Four Sydney Women: International Women's Day
On Friday 6th March 2009 UNIFEM organised its annual breakfast for International Women's Day. I had the privilege to attend the event with Diane Craven, St George College director and some TAFE teachers and students.
The keynote speakers were Fozilitun Nessa and Rita Taphorn. Please read Fozilitun's profile before listening to the podcast. The four women interviewed refer to her speech.
Listen to the podcast below. First I speak to Jenni, who completed tertiary Preparation Course (TPC)at St George College, SI TAFE, in 2008 and is now doing a BA at university. Diane Craven, our college director, gives us a summary of the whole morning and what most impressed her. Finally I talk to two Occupational English Test (OET) students from our ESOL section, Farhana (a dentist from Bangladesh) and Nishi (a doctor from Nepal). Their comments are very relevant and poignant.
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Please listen to all four of them and write your thoughts in comments.
music by my brothers’ group Tresena
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Labels: human rights, UNIFEM, violence against women, women
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5:52 PM
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An excellent presentation Rosa. Thanks for posting this and bringing awareness to this very worthy cause (women's rights) and for the interviews. Nishi's recount of an acid attack is very troubling.
The more that people are made aware of this hideous occurrence the sooner it can become an ugly relic of the past.
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Anonymous, at 7:40 PM
I am so pleased that 2 of my students were able to attend this breakfast.
Their illustrations were vivid examples of how different life can be for women around the world.
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Trisha Spencer, at 8:55 PM
Hi Rosa
The info re Acid Violence was an eye-opener for me. In fact it profoundly affected me. Thank you for putting all this together- a revelation.
Alex
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Anonymous, at 10:40 PM
Hi Rosa
It was nice to hear the women talking, and the awareness of and comments about stereotypical gender roles being perpetuated or changed, was interesting and rings true. It takes individuals, like Nissi's parents (her father), to be aware and instrumental in bringing change on a small scale, bit by bit, especially if the wider world isn't reacting yet.
Linda
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Anonymous, at 11:57 PM
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