Video / Audio - Women's Rights and Organising
Message from the Maasai
The Maasai from Tanzania are one of Africa’s oldest tribes. The Tanzanian government has just announced that it plans to evict thousands of Maasai families from their lands so that wealthy tourists can use them for elite hunting safaris. This is a video message from the Maasai to request global solidarity for their struggle to protect their territory and culture. (LifeMosaic / NGOnet)
Don’t Need Saving: Aboriginal Women and Access to Justice
Indigenous women in Canada are five times more likely to be victims of violence than non-Indigenous women, and in the past 30 years more than 800 Indigenous women have gone missing or been murdered. In this video, the Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC) examines the reasons why Indigenous women are continually victimized in North America. (Wolf Dog Production, 2011)
Indigenous Women’s Rights
We live in a time when public opinion is demanding a fairer and more equitable planet. There is no more important element to address this than the equality of men and women. This 4-minute animation video outlines the recommendations from CEDAW (Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women) and UNDRIP (UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) particularly on indigenous women that guide and help us to move in this direction. (AIPP, 2013)
The survival of the Wayúu people
Through traditional dance, indigenous Wayúu women and girls give expression to how their life has been before and after. The pink colour symbolizes the flower of the cactus that blooms in abundance in this semi-arid region. The black represents coal. For the last three decades, this community has neighboured the Cerrejon mine which produces some 89,000 tons of coal daily. (PBI Colombia, 2012)