What do these two pieces of popular culture have in common?
(TW: references to violence (including sexual violence) against women)
violence against women
Why I almost didn’t write a post for White Ribbon Day this year
Because the neverending pushback against it year after year after year had very almost ground me down, to the point where I was avoiding reading WRD posts so that I wouldn’t have to see the comments. This post by Jane Gilmore at King’s Tribune (via Clementine Ford’s discussion of it on her FB timeline) made me decide to post after all.
IWD Event: Dame Carol Kidu to give the 2012 Pamela Denoon lecture
For Hoydens within travelling distance of Canberra, this year’s Pamela Denoon lecture will be given on International Women’s Day (Thursday 8 March), at the ANU, on on “Sex, Women and the 21st Century in Papua New Guinea”.
Did you see this?
No, me neither. Until Crikey. As Bob Gosford points out, when hundreds of Aboriginal men get together we’re just not interested in reporting on them unless they’re doing something bad.
It’s White Ribbon Day
The official website has a whole heap of good material, including a donation page, the link to their campaign for men to swear an oath never to commit, never to excuse, and never to remain silent about violence against women. Crucially, there is also a link for where to seek help.
In the news: School chaplains & flogging, police van assault, and inaccessible firefighting
What’s grinding my gears today: WA Today: Poor parenting alarms schools Education Minister Julia Gillard has acknowledged that poor parenting is placing a heavy burden on schools and has promised principals she will give them more support to tackle violence,… Read More ›
Violence by Numbers
People who followed White Ribbon Day a few months ago will remember that WRD was bitterly resented by (a) many members of the public who saw it in impossibly crude terms – but, but, but, you mean men are all… Read More ›
Quickhit: “Pit to distress”
Unnecesarean, Nursing Birth, and other bloggers are talking about an unofficial protocol used by some obstetricians, “Pit to distress”. Check it out at these links, which explain the background and the reality on the ground. “Pit to Distress”: Your Ticket… Read More ›
IWD 2009: Women and men united to end violence against women and girls
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day, and the above title is the United Nations official theme for the year – different nations may choose different themes in any year, so it might not necessarily be what your particular national IWD activities are emphasising. You can find out about IWD activities in your region at the official website.
Any Hoydenistas doing anything special for IWD?
Quick Hit: She’s a WOMAN
[Everything is under the fold; trigger warnings apply]
Hoyden About Town 