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IN THIS ISSUE:
* Parent Education Workshop
* Lecture Series at the Venezuelan Embassy
* Self-Transformation Lecture at Carapichaima
* Islamic Ladies Tea & Fashion
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WHAT'S ON IN T&T
Parent Education Workshop:
Wednesday 23rd - The Institute of Progressive Parenting Skills will
host a workshop from 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm at St. Finbar Girl's RC School
Eastern Main Road, Arouca. Facilitator: Anna Maria Mora. For further
info call 642-4231
(Yuh know we have to learn all we can 'bout good parenting)
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Lecture Series at the Venezuelan Embassy:
Thursday 24th - The United Nations Information Centre for the
Caribbean Area and the Institute of International Relations,
University of the West Indies invite you to the third session in the
distinguished lecture series in preparation for the Conference to be
delivered by Dr. Rhoda Reddock (Head, Centre for Gender and
Development Studies) & H.E. Mr. Harvey Naarendorp (former Ambassador
of the Republic of Suriname to Trinidad & Tobago) at 6:30pm at the
Simon Bolivar Auditorium, Venezuelan Embassy, 16 Victoria Avenue,
Port of Spain
RSVP 623-4813/8438. Guests to be seated by 6:15pm
(anything dealing wid gender affairs, Tantie dere)
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Self-Transformation Lecture at Carapichaima:
Friday 25th - the Yoga Meditation Society presents a lecture by Sri
Swami Veda Bharati of India on "Self-Transformation: a process
approach using the Philosophy & Psychology of Yoga" at 7pm at the
Rudranath Capildeo Learning Resource Centre, Carapichaima.
Call 652-5871 for details.
(Tantie does do she yoga and ting too, oui)
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Islamic Ladies Tea & Fashion:
Saturday 26th - An evening of tea and a view of Islamic wear (a
tribute to our mothers) at the Islamic Academy, 3 Rapsey Street from
3 to 6pm. Ladies only.
(Tantie does like to get together wid she lady friends, yuh hear)
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TANTIE TALK:
Allyuh know how Tantie like she talk! But today Tantie letting
somebody else talk dey talk fuh better dan a good cause.
So allyuh read and tek it in.....
DAY OF ACTION FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH - MAY 28
MAKE HIV/AIDS A PRIORITY AREA FOR ACTION
STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION FOR
FEMINIST RESEARCH & ACTION (CAFRA)
"A woman dies alone on a city pavement, abandoned by her husband and
family, and ignored by state agencies because she is infected with
HIV."
"A mother of three sons waits to hear results of a test that will
tell her whether she has passed HIV to her month-old son."
"A grandmother struggles to feed her four grandchildren, who have
already lost their mother to AIDS, while caring for their bedridden
father."
These women illustrate the triple jeopardy of HIV/AIDS for women.
As individuals, we are at risk of infection because of a host of
biological, social and economic factors that make us particularly
vulnerable to HIV. As mothers, we can infect our children with the
virus. And as society's traditional caregivers, we are expected to
care for family members with AIDS while somehow finding a way to
support our families.
According to the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC):
* The Caribbean has the highest incidence of HIV and AIDS among
women in the Western Hemisphere.
* Young women 15 to 24 years old are particularly vulnerable.
* 2-3 per cent of pregnant women in the region are estimated to be
HIV positive.
* 2-3 infants were infected with HIV every day through 'mother-to-
child' transmission.
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
On this occasion of the Day of Action for Women's Health, CAFRA
issues a challenge to women's organisations to make HIV/AIDS a
priority area for action. We can do this by:
* Monitoring the progress of HIV/AIDS in our countries, including
its specific impact on women
* Speaking out and acting in order to deal with the factors
influencing women's susceptibility to HIV/AIDS
* Encouraging a wide range of community groups to incorporate
HIV/AIDS into their programmes
* Challenging stereotypes that portray women as transmitters of HIV
* Advocating for improved health education and public awareness and
the adoption of all measures that will limit HIV transmission
* Showing more compassion and support for people living with HIV/AIDS
* Advocating for the rights of HIV positive people, regardless of
gender
* Networking with people living with HIV/AIDS in order to make their
plight better understood
* Liasing with and supporting the work of National AIDS Programmes
in our countries
* Contributing our experience towards reviewing ongoing and
developing programmes targeting women and adolescents
* Calling for the collection, analysis and use of sex-disaggregated
data in all sectors and at all levels.
As Geeta Rao Gupta of the International Centre for Research on Women
reminds us:
"Empowering women and guaranteeing them their economic and social
rights is not an option. In the AIDS epidemic it prevents deaths."
('nuff respect to our women, please)
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