The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Sunday October 31st, 2021
Interviewing Prof. Verene A. Shepherd by Dr Elsa Lycias Joel
Q: I’m too much in awe of what you are in totality Prof. Verene Shepherd. This opportunity to chat and get to know you better is an honour. When you decided to research the history of Jamaican women, did you have some kind of an urge to unearth Jamaican feminism, the genesis of it all and tell the world that feminism is nothing new to Jamaica?
A: Thank you for taking the time to explore my work, ideas and influences. First of all, my overall research interest as a Social Historian, is the experiences of historically marginalized people: enslaved Africans, indentured Asians (in particular Indians), left behind men and boys, women (including enslaved women and household workers). My interest in women’s experiences was influenced by the late Historian, Lucille Mathurin Mair, who wrote the first dedicated book on Jamaican women. So she unearthed the history of Jamaican feminism. I simply continued research to show the roots of gender-based violence and the history of women’s activism against all forms of oppression and discrimination. Mair’s work made me a feminist, though.
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Despair and hardship #poem by Abigail George
“There was a home and a
family that belonged to her. Fragments in a diary. You’ve
revealed your true self to
me and now I must do the
same. The mysteries of my sorrows
are like a constellation beyond
the trees. Emptiness lingers
here. It will be hours until
I sleep. And when that fire
comes I will dream under nightfall. A million stars.
It will be a quiet victory in”
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Women as Peacemakers by Rene Wadlow
October 31 is the anniversary of the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 which calls for full and equal participation of women in conflict prevention, peace processes, and peace-building, thus creating opportunities for women to become fully involved in governance and leadership. This historic Security Council resolution 1325 of 31 October 2000 provides a mandate to incorporate gender perspectives in all areas of peace support. Its adoption is part of a process within the UN system through its World Conferences on Women in Mexico City (1975), in Copenhagen (1980), in Nairobi (1985), in Beijing (1995), and at a special session of the U.N. General Assembly to study progress five years after Beijing (2000).
Since 2000, there have been no radical changes as a result of Resolution 1325, but the goal has been articulated and accepted. Now women must learn to take hold of and generate political power if they are to gain an equal role in peace-making. They must be willing to try new avenues and new approaches as symbolized by the actions of Lysistrata.
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Ma-Siri & Alexa 21#16 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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