A man that hits a woman is not a man Update due to Victim's own request ! St. Petersburg, Florida — Stephanie Rockfield, 19, says she was punched in the face while riding her bike on the Pinellas Trail through St. Petersburg. And the two suspects got away with just one dollar. Rockfield said she had just worked out at the YMCA on 5th Avenue South and was riding her bike home. She was passed by two men on bikes who were going the opposite direction. But then, she says they turned … [Read more...]
A man that hits a woman is not a man
April 12, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: NORTH AMERICA, WOMEN Taking ACTION Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, A man that hits a woman is not a man, abuse, anger, assault, Florida, hitting, Janie Porter, men, punching, rage, St. Petersburg, Stephanie Rockfield, Tampa Bay's 10 News, violence, violent assault., women.
Celebrating: Time to Talk – Transitions & Teens
December 3, 2011 by admin
A Celebration of Women celebrates... Time to Talk Starting the conversation with your kids and keeping communication open is never easy -- but it's also not as difficult as you may think. Whether you're having trouble finding the time or finding the right words, Time to Talk is here to provide the support and resources you need when it's time to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol. As a parent, the things you say and do have a tremendous influence on the decisions … [Read more...]
UN Women Partners with One Day on Earth; Captures Gender Issues on Camera
November 16, 2011 by Team Celebration
On 11 November 2011 (11-11-11), UN Women joins 20,000 filmmakers worldwide to capture the human experience in a 24-hour period. The collaborative effort — that brings together a number of UN agencies and non-profits — is part of the second annual One Day on Earth initiative aimed at forming a geo-tagged shared film archive that covers wide-ranging issues related to the Millennium Development Goals, from poverty to human rights. Joining One Day on Earth as a partner this year, UN … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CA-- USES, CENTRAL AMERICA, EURASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, abuse, Brazil, camera, Caribbean, China, Ecuador, Egypt, FIJI, GEORGIA, Ghana, Guatemala, Mali, Millennium Development Goals, Moldova, One Day on Earth;, Pakistan, Senegal, TAJIKISTAN, Timor-Leste, UN Women, USA
Adele Butler is Taking Action!
May 17, 2011 by admin
The War Against Womanhood 'Breast ironing' is not only a term, it is really a hot iron used thinking the breast will flatten ...Stones are heated on scorching flames and are massaged rigorously to limp a girl's firm nipples and flatten her breasts. Other common tools include bananas, coconut shells, spatulas and hammers heated over a blistering fire. Just recently I read about a practice in Cameroon which deeply disturbed me. In the privacy of their homes and behind closed doors, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: ADELE BUTLER - Women of Spirit, WOMEN Taking ACTION Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, abuse, Adele Butler is Taking Action, attacking girls, breast cancer, breast ironing, breasts, Cameroon, change, Convention of the Rights of the child, cultural, daughters, development, education, emotional, Fathers, femininity, fundamental rights, girls, God, government., healthcare workers, hope, injury, killing womanhood, legislative, local women, marriage, medical experts, mental, motherhood, Mothers, natural growth, natural puberty, neglect, peers, physical, practice, practices, pregnancy, premarital, process, pubescent, rape, research, sex education, SEXUALITY, Social, sodomy, spiritual destruction of girls, statistics, teenage, uneducated, United Nations Population Fund, victim, violating, violence, war, welfare, womahood, woman, womanhood, women in fear, WOMEN of ACTION™, women taking action, women.
ADELE BUTLER – Women of Spirit: Children Are Not For Sex, Atlanta!
March 25, 2011 by admin
A Celebration of Women "Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.” Isaiah 1:17 If you think that sex trafficking takes place only in developing countries, think again. I watched a video featuring Ashley Judd who introduced the panel “‘No Such Thing’: Trafficking of Girls in the United States” for the 2nd annual “Women In The World” summit) the weekend of March 10-12 in New York City. In it she shared a heartwrenching … [Read more...]
