Feminist Dialogues



 

AGENDA BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR FEMINIST DIALOGUES (read concept paper here)

Agenda Feminist Dialogue photos

Posted by on Dec 20, 2011 in Feminist Dialogues | 0 comments



 

Guest speakers at the Agenda Feminist Dialogue from the Durban-based
ngo Asiya Etafuleni who offered a view of safer cities from street and
market level. From left to right – Patrick Ndlovu, Tam Coots and
Phumzile Xulu.
 

Agenda Feminist Dialogue brought women together with the objective
of sharing information and learning and discussing shared problems relating
to overcoming gender violence and gender inequality.
 

Devina Perumal, Guest Editor of the Agenda issue “Marriage –
a risky or safe place?” at the Feminist Dialogue.

Dudu Khumalo, a writer in the issue "Politics of Water"
spoke about women organising around the problems of water and sanitation
in poor communities in Durban.


Forum demands accountability from Ethekwini Safer Cities Project

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Forum demands accountability from Ethekwini Safer Cities Project

Caption: Taryn Powys, Provincial Legal Advisor for the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) KwaZulu-Natal, spoke on the CGE and the Ministry for Women, Children and People with Disabilities which are constituted as the gender machinery to advance gender equality.

The Agenda Feminist Dialogue held on 25th November, noted with dismay that invited guest, the Manager of Ethekwini Safer Cities Unit was not present to respond to the legitimate questions raised by women and women’s organisations around whether the Unit is preventing gender violence from taking place in the City and whether it is addressing the problem of gender violence and if so how. As an estimated 17 percent of attacks against women and girls take place in public spaces, schools and hospitals, Agenda had hoped to be briefed by the City on its approach as part of marking 16 Days of No Violence Against Women. A presentation to the Feminist Dialogue by the NGO Asiye Etafuleni, revealed that the many women traders working in the Warwick Markets in Durban confront an array of problems which included, open potholes, lack of maintenance and exposed electrical cables, inadequate cleansing services and amenities (water and toilets for women), sexual harassment and impounding of goods by police and inability to take their problems to the South African Police (SAP) as a result of fear of harassment. The market traders have started organising their own cleaning and have a well-functioning organisation that prevents crime, Traders Against Crime.

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Feminist Dialogue and Launch of Agenda Journals: Marriage & Politics of Water

Posted by on Nov 9, 2011 in Feminist Dialogues | 0 comments

Date: Friday, 25th November  2011
Time: 08.30 to 15.00
Venue: Diakonia Centre, 20 Diakonia Avenue, Durban, 4001

Please RSVP to Shireen 031-3047001 or admin@agenda.org.za by the 21st November 2011

 

AGENDA BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR FEMINIST DIALOGUES (read concept paper here)

Agenda celebrates 16 Days of activism
No violence against women November-December 2011.

Date: 25th November, 2011.
Venue: Diakonia Centre, 20 Diakonia Avenue, Durban
8.30am – 4.30pm

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