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CEDAW | Sisters of Frida
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A disabled women's cooperative. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination. This August we attended the 55th session in Geneva. Below are the links to that week. NGO oral statement given ...
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This election, it’s time for an Canadian Disabilities Act – Sit Down, Fight Back
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Sit Down, Fight Back. The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There is no innocence. Either way, you're accountable. Arundhati Roy. This election, it’s time for an Canadian Disabilities Act. August 5, 2015. August 5, 2015. Now is a time to call for change. It’s time for bold policy that benefits all disabled people living in Canada. It’s time to call on our MPs. What’s in it for me? Disab...
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Sisters of Frida » disability | Sisters of Frida
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Bringing disabled women together, mobilising. And sharing through lived experiences. Destroy the Joint, sure, but feminism must include disability politics. This is reposted from The Conversation. Which uses a Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives. Licence and with kind permission from Kate Ellis. We think this fits in very well with what was voiced at the panel on disabled women at Feminism in London. DTJ) blocked and banned a number of high-profile Australian disability activists. DTJ banned the c...
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aids for getting about - Eleanor's independent living aids
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Thanks to OverBlog Reader, follow this blog and don't miss any of its best posts! Travel logistics, access and a trip to Geneva. A couple of weeks ago, I went to Geneva to be part of the UK CEDAW. As usual with any trip as a disabled person there were all the preliminary research to do - far more than a non disabled traveler. I decided against flying ( fear of damage to my wheelchair en flight) in favour of taking the Eurostar and then the train to Geneva which necessited a bus trip ( bus 65. Wonderful p...
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VAW | Sisters of Frida
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A disabled women's cooperative. We will be adding resources, news and events on Violence Against Women on this page. National domestic violence 24 hour helpline 0808 2000 247 (if you have been abused by your partner or by family member). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.
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Melissa – Sit Down, Fight Back
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Sit Down, Fight Back. The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There is no innocence. Either way, you're accountable. Arundhati Roy. Air Canada Discriminates Against Wheelchair User. August 1, 2016. August 1, 2016. Disabled People have better stories to tell. June 7, 2016. June 7, 2016. My proposed line-up of disability-themed movies: A group of crip sisters sharing stories of their strugg...
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Destroy the Joint, sure, but feminism must include disability politics | Sisters of Frida
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A disabled women's cooperative. Destroy the Joint, sure, but feminism must include disability politics. November 24, 2015. This is reposted from The Conversation. Which uses a Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives. Licence and with kind permission from Kate Ellis. We think this fits in very well with what was voiced at the panel on disabled women at Feminism in London. DTJ) blocked and banned a number of high-profile Australian disability activists. Claiming the women were in breach of their rules.
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