| Greg GIANNIS on 16 Nov 2000 00:53:51 -0000 |
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>Subject: petition - Please read > >Petition to United Nations >Dear Friends: >This is something that we as women and essentially as human beings need >to support - I don't know if this is going to help but take 3 minutes out >of your life to do your part. Madhu, the government of Afghanistan, is waging a war upon women. Since The Taliban took power in 1996, women have had to wear burqua and have been beaten and stoned in public for not having the proper attire, even if this means simply not having the mesh covering in front of their Eyes. One woman was beaten to death by an angry mob of fundamentalists for accidentally exposing her arm while she was driving. Another was stoned to death for trying to leave the country with a man that was not A relative. Women are not allowed to work or even go out in public without a male Relative; professional women such as professors, translators, doctors, Lawyers, artists and writers have been forced from their jobs and Stuffed into their homes. Homes where a woman is present must have their windows painted so that she can never be seen by outsiders. They must wear silent shoes so that they are never heard. Women live in fear Of their lives for the slightest misbehaviour. Because they cannot work, those without male relatives or husbands are either starving to death or begging on the street, even if they hold Ph.D.s. Depression is becoming so widespread that it has reached emergency levels. There is no way in such an extreme Islamic society to know the suicide rate with certainty, but relief workers are estimating that the suicide rate among women, who cannot find proper medication and treatment for severe depression and would rather take their lives than live in such conditions, has increased significantly. There are almost no medical facilities available for women. At one of the rare Hospitals for women, a reporter found still, nearly lifeless bodies lying motionless on top of beds, wrapped in their burqua, unwilling to speak, eat, or do anything, but slowly wasting away. Others have gone mad and were seen crouched in corners, perpetually rocking or crying, most of them in fear. One doctor is considering, when what little medication that is left finally runs out, leaving these women in front of the President's residence as a form of protest. It is at the point where the term "human rights violations" has become an understatement. Husbands have the power of life and death over their women relatives, especially their wives, but an angry mob has just as much right to stone or beat a woman, often to death, for exposing an inch of flesh or offending them in the slightest way. Women enjoyed relative freedom, to work, dress generally as they wanted, and drive and appear in public alone until only 1996. The rapidity of this transition is the main reason for the depression and suicide; women who were once educators or doctors or simply used to basic human freedoms are now severely restricted and treated as subhuman in the name of right-wing fundamentalist Islam. It is not their tradition or 'culture,' but it is alien to them, and it is extreme even for those cultures where fundamentalism is the rule. Everyone has a right to a tolerable human existence, even if they are Women in a Muslim country. If we can threaten military force in Kosovo in the name of human rights for the sake of ethnic Albanians, citizens of the world can certainly express peaceful outrage at the oppression, murder and injustice committed against women by the Taliban. STATEMENT: In signing this, we agree that the current treatment of women in Afghanistan is completely UNACCEPTABLE and deserves action by the United Nations and that the current situation overseas will not be tolerated. Women's Rights is not a small issue anywhere, and it is UNACCEPTABLE for Women in 2000 to be treated as subhuman and so much as property. Equality and human decency is a RIGHT not a freedom, whether one lives in Afghanistan or elsewhere. >> > >> > 1) Suzanne Dathe, Grenoble, France >> > 2) Laurence COMPARAT, Grenoble,France >> > 3) Philippe MOTTE, Grenoble, France >> > 4) Jok FERRAND, Mont St Martin, France >> > 5) Emmanuelle PIGNOL, St Martin d'Heres, FRANCE >> > 6) Marie GAUTHIER, Grenoble, FRANCE >> > 7) Laurent VESCALO, Grenoble,FRANCE >> > 8) Mathieu MOY, St Egreve, FRANCE >> > 9) Bernard BLANCHET, Mont St Martin, FRANCE >> > 10) Tassadite FAVRIE, Grenoble, FRANCE >> > 11) Loic GODARD, St Ismier, FRANCE >> > 12) Benedicte PASCAL, Grenoble, FRANCE >> > 13) Khedaidja BENATIA, Grenoble, FRANCE >> > 14) Marie-Therese LLORET, Grenoble,FRANCE >> > 15) Benoit THEAU, Poitiers, FRANCE >> > 16) Bruno CONSTANTIN, Poitiers, FRANCE >> > 17) Christian COGNARD, Poitiers, FRANCE >> > 18) Robert GARDETTE, Paris, FRANCE >> > 19) Claude CHEVILLARD, Montpellier, FRANCE >> > 20) gilles FREISS, Montpellier, FRANCE >> > 21) Patrick AUGEREAU, Montpellier, FRANCE. >> > 