men as partners in ending gender based violence : guyana review
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This presentation was made at a consultation hosted by UNIFEM (now UN Women) in October 2009 in St Lucia. The slidecast is at http://youtu.be/yDv0jfOnDMsTRANSCRIPT
”she is a lady , she should expect that..”Men as Partners in ending GBV
Guyana
Vidyaratha Kissoon [email protected]
Help & Shelter http://www.sdnp.org.gy/hands
”sit down and shut up.. you dont know what you are talking about..”
Who are the men? What is the partnership? What has been happening? The future
”we know him, he would never do such a thing..”
Who are the 'men'? Young, old, feeling young, Educated, not so educated, aware, not so aware Straight, gay, have something to prove Hindu, Muslim, Christian and convenient PPP, PNC, Fed Up Poor, rich, hustling Respectable, not so respectable Where is God in all of this?
TD Jakes, Myles Munroe
”woman does mek man do ting.., dem aint easy”
What is the partnership? Have we a consensus on common concerns
Men /boys are , have been hurt by women Men/boys are also victims of violence
Does the victim/perpetrator discourse help? Is there a guilty ”gender”?
Who are men partnering with?
”Protecting our womenfolk..”
Men Against Violence Against Women Help & Shelter membership and staff Men of Purpose (M OP) Men Emporment Network (M.E.N) Sophia Men's Forum (Pickney Project)
”What yall gun do about....”
Allegations of abuse against Caribbean PM Allegations of abuse by ”former” First Lady Women who are violent Poverty, racial inequality, unemployment, health, lack of
education, violence Daggerin', killin' batty man, Miss Teen Talent, Miss Splashmins, Miss Guyana, Miss
Renaissance.. Miss dis, Miss dat Digi girls, Carib girls, Rum
Guyana needs more men like u..
Ian .. extends Navratri greetings to all. This sacred period is dedicated to the that Supreme being in the feminine form. I pray that my Guyanese brothers recognize the value of women in our lives and STOP the abuse and murder of their spouses.