““This is one a campaign to stand in power and strength against Gender Based Violence. The march was to commemorate Women’s Month by tackling an issue that is still breaking down our communities and families. I have seen so many…”
Speak Up against Gender-based Violence and Save Lives! Read Post »
““My step-mother has injured my self-esteem, and emotional well-being,” she said. “She beat me up for nothing and sometimes opens windows [in my room], wakes me up early in the morning around 3 am.” She continued, “I am a dropout…”
Step-daughter endures abuse for 8 years Read Post »
U.S. author Toni Morrison, whose 1987 novel “Beloved” about a runaway slave won a Pulitzer Prize and contributed to a body of work that made her…
Toni Morrison Dies Read Post »
Thousands of Brazilian women marched, throughout the main streets of the country, within the framework of the global demands of…
Women Marchers Slam Bolsonaro, Pay Homage to Marielle Franco Read Post »
On the 9th March 2019 Khanya College Feminist Network Activists along with Gauteng Community Health Care Forum celebrated International…
Feminist Activists celebrating International Women’s Day Read Post »
“Caring (care work) should be a choice, something we can chose to do. But we should be able to do it without the burden of living in poverty.” Guest speaker and legendary marxist-feminist activist…
Feminists gear up for a grassroots women’s strike Read Post »
50 Mauritian women sign a 100-word Common Declaration Against Sex Abuse.The Common Declaration Against Sex Abuse represents a shared stand against patriarchy…
Women’s Declaration Against Sex Abuse Read Post »
[The following letter was issued by the Global Women’s Strike, a network of women organisations and activists that campaign on the need to value women’s work in the home, and on women’s lives. The Global Women’s Strike is active in
NGO crimes go far beyond Oxfam Read Post »
SUBJECT: Oxfam South Africa (OZA) stands firm for accountability in the handling of sexual abuse by all including Oxfam, I write to you as a key partner in our pursuit of a world that is just for all, without the…
Oxfam South Africa statement on Haiti sex abuse Read Post »
Karabo Mokoena’s body was found burned beyond recognition in the veld in Johannesburg on the 19 May after Mokoena was reported missing by her family on 28 April. A few days later her boyfriend, Sandile Mantsoe was arrested and charged…
Public outcry against recent cases of gender based violence Read Post »
On 21 May 2017 Soweto Women’s Forum (SWF) held a community mass meeting at Naledi Hall in Soweto, Johannesburg and more than 35 women attended. Some of the issues that were addressed included the recent cases of taxi rapes, and…
Soweto women organise against gender violence Read Post »
