In observance of the 99th Annual International Women's Day, I'd like to bring a few links of interest to everyone's attention.
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/default.asp
This is the home page of International Women's Day 2009. Here you can check out a history of the event, as well as a listing of IWD events taking place worldwide, listed by country, and other salient topics associated with International Women's Day.
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My particular interest in the Women's Movement is awareness of the issue of Violence Against Women. Check out these links for more info.
http://newsite.vday.org/
V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler’s award winning play The Vagina Monologues and other artistic works.
http://www.feminist.com/violence/
Feminist,com's Resource Page for the issue of Violence Against Women.
http://www.feminist.com/antiviolence/facts.html
Shocking facts about Violence Against Women, not only in the US, but globally, with some links to websites of organizations that gather some of the data in these statistics.
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Public awareness and education is the only way to combat this global problem... until the violence finally stops.
Thank you for your attention.
Originally posted by SuzianneYou should clean house to celebrate.
In observance of the 99th Annual International Women's Day, I'd like to bring a few links of interest to everyone's attention.
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/default.asp
This is the home page of International Women's Day 2009. Here you can check out a history of the event, as well as a listing of IWD events taking place worldwide, listed by cou ...[text shortened]... this global problem... until the violence finally stops.
Thank you for your attention.
Originally posted by AttilaTheHorni was thinking the same thing! was going to moan about these feminists that want equal rights, but the man wouldnt have a mans day....tho there actualy is;/
Not to belittle International Women's Day, but where and when it International Men's Day?
But!
Lets not forget about the vilolence against men either. I think if we spend equal time on thinking about violence against woman, and violence against men; the feminists can be happy🙂
Originally posted by AttilaTheHornThis is patently false. Read the history of IWD on the website.
The other 364 are children's days. International Women's Day was created by men and I think it might be appropriate if women created an International Men's Day, in the interests of equality.
The only way men could possibly be credited with any creation of IWD would be by legislative process, since precious few women were active in any national legislative bodies at that time.
Originally posted by Suzianne"The only way men could possibly be credited with any creation of IWD would be by legislative process, since precious few women were active in any national legislative bodies at that time."
This is patently false. Read the history of IWD on the website.
The only way men could possibly be credited with any creation of IWD would be by legislative process, since precious few women were active in any national legislative bodies at that time.
My point exactly.