Manavi Newsletter articles from September 22 2002

Manavi Newsletter archives from September 22 2002

Manavi sexual assault brochure.(brochure designed for South Asian women)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Several members of Manavi's sexual assault collective have been hard at work producing Manavi's newest brochure, which addresses sexual violence. This brochure is the first sexual assault brochure in the U.S. to focus on South Asian women. ...

Meerwala case raises awareness of sexual violence against women in Pakistan. (News In & Around South Asia).(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... On June 22, 2002 three men gang raped an 18-year-old girl on the orders of a tribal council in Meerwala, Pakistan. The rape was ordered by tribal elders as punishment for an alleged affair between the girl's younger brother and a woman from a...

Magisterial inquiry ordered into 'sati' incident. (News In & Around South Asia).(India: woman reportedly forced into her husband's funeral pyre )(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... On August 7,2002, the Madhya Pradesh government ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident of sati (self-immolation)in Panna district, India. Home Minister Mahendra Boudh told the state assembly that 65-year-old Kuttu, who died of...

Navinder Virk found not guilty. (U.S. News in Brief).(declared legally insane when she attempted to drown herself and her two children)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... On January 11, 2000, after enduring years of abuse from her husband, Navinder Virk attempted to drown her two children and herself in the harbor near her California home. On July 12, 2002, after convicting her of attempted first-degree murder,...

Bush's new welfare reform promotes marriage. (U.S. News in Brief).(Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2002 raises questions about the government promotion of marriage continuation)
September 22, 2002... On May 16, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2002 (H. R. 4737), which reauthorizes the welfare program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). Not surprisingly, the...

Three women killed in Jersey City. (U.S. News in Brief).(Alim Hassan charged with the murder of his wife, sister-in-law and mother-in-law)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... On July 29, 2002, three women, Bernadette Seajatan, Sharon Yassim, and Marlyn Hassan were killed in their home in Jersey City. Initial news reports indicated that the prosecutor believed these murders to be an act of domestic violence. Alim...

Manavi counseling update.(counseling services for South Asian women)
September 22, 2002... Manavi continues to render culture appropriate counseling in various South Asian languages, which has made it possible for battered & displaced women to come forward and claim their right to live violence-free lives. We are grateful to the...

Legal collective update.(Manavi legal collective news)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... * With the revitalized volunteer collective system in place, the legal collective has been recharged with various new projects and initiatives. The volunteers in the legal collective have been meeting regularly on a monthly basis. We are...

Manavi outreach at a glance.
September 22, 2002... January 2002 * Manavi holds a benefit bash including a raffle and silent auction featuring South Asian artists at Nova Terra Restaurant in New Brunswick, NJ. * Staff members Sapna and Board member Arati are featured on EBC Radio's...

Support groups: an end to isolation.(services for abused women)
September 22, 2002... As a semi-closed system, a battering relationship by its very nature tends to limit input of information to outsiders and prevent input or intervention from the outside. The perpetrator usually enjoys higher status than the victim does. This...

Sakhi: for South Asian Women.(founded to help South Asian battered women)
September 22, 2002... 9/11 Reflections September 11th is a day that changed all of us. At Sakhi for South Asian Women, we grieve the loss of a long-time volunteer who worked on the 94th floor of Two World Trade Center. Swarna Chalasani gave so much love and...

Raksha inc.(South Asian support and referral network)
September 22, 2002... RAKSHA was founded in 1995 as a support and referral network for South Asians. As the first and only social service organization of its kind in the Southeast, Raksha filled a much needed void in the South Asian community. Prior to its...

Narika.(support organization for South Asian women, Berkeley, California, )
September 22, 2002... NARIKA was created in 1992 in response to the growing evidence that conventional domestic violence services were not geared to handle the special needs of immigrant women, thus discouraging them from seeking help. The organization set out to...

KIRAN.(organization formed to protect South Asian women in North Carolina from domestic violence)
September 22, 2002... Domestic Violence and Crisis Services for South Asians in North Carolina KIRAN was created over 2 years ago in response to the growing South Asian population in NC, especially in the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill). Each of...

Chaya's Community Response to Backlash.(organization works to decrease domestic violence incidents in South Asian communities)
September 22, 2002... Chaya is an organization that works to decrease the incidence of domestic violence in South Asian communities. We believe that all violence is connected and related and thus it is in our interest to fight against violence in all its forms. The...

Apna Ghar. (Our Home).(Chicago, Illinois, support organization for abused women and children)
September 22, 2002... Apna Ghar's history is one of helping abused women and children. Basically that is what we still do, whether it is through Legal Advocacy, Art Therapy, Individual Counseling, Emergency Shelter or Transitional Housing. Apna Ghar actually started...

Ashiana update.(transitional home for abused women and children)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Ashiana, Manavi's transitional home, is a safe space for women and their children who have been displaced by violence. Since 1997, Ashiana has been providing women and their children with secure, rent-free housing while they work towards...

Dams and development: the Narmada story.(dams on the River Narmada in India may damage the ecosystem)
September 22, 2002... The controversy over large dams on the River Narmada in western India has come to symbolize the struggle for a just and equitable society in India. From its inception, the Indian state was confronted by two different visions of reconstruction;...

Violence and misogyny: patriarchal rhetoric in Devdas.(motion picture)(Movie Review)
September 22, 2002... Initial reactions to Devdas usually focus on the spectacle of the recent film--the lavish sets, the stunning costumes. While the spectacle is certainly exhilarating, I found myself disturbed by the attitudes toward and treatment of women in the...

Sexual violence as a weapon in Gujarat genocide.(riots in Gujarat, India, include the rape and murder of hundreds of women)
September 22, 2002... State and police complicity in the genocide Initially, the Godhra train tragedy was touted as the trigger for the riots that spread like wildfire all across Gujarat. However, it quickly became clear that the carnage was planned well before...

Deja vu: a nation divided in time of war.(1941 attack of Pearl Harbor, and 2001 terrorist attacks, cause backlash against Asian minority groups)(includes interview with Sumi Koide of the Japanese American Citizens League)(Interview)
September 22, 2002... The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001 both brought about a backlash against Asian American communities living in the United States. During the years of World...

Naming the violence: a look at "hate crimes" post 9/11.(racial attacks, following the 9-11-01 terrorism)(includes the account of one South Asian woman)
September 22, 2002... Since September 11, 2001, many South Asian, Arab, and Muslim communities have been experiencing extreme forms of violence based on real or perceived ethnicities/religions. The perpetrators of this racial profiling have included neighbors,...