NETWORKS FOR CHANGE AND WELL-BEING Girl-led ‘From the Ground Up’ Policy Making to Address Sexual Violence in Canada and South Africa
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Issue 6: March 2018
Dear Partners At the time of the last issue of the Networks Newsletter, we were poised to submit the Mid-Term Review document to SSHRC and IDRC – and we are pleased to report to everyone that our funding was renewed for another 3 years. We thank all the partners, co-investigators and girls and young women for their wonderful work.
Welcome!
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Fieldsite Reports
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Colloquium on PVM
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Youth Sexual Health Symposium
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This is a busy time in Networks for Colloquia, Summits and Think Tanks. There are numerous events taking place within Networks for Change for showcasing the ways in which girls and young women are taking the lead in informing dialogue about sexual violence. These events included a Colloquium on Participatory Approaches to Addressing Sexual Violence in Post Secondary Institutions held in Durban March 6-7 involving participants from Canada, South Africa and Ethiopia; a Girls’ Summit to take place in Durban, March 10-11; a girl-led event in Sundsvall, Sweden in May involving South Africa and Sweden; and the Think Tank Circles within Circles: Girl-led and Young women-led Transnational Dialogues to Combat Sexual Violence taking place near Quebec City in July which will bring together participants from Russia, Sweden, South Africa, Ethiopia and Canada.
International Cellphilm Festival
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Coming Soon: Circles within Circles
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My Urban Amauti
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Network Briefings Series
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Girlhood Studies Call for Papers
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Partners & Stakeholders
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Amidst this work, there is also a sense of how much more there is to do and especially in light of the judicial decision on the murder of Tina Fontaine. The hearings of the Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls along with the recent public commission in Montreal place front and centre the significance of the voices and concerns of Indigenous girls and young women and their families. In South Africa, the continuing violence against girls and women, including sexual violence, abductions and murder, particularly in poor rural communities, points to the need to intensify efforts aimed at addressing the issues. We celebrate International Women’s Day, 2018, acknowledging the importance of collectivity in this work – and also solidarity. Warm regards, Claudia and Lebo