Women’s Candidacy Initiative (2)
Towards promoting the participation of women in political processes.
Moving women’s voice from the periphery to the centre.
Do female Malaysians engage differently from their male counterparts? This evening’s talk looks at women candidates and female voters in Malaysia and compares their performance, political outlooks and voting patterns. The two presentors, Ibrahim […]
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International Women’s Rights Action Watch - Asia Pacific Executive Director
Published by November 8th, 2007 in Job Posting and Gender. 0 Comments International Women’s Rights Action Watch - Asia Pacific has an opening for Executive Director.
Application deadline: 30 November 2007
Please note that the position will only be vacant by mid Feb 2008.
CIJ Statement: NGO members and volunteers give out 11,000 leaflets in KL
Published by September 28th, 2007 in Public Health, Event, bangkitnews, Gender, Detention without Trial, Corruption / Public Integrity, Freedom of Information and Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsMEDIA STATEMENT
NGO members and volunteers give out 11,000 leaflets in KL
28 September 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, Fri: Twenty members and volunteers of civil society groups today distributed 11,000 leaflets on various social justice issues within two hours here today.
The joint leafleting activity involving several NGOs was held in conjunction with the International Right to Know Day that […]
Walk of Love, Celebrating Women
The Curve, Mutiara Damansara
Published by August 19th, 2007
in Event and Gender.
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To commemorate Hari Wanita 2007, WAO and The Body Shop are organizing ‘Walk of Love, Celebrating Women” to generate awareness on violence against women and raise funds for WAO’s Refuge.
About the Walk:
Date: 25th August 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 6.00 pm
Venue: The Curve, Mutiara Damansara
NBC’s Report of Sexual Slavery in Penang Must Be Investigated Thoroughly by the IGP and the Home Ministry
Published by August 13th, 2007 in Government Policies & Negligence, Migration and Gender. 0 CommentsThe Sunday Star, 12-08-07 reported that gynaecologist Dr. Ng Kok Kwang of Penang wants an apology from NBC over a documentary in its Dateline programme, which linked him to an alleged human trafficking case involving a Filipino, Lannie Erecito.
While Dr. Ng Kok Kwang demands an apology from NBC, Tenaganita wants both the Police and the […]
Help needed for Rumah Kepercayaan Women’s Home move
Published by July 3rd, 2007 in Appeal and Gender. 0 CommentsWe are embarking on the long overdue need for Rumah Kepercayaan to move from its current premises. We will be moving to No. 13, Jalan Pisang (which is just 4 doors down the road).
No. 13, is currently undergoing some renovations / refurbishing exercise, to make it habitable. Renovations / Refurbishing is expected to be completed […]
APWLD’s Regional Gender and Politics Training Workshop: Level 1 : Skills and Capacity-Building for Women Political Leadership
Bangkok
Published by June 4th, 2007
in Event and Gender.
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[WDC: Please contact the APWLD directly, this is not organised by the WDC]
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) is an independent, non-government, non-profit organisation committed to enabling women to use law as an instrument of social change and to promote women’s human rights. APWLD is the only regional network addressing the issue […]
JAG Demands long term solution to END ALL SEXISM AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN PARLIAMENT
Published by May 17th, 2007 in Government Policies & Negligence and Gender. 1 CommentThe Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) is disappointed with the poor response from the two Members of Parliament (MPs), Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) and Datuk Mohd Said Yusuf (BN-Jasin) and the statement made by YB Datuk Sri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (BN-Padang Rengkas), chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Caucus. Their […]
GATHERING TO PROTEST DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES OF MPs
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
Published by May 14th, 2007
in Appeal, Event, Gender and Malaysian NGOs.
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Update: Please note changed time, this event will now be held at 11.00 am
The Joint Action Group is organising a gathering at the office of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, KL. This is to make a public protest against the recent MPs sexist remarks made in conjunction to the roof leak […]
D.I.Y. Aktivisma @ Pesta Seni
Central Market, between Main Building and Annex
Published by May 3rd, 2007
in Event, Gender and Freedom of Information.
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D.I.Y Aktivisma!
What in the world is an activist? Do you need a collective? Must you join an NGO? Is it necessary to have lots of button badges, chant slogans and hang out at demos?
Uhm… we don’t really know. But we reckon activism is whatever happens when someone does, says or thinks of something that […]
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