Conference against Honour Killings and Launch of new Helpline

Dua Aswad was 17 years old and died for no reason other than so called 'honour', at the hands of men, including her male family members. She was killed because she dared to fall in love, and because she COULD be killed, in a village that denied her any human right. Even in death she was faced with degradation and the chorus of baying men after blood and continued power to oppress and kill, strike out and destroy, anything that resembled defiance and a stand against the denial of human rights.

'Those that defy can die' is the inherent chant, aligned with, 'those that question our (male) rule will be held accountable with every drop of their blood.



The conference run by IKWRO Iranian Kurdistan Women's Rights Organisation in London on 14th May will bring together people to face the atrocity that is honour killing and honour crimes, launch a helpline and hopes to help prevent this continued degradation of girls, women, communities and humanity and their rights

please attend or send your support.

Media Camp Bucks 2008

Media Camp Bucks 2008!



For all things social networking, new media, web developments and virtual world connections . This un-conference looks like it will be bigger and better than lasts years a NOT TO BE MISSED Event.

Think I am singing again..

Forgetting the words, but not the sentiment.

Watch the Survivors Stories DVD Montage

This montage is approx 2.5 mins click to start..

Doing Theology In Altab Ali Park - Rev Kenneth Leech

I am attending a ( real in person ) event this afternoon to mark the launch of a book of Rev. Kenneth Leech - 'Doing Theology in Altab Ali Park'.

Ken has been wonderful and inspiring to work with in the East End of London, and the most equipped to write as a 'social and theological scientist!' Fearless, from a community development perspective, he has been able to instigate work where no-one 'dared' to go, but everyone thought was a good idea. Indeed others may have thought, 'yes this work needs to occur, but I can't do it'.

There is nothing 'virtual' about his reaching out to 'connect with communities', and is where I and many others learned just how to do that, just how hard it can be to ensure that engagement is kept, and just how prepared we will have to be, when working in areas where our hearts and the silent communities call, but 'politics and fear' invade!

A source of literary strength, to all working in community settings.