Sexuality-based abuse, inequality, and stigma are realities both here in Chicago and around the globe. Chicago Public Radio's Worldview presents a series of discussions and stories that openly explore issues of sexual violence, sex work, trafficking, and other sexually stigmatized communities.
This special series coincides with the celebration of International Women's Day on March 8, 2006.
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| Friday, March 3 , 2006—Series
Preview |
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Legalizing Polygamy in Canada?
Angela Campbell—Professor of Law at McGill University; Author of Polygamy in Canada: Legal and Social Implications for Women and Children - A Collection of Policy Research Reports
Polygamy is often condemned as a backwards practice. But what is the logic of polygamy and why do some women choose to enter polygamous relationships in a variety of countries around the world?
In Canada, many immigrants and refugees live in polygamous marriages. Some argue that legalizing polygamy would help women victimized by these relationships access legal help and resources. |
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Super Infector:
Stigma and the Criminalization of HIV
Kai Wright—Editor of BlackAIDS.org and author of the article “Super
Infector” which appeared in the winter 2005-06 edition of ColorLines Magazine.
Kai Wright's ColorLines Magazine story "Super Infector" was produced under the
George Washington Williams Fellowship, a program sponsored by the Independent
Press Association. It explores the criminal targeting of HIV-positive people
in the U.S. and impact increased stigma will have on communities of color. |
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| Monday, March 6 , 2006—Trafficking
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Twenty-six million people live in slavery conditions around the world. Eight-hundred thousand of these are trafficked across international borders each year. Almost every country faces trafficking. Here in the U.S., ninety-one cities have reported cases of trafficking, including Chicago. |
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Responding to Trafficking
and Sex Work
Abolitionist Perspective
Victor Malarek—Author of The Natashas: Inside the New Global Sex Trade
(Originally broadcast September 10, 2004)
Decriminalization Perspective
Dr. Ana Lopes—International
Union of Sex Workers
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A Trafficking Horror Story
Winifred Williams was abducted as a sex slave during Sierra Leone's civil war. After a harrowing escape she was later trafficked to Germany by European smugglers. She spoke with filmmaker Louis Stippel and students from the Academy
of Screen Arts, located in Ghana. |
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Chicago Responds to Trafficking
Emily Goligoski—Worldview Intern
Who is being trafficked to Chicago and where are they coming from?
Worldview intern Emily Goligoski examines local efforts to confront global trafficking here in Chicago. |
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| Tuesday, March 7, 2006—Sexual
Violence In Africa |
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| A woman is raped every three minutes, or every 26 seconds in South Africa. But few report sexual violence due to the social stigma and potential dire consequences reporting can bring. |
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Rape in South Africa
Carrie Shelver—Training and Public Awareness Manager for People Opposing Woman Abuse (POWA)
South Africa's Former Deputy President Jacob Zuma is embroiled in a case of alleged rape. The high profile case has highlighted widespread problems in how South Africa deals with rape allegations, and the extent of the problem. A woman is raped in South Africa every 26 seconds. |
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“Human Dogs”: Exploring Kenya’s “Rape Red Zones”
Interworld Radio’s Winnie Onyimbo explains efforts to prevent sexual violence in Nairobi’s “rape red zones.” |
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The Madam Pink Project
In Ghana many women who are raped refuse to report it because
of extreme social stigma. Worldview producer Andrea Wenzel talks
to Jerome about her experience researching sexual violence in
Ghana and a video project (shot in a fictional comic book super-hero
format) called Madam Pink that aims to provoke a
dialogue about sexual violence.
related link:
Zongo Mundo |
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The Five Fingers of Self-Defense
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| Thousand Waves student Martha Ha demonstrates a self-defense technique |
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Self-defense teachers and survivors at Thousand Waves Martial Arts and Self-Defense Center explain how verbal and non-verbal strategies can be used to prevent and fight sexual violence. |
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| Wednesday, March 8, 2006—International
Women’s Day |
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| March 8th is International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is “Women and Decision Making”. |
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Gang Rape Survivor Fights Back
Mukhtar Mai—Pakistani gang rape survivor and human rights activist
Mukhtar Mai was gang-raped on the order of a village council in Pakistan. While most women in her position commit suicide, Mukhtar Mai fought back and has taken her case through the courts. She has received international recognition for her efforts and has been able to raise funds to build schools and a women's center in her home village.
