Lets support the Gender related activities...
This update also has some info about the human rights brouhaha in Tunis...
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Subject: [APC Forum] I TUNIS Chronicle: Gender Peripheries of WSIS II
Summit From: "Katerina Fialova" <katerina.fialova@apcwomen.org>
Date: Wed, November 16, 2005 20:32
To: apc.forum@lists.apc.org
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**PLEASE DISSEMINATE WIDELY**
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*TUNIS Chronicle: Gender Peripheries of WSIS II Summit*
- APC WNSP, November 16, 2005 -
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Check out our WSIS section and the updates coming from GenderIT.org team
in Tunis:
- STATEMENTS: Violations of human rights in Tunisia
- NEW RESOURCES: newly launched publications linked to gender and ICT -
EVENT: List of gender and women's rights events in Tunis
- TUNIS CHRONICLE: Posting from GenderIT.org writers participating in the
Summit in Tunis
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*Women's Statement on Tunisian Human Rights Situation*
We, women$BCT(B organisations, individuals and networks gathered in Tunis for
Phase II of the World Summit on the Information Society, denounce blatant
violations of human rights, freedom of expression, access to information
and freedom of assembly by the Tunisian government.
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?w=r&x=91870
*WSIS Tunis: Civil society cancels parallel events*
In the face of police repression, many international non-governmental
organizations taking part in WSIS have collectively decided to cancel
their parallel activities planned for yesterday at WSIS. Listen to
interview with Anriette Esterhuysen of the Association for Progressive
Communications (APC), where she explains the reasons for this WSIS
boycott. http://www.netzpolitik.org/wp-upload/Interview_with_Anriette.mp3
*Solidaridad: PARM cancela presentacion de manual GEM*
Finalmente, luego de casi cinco aÐs de trabajo no fue presentado el
Manual de GEM, en un acto de solidaridad con las entidades de derechos
humanos tunecinas que ayer fueron duramente reprimidas por la policùÂ en
pleno centro de la ciudad. La publicaciÏ es fruto del trabajo del
Programa de Apoyo a las Redes de Mujeres de la AsociaciÏ para el
Progreso de las Comunicaciones, que recoge la producciÏ colectiva de una
Metodologù de evaluaciÏ con perspectiva de gñÏero de proyectos de nuevas
tecnologùÂs de la informaciÏ y la comunicaciÏ (GEM)
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?w=a&x=91873
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*Gender Evaluation Methodology Manual*
This manual draws from the experiences of field-testing with about 25
projects in five regions to provide guidelines, questions, activities,
worksheets and examples that help evaluate how ICT interventions are
addressing gender issues and inequalities.
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?apc=---e--1&x=91020
*Gender advocacy at the World Summit on the Information Society*
It is an initial research study on gender advocacy at the World Summit on
the Information Society. Among other significant findings, the author
highlights the fact that many gender/women advocates stress that "the
framework along the road from WSIS I in Geneve to WSIS II in Tunis has
become alarmingly deficient in either "gender-sensitive"or particularly
women-friendly formulations".
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?w=r&x=91715
Visit the collection of a wide variety of other resources and articles
related to gender & WSIS in the WSIS section
http://www.genderit.org/en/beginners/wsis.shtml
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*Gender and ICT Awards: Making a Difference*
Wednesday, November 16, 13h00-13h45
(KRAM/GKP Pavilion, Tunis)
The 2005 Gender and ICT Awards focused on information and communication
technology initiatives which promote women's economic empowerment and
development in Asia Pacific. Hear the stories of the 2005 winning
projects.
*Round Table on $BE8(Bomen in the Information Society: Building a Gender
Balanced Knowledge-Based Economy”*
Wednesday, November 16, 15h00-17h00
(Conference Room Le Kram, Tunis)
The round table o will address lessons learned and experiences gained by
each region in their gender mainstreaming efforts. The economic and social
changes resulting from women being given equal opportunities for
participation, ownership, control and consumption of information will be
given specific emphasis.
*Del margen al centro: equidad de gñÏero en la construcciÏ de la
sociedad de la informaciÏ en AmñÓica latina y el Caribe*
Miercoles, 16 Noviembre, 17h00-19h00
(Sousse Sala, Tunis)
Este panel regional en el WSIS es cordinado por Gloria Bonder,
representante de la CáÕedra Regional UNESCO Mujer, Ciencia y Tecnologia.
El evento es organizado por el programa regional de AmñÓica Latina y el
Caribe del WSIS Caucus de GñÏero.
To find out about other gender events in WSIS II Tunis check out the
Calendar of events
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?w=e&t=&y=-&c=&r=-&o=wsis
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*Tunis Chronicle: Gender Peripheries of WSIS Summit*
Follow and comment on the reflective and informal chronicle of
GenderIT.org writers Jac sm Kee, Dafne Plou and others on gender related
events, discussions and issues that emerge from the WSIS in Tunis:
*15 November 2005, Day 3: Strikes and Counter Strikes in Human Rights*
Today was a day of cancellation. The GEM (Gender Evaluation Methodology)
Book launch was scheduled to happen at 2:00pm, but in a demonstration of
solidarity, APC decided to withdraw and cancel all of its side events
scheduled for today...
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?apc=f--e--1&x=91869
*14 November 2005: Day 2, Obstacles to Access... and Whose Security?* Took
a cab to the Kram Palexbo, where the Summit and IT 4 All exhibition was
happening[...] When we finally got to the site, we were stopped 5 times at
security checks at every turn of the road and I had to flash my
registration card and a big smile to calm the security that I was
indeed, a legitimate subject to attend this conference, accredited
(somehow) and all.
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?apc=f--e--1&x=91859
*14 November 2005: Day 2, Representations at a Glance*
At the end of the day, Maxigas and I decided to take a walk and survey the
images of women, men, elderly people, young people and disabled people at
the ICT 4 All Exhibition hall. Afterall, the claim is that ICT is for all
right? So who is this $BA"(Bll’ we are talking about.
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?apc=f--e--1&x=91860
*13 November 2005: Day 1, Groggy at Tunis*
The plane ride was as all plane rides become after awhile, uncomfortable
and far too long. Once getting off, there were large posters everywhere
advertising WSIS, especially about the IT 4 All exhibition, where the
tagline – complete with pictures of multi-gendered and $BAS(Baced’ children
smiling at a computer screen – promises to forefront the human dimension
of information communications technologies development. I think I
snorted audibly...
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?apc=f--e--1&x=91836
...and more at GenderIT.org's Feminist Talk
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?apc=f--e--1
(The content of Feminist Talk section is now has a RSS-Really Simple
Syndication feed, which will allows you to automatically receive the
latest content from the Feminist Talk section straight to your desktop as
soon as it is available. You can copy the link for your RSS read here
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