty, a lack of state accountability and a culture of impunity. News story from Bulatlat.com