(originally broadcast Nov 14, 2005)
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Fighting Violence Against Women in Pakistan
Amna Buttar - Founder and Director of the Asian-American Network Against Abuse of Human Rights.
(originally broadcast Nov 14, 2005) |
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Red-light Family Culture in Pakistan
Louise Brown—Author of The Dancing Girls of Lahore: Selling Love and Saving Dreams in Pakistan’s Ancient Pleasure District
Louise Brown explores the life cycle of sex-workers in Pakistan by following the story of one family living in a historic red-light district. |
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Human Rights Commentary Marking International Women’s Day
Doug Cassel—Worldview human rights commentator. |
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| Thursday, March 9, 2006—HIV AND STIGMA |
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HIV
as a Form of Domestic Violence: A Personal
Story
An anonymous advocate for HIV-AIDS awareness and treatment
in India tells her personal story of seeking treatment for
her family in India. |
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Buddhist Nuns Fight HIV and Trafficking in Nepal
Chicago Public Radio’s Jason DeRose reports on Buddhist nuns building a school to prevent girls being sold in prostitution. The nuns are in Chicago for the Buddhist Women’s Conference this weekend.
links:
Information
on this weekend's Buddhist
Women’s
Conference
Dhamma Moli
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Global Activism: Recovering From Trauma—From Chicago to Rwanda
Mary Fabri—Senior Director of Torture Treatment Services and International Training at The Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture, a program of the Heartland Alliance
Mary Fabri traveled to Rwanda with the group WE-ACTx to administer trauma testing to HIV-positive Rwandan rape survivors. |
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| Friday, March 10, 2006—LGBT
Rights/Sexual Violence and Conflict |
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Confronting
Violence Against Women in Iraqi Kurdistan
Sherizaan Minwalla—Heartland
Alliance
Minwalla recently returned from Kurdistan where she was working
with the Asuda
Organization for Combatting Violence Against Women. Asuda
assists women fleeing domestic violence and negotiates with
families to prevent honor killings. Heartland Alliance is
helping Asuda with the implementation of legal and medical
assistance programs. |
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Sexual
Violence and Conflict on Film
Worldview film commentator Milos Stehlik
reviews Grbavica, an award-winning
film that tells the story a rape-survivor
turned single mother, and the stigma she
faces living in Bosnia. |
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Criminalizing LGBT Communities: Sodomy Laws
Around the Globe
Scott Long—Human Rights Watch's Director of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program
Human Rights watch has been criticizing the negative impact of sodomy laws on the rights of LGBT communities in countries such as India, Fiji, etc. The colonial-era laws have been used to make arrests and for entrapment. They also argue that they harm HIV prevention efforts. |
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Cameroon: Press Outs Public Figures; Government Imprisons Yaounde Eleven
Joel Nana—Cameroon-based LGBT rights activist
Joel Nana discusses the imprisonment of eleven gay men-now known as the Yaounde Eleven, and the recent "outing" of public figures in several major newspapers. |
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| March 12, 2006—Sunday Night Special: Sex, Honor and Shame |
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| Sexuality-based abuse, inequality, and stigma are realities both here in Chicago and around the globe. On Sunday, March 12 at 7 pm, Chicago Public Radio's Worldview presents a special program as part of its series "Sex, Honor, and Shame" exploring issues of sexual violence, sex work, trafficking, and other sexually stigmatized communities. This special marks the week of International Women's Day (March 8).
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