Enditnow is the boldest stand the Seventh-day Adventist Church has ever taken regarding violence against women and girls. Women’s Ministries and ADRA are joining hands to stand up and to mobilize Adventist women, church members, all individuals, church congregations of every faith, social groups, schools and businesses to stand up in favor of human rights and say enditnow to violence against women and girls.
BACKGROUND CAMPAIGN
Violence affects the lives of millions of women worldwide, in all socio-economic and educational classes. It cuts across cultural and religious barriers, impeding the right of women to participate fully in society.
Throughout the world, violence against women and girls is perpetrated within:
• Marriage and families by husbands
• Intimate partners and relatives
• Within communities by strangers and traditional leaders
• In the workplace
• Across international borders as women are trafficked for sex and labor, and as a tool of war by military forces
• In wartime and in post-conflict settings, women seeking refuge are often victims of exploitation and assault.
Forms of violence against women include:
• Sex trafficking
• Domestic abuse
• Sexual assault
• Honor killing
• Female genital mutilation
• Child marriage
• Emotional and verbal abuse and other forms of violence.
HOW TO BEGIN?
Understanding the Petition
One of the first goals of this campaign is to gather 1 million signatures from Seventh day Adventists and supporters from around the world. These signatures will be collected through grassroots efforts via written and electronic petitions. Once the goal has been reached, the entire petition will be delivered to United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon.
In order for this campaign to increase its support base, every effort should be made to provide printed copies of the petition to local organizers, so that they may circulate it among their peers effectively. Supporters should learn about the petition’s goals, which are listed in the preamble on page one of the petition, before they sign it. Copies of the petition template are available for download.
After petitions are signed, they should be sent by regular mail, or scanned and emailed as PDF files. See ‘Contact Information’ for address details. Petitions are to be sent together with the banner. (Go to item number 8 for more information regarding the banner).
BACKGROUND CAMPAIGN
Violence affects the lives of millions of women worldwide, in all socio-economic and educational classes. It cuts across cultural and religious barriers, impeding the right of women to participate fully in society.
Throughout the world, violence against women and girls is perpetrated within:
• Marriage and families by husbands
• Intimate partners and relatives
• Within communities by strangers and traditional leaders
• In the workplace
• Across international borders as women are trafficked for sex and labor, and as a tool of war by military forces
• In wartime and in post-conflict settings, women seeking refuge are often victims of exploitation and assault.
Forms of violence against women include:
• Sex trafficking
• Domestic abuse
• Sexual assault
• Honor killing
• Female genital mutilation
• Child marriage
• Emotional and verbal abuse and other forms of violence.
HOW TO BEGIN?
Understanding the Petition
One of the first goals of this campaign is to gather 1 million signatures from Seventh day Adventists and supporters from around the world. These signatures will be collected through grassroots efforts via written and electronic petitions. Once the goal has been reached, the entire petition will be delivered to United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon.
In order for this campaign to increase its support base, every effort should be made to provide printed copies of the petition to local organizers, so that they may circulate it among their peers effectively. Supporters should learn about the petition’s goals, which are listed in the preamble on page one of the petition, before they sign it. Copies of the petition template are available for download.
After petitions are signed, they should be sent by regular mail, or scanned and emailed as PDF files. See ‘Contact Information’ for address details. Petitions are to be sent together with the banner. (Go to item number 8 for more information regarding the banner).
FUENTE:
http://www.enditnow.org/
