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Support Honduran Women's Rights! Please support Honduran women's rights activists and the broad-based pro-democracy movement in that country. Sign on to the Open Letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – urging her to address women’s human rights violations in Honduras since the June 28 coup and reconsider US policy – by sending your organization’s name and your name to info@justassociates.org.   Read more.	Indonesia Vote Women Before Indonesia’s elections, PESADA and JASS Southeast Asia held political education workshops on women’s political rights on the North Sumatran island of Nias, emphasizing the importance of voting women onto the Legislative Council. JASS’ Niken Lestari also joined actions to raise women’s political awareness through a blog in Indonesian and a Vote Women! campaign that included a TV talk show.
Bridging the Divide between Lesbians and Feminists Lesbian activism in Zimbabwe hasn’t been easy, says Patience Mandishona of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe, within the context of economic crisis, political violence and, in particular, the president’s open homophobia, Patience – who contributes as JASS Southern Africa’s communications associate – notes the challenges of mobilizing Southern African women, even feminists, around LBTI issues such as hate crimes.	Rivers of Change in El Salvador At the first regional Mar de Cambios/Sea Change School, 40 women addressed feminist burn-out and created a mural of ancestors, celebrating women’s contributions to history. From Sea Change regionally to Ríos de Cambios/Rivers of Change at country-level, Salvadoran women’s groups used the play Wings of the Butterfly to discuss a common agenda to take advantage of the current political opportunities with the new government.
Young Timorese Feminist Leader In January 2009, Yasinta das Regras became director of Rede Feto Timor Leste – a confederation of 18 women’s organizations nationwide. “My previous organization didn’t focus on women’s issues. But at JASS workshops, I learned about feminism and now my job is to promote gender equality.” Since 2007, JASS Southeast Asia has been building alliances between Timorese and Indonesian women, healing painful historical divisions.	Who’s New at JASS Cross-Regional? JASS welcomed Vyjayanthi Vadrevu as Cross-Regional Program Support in May. After studying Anthropology and International Studies, Vyjayanthi worked at the World Security Institute and the Institute of International Education. A professional Bharatanatyam dancer, her passions include green business, world music, film and languages – she speaks Telugu, Spanish and English fluently, and gets by in Arabic, Tamil and Hindi.

 

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