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Opportunity for Thespian Wannabees:Berkeley Disabled Women's Theatre
Disabled women's theater group is looking for members to write and perform pieces pertaining to disability and sexuality. We are performing on May 5th at an Arts/Disability/Sexuality Fair in Berkeley.
If you would like to be part of an enthusiastic, creative group, please contact: Ana Berlowitz at: Deltaana@aol.com or Anne Whitehead at: (510) 558-8865
Rape of Deaf Woman Provokes Protest in Bangladesh
An unprecedented protest by more than 800 disabled Bangladeshis and thousands more of their allies took place following a refusal by police to investigate the rape of a deaf woman. The protest was held on August 20 in Kushtia in central Bangladesh, following a week of negotiations between the deaf woman, her family and representatives of the police who declined to register the case.
Those interviewed for an article about the situation, featured in Britain's Independent newspaper on 18 December, included the deaf woman, who stated that this outpouring of community support was one of the first positive developments in her life; a colleague disabled by polio, who explained that it took courage to stand against the alleged perpetrator as he was a known and feared local criminal, and one of the protest's organizers who described the response as evidence that Bangladesh's disabled population was now getting organized to challenge inequities. Details on the web: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia_china/story.jsp?story=110699
ISIS International Publishes Volume on Women and Disabilities in Asia
Isis International, a women's resource center based in the Philippines, has issued an excellent volume providing an overview of developments concerning disabled women. As the editor wrote in her forward, "Given Isis-International-Manila's mandate of linking the gender perspective with other social movements, we feel that disability rights in the context of the Asia-Pacific women's movement is a topic that needs to be highlighted."
Contents include: Women with Disabilities in South Asia, Disabled? Sorry We Can't Afford It, Developing the Gender Dimension in India's Disability Rights Movement, Breakdown of Tribal Culture further Marginalizes Women with Disabilities, Girls and Women with Disabilities Speak Out, Women with Disabilities Empower themselves, Body as Bane: Women and Disabilities in Indian Patriarchy, Disability & Diversity: Challenges to Normalization and Sameness, The Internet Empowers Women with Disabilities, Disablement and Feminization of Poverty, and Disabled Women's Lives, a series of interviews. Request the issue of Women in Action No. 2, 2001 by mail from Isis-International-Manila, P.O. Box 1837, Quezon City Main, Quezon City 1100, Philippines or via email communications@isiswomen.org
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