Filed Under: ADELE BUTLER - Women of Spirit, AFRICA, AMERICAN [U.S.A.], ASIA, EURASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WORLD EVENTS, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: abuse, advocates, Ashley Judd, ATLANTA, childhood, children, countries, crime, GEORGIA, girl, girls, men, money, New York City, pedophiles, poor, pornography, profit, prostitution, raped, rights, sex traffickers, sex trafficking, sexual exploitation, system, United States, Women in the World summit, youth
Iraq: Judicial Security Reforms-gender-related
February 14, 2011 by admin
Iraq: Judicial security reforms take aim at gender-based violence Feb 2011 Baghdad – As it fights to improve security in the country as a whole, the Government of Iraq is also advancing a series of gender-related rule-of-law programmes to enhance protections for women in particular, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Women in Iraq have not been afforded equal access to justice or protection by law enforcement agencies, so have stayed more … [Read more...]
Filed Under: MIDDLE EAST, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, a UNDP Iraq advisor, abuse, agencies, Baghdad, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, equal access to justice, gender-based violence, Government of Iraq, Helen Olafsdottir, Iraq, Iraqi Government, Judicial Security Reforms, law enforcement, protection, social stigmatization, UNDP, United Nations Development Programme, vulnerable, Women in Iraq
ADELE BUTLER – Women of Spirit: “Please, Mommy, don’t…”
February 7, 2011 by admin
Suspect Abuse of a Child ~ Take Action! Last week Saturday, my two year and I were in the car while his Daddy was in the supermarket. I was sitting at the back of the car with him while he played. Things were going well for a while until he started to get into mischief. I warned him that if he continued to misbehave I would put him back into his car-seat. He didn’t listen. He thought that I was joking so when he misbehaved again, I lifted him and put him back into the car-seat. He … [Read more...]
Celebrating: Time to Talk – Transitions & Teens
December 2, 2010 by admin
A Celebration of Women celebrates... Time to Talk Starting the conversation with your kids and keeping communication open is never easy -- but it's also not as difficult as you may think. Whether you're having trouble finding the time or finding the right words, Time to Talk is here to provide the support and resources you need when it's time to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol. As a parent, the things you say and do have a tremendous influence on the decisions … [Read more...]
REV. NINA ROE: ‘A Juicy JOYFUL Life’ – 100 Visionaries!
September 29, 2010 by admin
I am jumping out of my seat with some exciting news to share! (and over 100 free gifts from my friends!) As you know I am passionate about inspiring women and men to live their best lives now and am thrilled to announce that I am a contributing co-author in the much anticipated A Juicy, Joyful Life: Inspiration from Women who have Found the Sweetness in Every Day – BEING RELEASED TODAY! Over 100 extraordinary visionaries, authors and more (including Shirley McClaine and Rev. Dr. Charlene … [Read more...]
Filed Under: FEATURED EVENTS, INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS Tagged With: abuse, addiction, advice, BOOK, children, consciousness, divine, faith, Inspirational, inspirations, life, love, people, recovery, sayings, stories, survival, Visinionary, visionaries, woman, women., writing
REV. NINA ROE: 'A Juicy JOYFUL Life' – 100 Visionaries!
September 29, 2010 by admin
I am jumping out of my seat with some exciting news to share! (and over 100 free gifts from my friends!) As you know I am passionate about inspiring women and men to live their best lives now and am thrilled to announce that I am a contributing co-author in the much anticipated A Juicy, Joyful Life: Inspiration from Women who have Found the Sweetness in Every Day – BEING RELEASED TODAY! Over 100 extraordinary visionaries, authors and more (including Shirley McClaine and Rev. Dr. Charlene … [Read more...]
Filed Under: FEATURED EVENTS, INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS Tagged With: abuse, addiction, advice, BOOK, children, consciousness, divine, faith, Inspirational, inspirations, life, love, people, recovery, sayings, stories, survival, Visinionary, visionaries, woman, women., writing
