Campaign Against Gender Violence Begins Today

ZimJournalists Arise, would like to remind media practitioners that, the week Against Gender Violence starts today. Many women and in some cases men continue to be abused. Despite the Timothy Mubawu's of this world, who obviously think their sisters and mothers are lesser beings, just as racists think black people are, NANGO has released this statement to commomerate this day.
The 16 Days runs from November 25, International Day Against Violence Against Women to December 10, International Human Rights Day to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasise that such violence is a violation of human rights.

The campaign against gender violence starts today world wide. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates including December 1, which is World AIDS Day, and December 6, which marks the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre in 1989, when 14 women students were massacred by a lone gun-man opposed to the affirmative action policies promoted by feminists at the University of Montreal.
In Zimbabwe, this period will be deveoted to lobbying for the passing of the Domestic Violence Bill which is now waiting to be presented in the Upper House.
Meanwhile New Zimbabwe reports that today Zimbabweans in South Africa will meet atthe Holy Trinity Church in Braamfontein in Johannesburg for the second AGM.
TheZimbabwe Diaspora Civic Society Organisations Forum,is a network of 28 Zimbabwean civic society groups that are based in South Africa.
The Forum is the co-ordinator of Zimbabwean CSOs whose vision is a new democratic dispensation in Zimbabwe. This weekend’s indaba is expected to have at least 60 participants since each member organisation is expected to send two representatives. Added to that, several prominent Zimbabwean activists and public personalities have also been invited in their personal capacities as observers.
There will also be some participants from the local South African NGOs that are actively involved in the solidarity campaigns for a new democratic Zimbabwe.