https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29 en-us 2020-03-17 18:38:16 UTC 2020-03-19 03:11:30 UTC hello@padlet.com pao024 https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/464831557 view and listen to this performance and then read the article ]]> 2020-03-18 17:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/464831557 pao024 https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/464844020 The Oppressive State is a Macho Rapist ]]> 2020-03-18 17:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/464844020 pao024 https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465672715 violence against women and girls is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations.  It is rooted in gendered social structures rather than individual and random acts; it cuts across age, socio-economic, educational and geographic boundaries;  affects all societies; and its a major obstacle to ending gender inequality and discrimination globally. (UN General Assembly, 2006). ]]> 2020-03-19 01:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465672715 pao024 https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465674584 "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in private or public life" (General Assembly  Resolution 48/104) ]]> 2020-03-19 02:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465674584 pao024 https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465678561 1. violence perpetrated by the State (e.g. violence against women in custody, violence as part of warfare)
2. Violence occurring within the general community (including rape, sexual harassment, trafficking in women, and intimidation at work)
3. Violence in the family and the private sphere (e.g. incest, selective abortion, "domestic" violence)]]> 2020-03-19 02:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465678561 pao024 https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465681051 International recognition that women have a right to a life free of violence is a recent one.
DEVAW (Declaration on the elimination of all forms of violence against women) strengthens the work of CEDAW (Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women). This resolution aimed to  overturn government's stance that violence against women was a private, domestic matter not needing State intervention.  The Declaration emphasizes the State's obligation to ensure prevention, investigation and punishment of all perpetrators, minimizing the distinction between public and private actors. ]]> 2020-03-19 02:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465681051 pao024 https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465692911 The United States is a signatory to CEDAW, but Congress has never ratified the Convention. Reasons for not ratifying include believing that the treaty is unnecessary and it would subject the US to the "whims" of an international agency; opposition to CEDAW's advocacy for reproductive rights and enforcement of gender-neutral work rules. ]]> 2020-03-19 02:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465692911 pao024 https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465695389 In recent years, we have seen groups in civil society call for state accountability in the continuing violence that women experience in their day to day.  In the next column you will find a youtube video. I want you to watch the video (performance is in Spanish, but it has English subtitles) and write down what the video brings up for you. What are these people doing? Does it resonate with you? Can you think of any movements in the U.S. that have a similar goal?  What is the duty of the State? Think about the documentary we watched last week, how doe it tie in to this discussion?  
Go to the FlipGrid to offer your thoughts and engage in discussion. ]]> 2020-03-19 02:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465695389 pao024 https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465700760 What are your thoughts? ]]> 2020-03-19 03:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pao024/y623wvdn7m29/wish/465700760