Women's Rights Series. Brochure enclosed...

If Women Ruled the World.

They wouldn’t.
For there is a certain clarity,
Telling us inherently,
That the first law of nature is balance.
Therefore women, given the choice
Would insist on parity,
Even though our numbers
Outnumber men
Fifty three to fifty.





Since I am going to be temporarily moving out of my house due to repairs and reconstruction I am going to be sharing issues posted by WUNRN: The Women's UN Report Program Network which is a non-governmental organization to implement the conclusions and recommendations of a United Nations Study on Freedom of Religion of Belief and the Status of Women From the Viewpoint of Religion and Traditions (E/CN.4/2002/73/Add.2).

This study is a major, universal, comprehensive U.N. approach to intolerance and discrimination against women based on religion and traditions.

To strengthen the nexus between women's rights and freedom of religion or belief, it is important to build on the Juridical and Factual Aspects of this study by research, plans of action and practical projects.

WUNRN, together with The Tandem Project, is committed to this objective through support for the dignity and fundamental rights of women everywhere, and by the promotion of tolerance and the end of discrimination against women based on religion and traditions.

WUNRN
http://www.wunrn.com

OSI - Open Society Institute - Soros Foundations Network

http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/articles_publications/publications/brochure_20090105
OSI International Women's Program Brochure

EQUALITY AND JUSTICE UNDER THE RULE OF LAW
Supporting Women In: Preventing Violence, Pursuing Justice, Achieving Leadership

Women and girls in societies with fundamental inequalities are the intended and unintended casualties of war. Women caught in military conflicts face sexual violence and exploitation, torture, forced recruitment, rape, mass rape, and trafficking. In postconflict transitions, women are often denied access to justice and a role in decision making, including peace and reconciliation efforts.



This brochure details the ways in which the International Women’s Program of the Open Society Institute supports courageous women in fragile, transitional countries in their efforts to create stable, egalitarian, and open societies.

http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/articles_publications/publications/brochure_20090105

A Woman's Choice

So I took a week off because for some reason I could not get into my blog right after the elections, did anyone else have this problem?

Well with Obama elected we have a better chance for reproductive rights for women around the world, less chance of overpopulating the overpopulation, more birth control/pregnancy prevention, less death through childbirth and then all the ramifications that stem from this. Less hunger and poverty to name but two.

I found some staggering numbers to ponder:

"Tamara Kreinin, executive director of Women and Population at the United Nations Foundation says that each contribution of $34 million the Bush Administration has withheld each year from UNFPA could have helped UNFPA prevent 2 million unintended pregnancies, 800,000 abortions, 4,700 mothers’ deaths, and more than 77,000 infant and child deaths.

On any day 1,369 women die as a complication of pregnancy or childbirth for lack of pre-natal care or a trained birth attendant who could offer emergency obstetric care. Multiply 1,369 by 365 and its 500,000 per year give or take. One million children are left motherless each year because of maternal deaths.

On any day at least 110,000 women have abortions, half of which are illegal, unsafe, risky. Multiply 110,000 by 365 and you get 40 million give or take. That represents twenty percent of the pregnancies. The primary reason for these abortions is lack of access to family planning. Two hundred thirteen of these women die and several thousand suffer temporary or permanent disability.

Multiply 213 by 365 and you get 78,000 per year, give or take. Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times (November2, 2008): “We must cooperate with other countries on humanitarian efforts, including family planning. One of the Bush follies that has bewildered the world has been the vacuous refusal to support family planning through the United Nations Population Fund....It’s difficult to think of any person alive today whose policies have led to more unnecessary abortions worldwide than Mr. Bush.”

Barack Obama will make sure that UNFPA has the support it deserves from our country and remove many of the onerous limitations imposed by the Bush Administration on our own government and on NGO’s who take care of the world’s women. When the world takes care of women, women take care of the world."

JANE ROBERTS: WOMEN OF THE WORLD CAN REJOICE WITH OBAMA VICTORY: 05/11/2008 (MaximsNews Network)

A Woman's Choice.

I cannot allow all the years of my life,
To rest upon my brother's decision,
Neither do I consider myself
Superior to any other species on earth.
I, decide for myself.
From: You and I, We are the Majority series.



Go Here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LmOTqaKVsk&feature=related

Goddess with Flyswat.

Hi everyone,

I heard that when just 33 percent of women make up a ruling body, the issues change away from defense budgets and move toward the funding of domestic issues, such as health and education. Enough of the Sarah Palin jokes, lets get serious here. Below in my video today I show you examples of truly great women, I wish they were in charge of this globe, (some are, but only a measly 10% is ruled by women) instead of those who are systematically allowing our earth to be savagely plundered into non-existence.



Goddess with Fly Swat.

There she sits
Swiping away at them
The busy, buzzing, patriarchal flies
Causing such unnecessary mayhem
No matter who dies,
To maintain their profits
And protect their weapons piles.

Young soldiers are blindly duped
Into false revengeful fervor,
On both sides of every furor,
By warmongers, super-patriots, Hypocritical religious fundamentalist Imperialist bigots
And mega-corporations stealing
Sovereign-owned, oil and water spigots.

May these unsustainable crimes,
Constantly being committed
In our times
Catch the watchful eyes
Of The Goddess With the Fly Swat
Softly, she sighs,
“Nemesis is back”,

SPLAT, SPLAT, and SPLAT.

Jane Evershed

Go Here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vEF8LL0yMY