08 April - Gender

Today we joined instudio by Edwina Smith - from the New Women’s Movement, Vivian Lalu – from the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce and on the line by Wendy Pekeur - General Secretary of Sikhula Sonke. Last night the African Gender Institute of the University of Cape Town, The International Labour Research and Information Group and the Gender Equity Unit of the University of the Western Cape hosted an interactive discussion with different political parties on women’s rights, gender justice and their political manifestos. Some of the discussion topics included Women’s access to the justice system and Gender tensions. We were talking about the outcome of the discussion and some of the issues that were raised.
PIC:by Busisiwe Mtabane

We also played a feature produced by Sakhisizwe’s producer Cindy Witten. Last week Cindy attended the launch of the Women’s Justice Empowerment Initiative that is set up by the United States Agency for International Development in conjunction with the South African National Prosecuting Authority and Department of Justice’s Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit. The Women’s Justice Empowerment Initiative will increase access to justice and support services for survivors of rape and sexual assault by upgrading and expanding the network of one-stop Thuthuzela Care Centres countrywide. If you are a victim or know a victim of gender violence and would like to get in touch with a councillor at the Thuthuzela Care centre, call (021) 691 6194.

We closed off the show with an interview with Marlow Valentine - Deputy Director - Triangle Project. Last night the Triangle Project hosted an open forum with key political parties contesting the national & provincial elections in the Western Cape. They say it is imperative that the issues of Citizenship & LGBTI Human Rights be put onto the agendas of political parties. According to Triangle Project despite legislation and the constitution, gender and LGBTI rights are not a given especially with the rise in conservatism and fundamentalism. Marlow explained more about the outcome of the open forum. For more information on Triangle Project go to www.triangle.org.za or you can contact their offices on (021) 448 3812.

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