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Research and capacity building for communities of people on genders and sexualities, human rights, justice & peace.

Transform your thinking.
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Our Beliefs

Patterns of abuse, conflict, and repression are based on inaccurate social messages that some people are better than others, in any way. Changing these patterns requires everyone to examine and recognise how they even unconsciously buy into these BOXED ideas and how these values harm others and themselves. Breaking hurtful ways of being requires learning how to think and behave differently, based on respect for oneself and for all other people.

Our Focus

Engender is focused on changing patterns of violence (including gender-based violence) and inequality in South African society and the necessary transformation from victimhood to agency. We are doing this through a combination of research into the root causes of these patterns, participating in international conferences and forums relating to these issues, and conducting local workshops that give individuals and service providers practical perspectives and tools that can used to break past patterns and forge new relationships based on equality and respect. Because patterns of conflict and abuse are inter-connected and interdependent, our work helps people and communities to change rigid ideas into cooperative behaviours in a wide range of areas, including:

• Genders and sexualities
• Gender-based violence
• HIV/AIDS
• Human rights
• Justice, conflict resolution and peace

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Your daily selection of IRIN Africa English reports, 9/19/2011

	humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Table of contents 1. HEALTH: Call for healthier lifestyles may fall on deaf ears 2. KENYA: Thousands of children to be immunized amid polio outbreak 3. MOZAMBIQUE/TANZANIA: Horn migrants beaten, deported, imprisoned HEALTH: Call for healthier lifestyles may fall on deaf ears NEW YORK, 19 September 2011 (IRIN) - New global guidelines on best practices to counter non-communicable diseases (NCDs) could avert up to 15 percent of preventable deaths over the next 20 years, but may fail to gain currency in countries already struggling to keep pace with communicable diseases, maternal and child mortality and other public health issues, economic and health experts say. Read report online KENYA: Thousands of children to be immunized amid polio outbreak NAKURU, 19 September 2011 (IRIN) - Health officials are on high alert after three cases of the Wild Polio Virus Type 1 were recently recorded in western Kenya. Read report online MOZAMBIQUE/TANZANIA: Horn migrants beaten, deported, imprisoned MTWARA, 19 September 2011 (IRIN) - Near the coastal town of Mtwara, Tanzania’s border with Mozambique is marked only by the River Ruvuma which is wide and relatively shallow at this point just before it drains into the Indian Ocean. Young men loll in small, wooden boats checking their cell phones and waiting for passengers to ferry across to the other side, but business has been slow in the last two months since groups of migrants desperate to complete a journey that began thousands of kilometres to the north stopped arriving at the river’s banks. Read report online

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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is toast, September 19, 2011

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Movie Mondays - Methods for collecting and using your nonprofit's stories (Rerun), September 19, 2011

Nonprofit storytelling is still extremely important when it comes to fundraising. Sometimes it can be difficult to get the best stories and to use them to engage donors.

In this week's movie, Zan McColloch-Lussier tells you some of the methods he's used to collect and share stories. He also tells how one organization uses stories in such a way that it keeps him donating to them on a regular basis.

Here's the link to the movie:

 

http://www.501videos.com/mm2011/07/mm_2_story.html

 

 

This is a rerun from just a couple of months ago.  It was very popular so I thought I'd rerun it for everyone who missed it over the summer.  Now is a great time to be collecting stories for your year end appeals.  :)

 

Also, if you've been missing the videos I've done with the Alford Group, you can get them here:

 

http://www.501videos.com/alford-v3.html

 

 

Have a terrific week!

 

Chris

501 Videos, LLC
http://www.501videos.com/501/video.html

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Please help me save my brother

I have a lifetime’s worth of reasons for wanting to save my brother Troy. When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 14, Troy left high school, signed up for night classes and started working so that he could take me to physical therapy and help my mother out financially. It was my brother’s help and reassurance through my long struggle that led me to get out of my wheelchair. He is my hero. But as you know, the state of Georgia has set an execution date for Troy on September 21st, based on supposed evidence against him that does not exist. But we believe that with God’s help, we will prevail. Will you help us to continue to fight to save his life? I need you to reach out to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole one last time. Click on the link to watch at the video message I recorded for the NAACP, and follow the instructions to send your letter:    http://action.naacp.org/KimberlyDavis Last Thursday, Troy called to tell me he had just heard about the 660,000 petitions delivered to the Board of Pardons and Parole in his name. He was deeply moved. He told me he knew that had supporters around the world, but that he had no idea that the support was that widespread. My family is so very appreciative of the support from NAACPers like you, but the fight is not over. We cannot let up now. Twenty years ago, Troy’s conviction was based entirely on circumstantial evidence and witness testimony. In the past two decades, seven of the nine witnesses in his case have recanted their testimony or changed their stories. There was never a shred of physical evidence or DNA connecting Troy to the crime. No murder weapon has ever been found. In fact, one of the jurors recently stated that if she knew then what she knows now about the case, she would never have sentenced Troy to death. Stephanie, I know that my love for my brother is not reason enough to take him off death row. It is not reason enough to stay his execution order. But there is simply no evidence to suggest that Troy committed the crime. That’s why I am asking for help from NAACP members. You have come through for us before, and we need your help now more than ever. This Monday, September 19th, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles will meet to decide Troy’s fate. It is Troy’s last chance. Please watch my video message to the NAACP, then tell the Board to stay Troy’s execution order and grant him clemency, because there is simply too much doubt: http://action.naacp.org/KimberlyDavis Hundreds of thousands of people have already spoken out in the name of justice for Troy. On behalf of my family, I’m asking you to please add your voice today, and help us save my brother's life. Thank you, Kimberly Davis

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