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JASS en español
The International AIDS Conference in August was an opportunity for JASS delegates to encounter the politics of global decision-making on HIV/AIDS and to make their voices heard in these debates. They spoke out on platforms and in workshops, met with key players such as Stephen Lewis, marched against homophobia, and initiated the JASS blog.
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JASS at the Americas Social Forum
JASS and our Mesoamerican allies, the Petateras, in collaboration with Feminist International Radio Endeavor (FIRE), mobilized with hundreds of feminist activists at the Americas Social Forum in Guatemala, October 7-12, 2008, accompanied by four grassroots activists from the US. Read more about our workshops and denouncements in support of Nicaraguan feminists, our press conference, and the  ongoing "Watch." Read the Feminist Declaration
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"Encuentro Mesoamericano de Petateras"
JASS' movement-building allies in MesoAmerica call themselves Las Petateras, meaning weavers, those who rebuild the social fabric from a feminist perspective, a vision generated at the JASS gathering in Panama in 2006. Las Petateras met in Guatemala in August to assess their organizing strategies in a context of increased violence, economic instability and political crisis. The Petateras also planned to launch the formalized training of the Sea Change feminist leadership schools , which will be held in Panama in 2009. More on the Petateras...
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JASS Cross Regional Dialogue
At our Cross-Regional Dialogue in Cape Town in November, JASS will bring together 55 diverse activists involved in the pioneering feminist movement-building initiative in Mesoamerica, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. There, they will share regional experiences, generate fresh knowledge about movement-building, and begin to forge alliances, agendas and strategies going forward. Read the reports: English Spanish |
Carrie Wilson, Cross-Regional Program Coordinator, is a Canadian feminist based in Washington, DC. who is passionate about reproductive rights and ending violence against women. Before joining JASS, Carrie worked with women in Bolivia and Chile, and with Human Rights Watch (Toronto) and Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. (more)
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Patience Mandishona joins the JASS Southern Africa team. "I am 28 years old, and I am a human rights activist working with the Gays and Lesbian of Zimbabwe (GALZ), focusing on lesbian and bisexual women. We also deal with issues of treatment and provide ARV's to all women living positively with HIV."(more)
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