Montreal, 25 November 2009. Today has started the 16 days of activism
against gender violence with an Internet campaign. This years’
international theme of the campaign is «Commit - Act - Demand: We CAN
End Violence against Women! ».
The campaign is broadcast at www.amarc.org/16days
Community radio producers from Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa,
Europe, North America and Latin America and the Caribbean has sent
already their programs to highlight the effort of women and men working
to put an end to gender violence.
Radio stations around the globe are invited to download the audio files
from the AMARC-WIN 16 day’s website and broadcast them in their radio
stations during the 16 days campaign.
These are some of the programs broadcasted in www.amarc.org/16days
Cultural, Religious Attitudes and Gender Stereotypes
Shaista Bokhari is running a local NGO is Multan and works on Forced and
early marriages, Quran marriages, honour killings and domestic violence
in Multan, produced by Saadia Haq, Uks Consultant Radio Producer.
English- 15 min. 50sec. - mp3
The AMARC Women’s International Network is a large assembly of women
communicators working to ensure women’s right to communicate through and
within the community radio movement. AMARC is an international
non-governmental organization serving the community radio movement, and
linking more than 4,000 community radios in over 110 countries. AMARC
aims to support, defend and promote the interests of community
broadcasters through solidarity and international cooperation. For
further info http://www.amarc.org
