Sonke’s Multimedia Associate, Demelza Bush talks about gender identity on That Skattie today
Sonke’s Multimedia Associate, Demelza Bush, is featured on That Skattie today, talking about gender identity and society’s attitudes towards non-binaried people. That Skattie | #REALSKATTIE: WHAT’S YOUR (A)GENDER?
Study showing positive effects of Sonke, RFSU and Reproductive Health Uganda collaboration
Abstract: This study examined the impact of a three-year intervention project conducted in the Hoima district of Uganda, which sought to engage men in sexual and reproductive health as clients, equal partners and advocates of change. Structured surveys with 164 self-reported heterosexual men aged 18-54 years were used to assess knowledge and attitudes towards sexual […]
A powerful illustration of the role of power, wealth and silence in sexual abuse being swept under the rug
The man who was once second in line to the President of the United States was indicted by the FBI this week for not reporting large cash withdrawals, as is required by US law, and for lying to the FBI about what these withdrawals were for. The New York Times now reports that two people […]
IOL reports on Sonke’s statement to government on Africa Day
Article in IOL reports on Sonke’s statement to government on #AfricaDay and quotes President Zuma as saying: “Starting from today, every community and institutions must practice the African Union anthem and must be able to sing it at all gatherings and celebrations…” http://mobi.iol.co.za/#!/article/zuma-media-blew-up-xeno-attacks-1.1862643 @presidencyZa IOL: Zuma: Media blew up xeno attacks Pretoria – President Jacob […]
Sonke statement calling on government to end Operation Fiela and to promote African unity
The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa #xenophobia #AfricaDay SGJ: Sonke calls on Government to embrace African unity on Africa Day www.polity.org.za Monday, May 25, is “Africa Day,” and Sonke urges the South African government to take urgent steps to repair relations with other countries in Africa, and to embrace African unity, amidst serious […]
How Operation Fiela is hurting South African children
Article in Al Jazeera English on how Operation Fiela is hurting South African children quotes Sonke’s Demelza Bush: “Demelza Bush of the national nonprofit Sonke Gender Justice said she saw a 4-month-old-baby whose mother was detained being nursed by another woman in the camp.” http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/22/in-south-african-displacement-camp-children-bear-brunt-of.html [CP] Displaced children bear brunt of South Africa’s crime crackdown […]
Sonke’s Policy Development and Advocacy Specialist discusses Operation Fiela on ENCA.com
ENCA interviews Sonke’s Policy Development and Advocacy Specialist, Marlise Richter, about Operation Fiela http://www.enca.com/south-africa/more-migrants-seeking-counseling-after-operation-fiela-crackdown
Sonke statement on Operation Fiela in AllAfrica.com
AllAfrica.com publishes Sonke and our partners’ statement calling for the South African government to stop arrests and stigmatisation of foreign nationals. http://allafrica.com/stories/201505140406.html
Great press coverage of Sonke’s parliamentary march calling for urgent TB response
Great coverage of our joint march to parliament calling for an urgent response to TB, including nice quote from Sonke Community Action Team member Mthetho Molekazi: “A former prisoner and now member of the Sonke Gender Justice and Beyond the Bars support group for ex-inmates, Mthetho Molekazi, said he had contracted TB twice while in […]
Sonke’s Katie Bolbach on a national plan to combat gender-based violence
Sonke’s Katie Bolbach writes about South African civil society’s campaign to implement a national plan to combat gender-based violence in Saferspaces: http://www.saferspaces.org.za/…/civil-society-demands-natio… #GBV #NSPNOW #16DAYS #GBVPLAN Sign petition: tinyurl.com/gbvplan The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
Patriarchy must be defrocked
Sonke’s Mbuyiselo Botha writes in the Mail & Guardian about women priests who are defying Catholic doctrine and demanding equality.
Sonke and Sex Workers Education and Advocacy write letter to President about the wellbeing of sex workers
Sonke’s Nomonde Nyembe, together with Cherith Sanger and Sally-Jean Shackleton from Sex Workers Education and Advocacy (SWEAT), write an open letter to President Jacob Zuma about the well-being of all sex workers in South Africa. This letter was published in City Press.
Sonke’s Sisonke Msimang interviews a sexworker on the decriminalization of sex work
Sonke’s Sisonke Msimang co-hosts with Eusebius McKaiser! She interviews Pauline, a sexworker, about why sex work should be decriminalized. Listen on our soundcloud playlist:
Don’t Ignore the Screams Next Door
Sonke’s OPED in the M&G online on what we each can do to prevent another Reeva Steenkamp or Anene Booysen: Read the full article in the Mail & Guardian
Detention Justice Forum website goes live
The Detention Justice Forum is a civil society coalition to advance the rights and well-being of detainees in South Africa. The Forum is co-founded and co-coordinated by Sonke, Wits Justice Project, and Just Detention International. Learn more about the Detention Justice Forum at the newly launched website, www.detentionjusticeforum.org.za.
Research paper by Sonke’s Tanya Charles published by Institute of Development Studies
A report by Sonke’s Tanya Charles in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has been launched on the IDS website and in their latest newsletter. The report focuses on South Africa’s policy-making processes with reference to the White Paper on Families. » See the report at IDS.ac.uk » ‘Marriage Above All Else’: The […]
Let’s Empower Youth for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Sonke’s Remmy Shawa and Jill Sheffield, Founder and President of Women Deliver, wrote a piece published in the Huffington Post on Monday: Let’s Empower Youth for Sexual and Reproductive Rights. » Read the article
Sonke Director Dean Peacock interviewed about death sentence as ineffective deterrent for rape
Four Indian men were sentenced to death by a New Delhi court last Friday for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in December. Sonke’s Dean Peacock was interviewed about the death sentence as a penalty for rape, saying that while it is understandable in cases like this, it is not the […]
Video on Sonke’s work towards the elimination of violence against women
The Huffington Post has an article by Lynne Featherstone, the UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, in which she writes about her experience of the UN CSW. The article includes a video about Sonke and other NGOs in South Africa working towards the elimination of violence against women. Check it out
Engaging Men and Boys to Transform Discriminatory Social Norms
Sonke Gender Justice, Men for Gender Equality Sweden and Wikigender.org invite you to participate in Wikigender’s online discussion forum around the issue of Engaging Men and Boys to Transform Discriminatory Social Norms. The discussion thread is open and receiving comments, and the parallel Twitter conversation uses the hashtag #engagingmen. The inputs from the Wikigender community will […]
Ground Up reporters on the mess that is The Maitland Refugee Reception Centre
Sonke intern, Veronica Washaya, is currently participating in the six-month Ground Up training programme to develop community journalists. This week, the Ground Up team has published a series of articles on the Maitland Refugee Centre exposing abuse and corruption and highlighting the extremely difficult circumstances that refugees face. The top featured story on the Ground […]