22) Jean IMBERT, Marseille, FRANCE >> > 23) Jean-Claude MURAT, Toulouse, France >> > 24) Anna BASSOLS, Barcelona, Spain >> > 25) Mireia DUNACH, Barcelona, Spain >> > 26) Michel VILLAZ, Grenoble, France >> > 27) Pages Frederique, Dijon, France >> > 28) Rodolphe FISCHMEISTER, Chatenay-Malabry, France >> > 29) Francois BOUTEAU, Paris, France >> > 30) Patrick PETER, Paris, France >> > 31) Lorenza RADICI, Paris, France >> > 32) Monika Siegenthaler, Bern, Switzerland >> > 33) Mark Philp, Glasgow, Scotland >> > 34) Tomas Andersson, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 35) Jonas Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 36) Karin Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 37) Ake Ljung, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 38) Carina Sedlmayer, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 39) Rebecca Uddman, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 40) Lena Skog, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 41) Micael Folke, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 42) Britt-Marie Folke, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 43) Birgitta Schuberth, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 44) Lena Dahl, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 45) Ebba Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 46) Jessica Carlsson, Vaxjo, Sweden >> > 47) Sara Blomquist, Vaxjo, Sweden >> > 48) Magdalena Fosseus, Vaxjo, Sweden >> > 49) Charlotta Langner, Goteborg,Sweden >> > 50) Andrea Egedal, Goteborg, Sweden >> > 51) Lena Persson, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 52) Magnus Linder, Umea ,Sweden >> > 53) Petra Olofsson, Umea, Sweden >> > 54) Caroline Evenbom, Vaxjo, Sweden >> > 55) Asa Pettersson, Grimsas, Sweden >> > 56) Jessica Bjork, Grimsas, Sweden >> > 57) Linda Ahlbom Goteborg, Sweden >> > 58) Jenny Forsman, Boras, Sweden >> > 59) Nina Gunnarson, Kinna, Sweden >> > 60) Andrew Harrison, New Zealand >> > 61) Bryre Murphy, New Zealand >> > 62) Claire Lugton, New Zealand >> > 63) Sarah Thornton, New Zealand >> > 64) Rachel Eade, New Zealand >> > 65) Magnus Hjert, London, UK >> > 67) Madeleine Stamvik, Hurley, UK >> > 68) Susanne Nowlan, Vermont, USA >> > 69) Lotta Svenby, Malmoe, Sweden >> > 70) Adina Giselsson, Malmoe, Sweden >> > 71) Anders Kullman, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 72) Rebecka Swane, Stockholm,Sweden >> > 73) Jens Venge, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 74) Catharina Ekdahl, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 75) Nina Fylkegard, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 76) Therese Stedman, Malmoe, Sweden >> > 77) Jannica Lund, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 78) Douglas Bratt >> > 79) Mats Lofstrom, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 80) Li Lindstrom, Sweden >> > 81) Ursula Mueller, Sweden >> > 82) Marianne Komstadius, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 83) Peter Thyselius, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 84) Gonzalo Oviedo, Quito, Ecuador >> > 85) Amalia Romeo, Gland, Switzerland >> > 86) Margarita Restrepo, Gland, Switzerland >> > 87) Eliane Ruster, Crans p.C., Switzerland >> > 88) Jennifer Bischoff-Elder, Hong Kong >> > 89)Azita Lashgari, Beirut, Lebanon >> > 90)Khashayar Ostovany, New York, USA >> > 91)Lisa L Miller, Reno NV >> > 92)Danielle Avazian, Los Angeles, CA >> > 93) Sara Risher, Los Angeles, Ca. >> > 94) Melanie London, New York, NY >> > 95) Susan Brownstein , Los Angeles, CA >> > 96) Steven Raspa, San Francisco, CA >> > 97) Margot Duane, Ross, CA >> > 98) Natasha Darnall, Los Angeles, CA >> > 99) Candace Brower, Evanston, IL >> > 100) James Kjelland, Evanston, IL >> > 101) Michael Jampole, Beach Park, IL, USA >> > 102) Diane Willis, Wilmette, IL, USA >> > 103) Sharri Russell, Roanoke, VA, USA >> > 104) Faye Cooley, Roanoke, VA, USA >> > 105) Celeste Thompson, Round Rock, TX, USA >> > 106) Sherry Stang, Pflugerville, TX, USA >> > 107) Amy J. Singer, Pflugerville, TX USA >> > 108) Milissa Bowen, Austin, TX USA >> > 109) Michelle Jozwiak, Brenham, TX USA >> > 110) Mary Orsted, College Station, TX USA >> > 111) Janet Gardner, Dallas, TX USA >> > 112) Marilyn Hollingsworth, Dallas, TX USA >> > 113) Nancy Shamblin, Garland. TX USA >> > 114) K. M. Mullen, Houston, TX - USA >> > 115) Noreen Tolman, Houston, Texas - USA >> > 116) Judy Bechtel, Merced, CA - USA >> > 117) Delores Iliff, FL, USA >> > 118) Nicole Propper, FL, USA >> > 119) Bonnie LaChance, FL, USA >> > 120) JoAnn Blades, FL, USA >> > 121) Pam Blades, FL, USA >> > 122) Louise Campbell, FL, USA >> > 123) Marcy DeSanto, FL, USA >> > 124) Donald Blades, FL,USA >> > 125) Tom LaChance, FL, USA >> > 126) Craig Huff, GA, USA >> > 127) Karen Huff, FL, USA >> > 128) Heather Huff, GA, USA >> > 129) Franki Silcox GA, USA >> > 130) Karin Horn, TX, USA >> > 131) Lara Nelson, OH, USA >> > 132) Beth Pilous, OH, USA >> > 133) Sarah Clare, OH, USA >> > 134) Carla Roth, OH, USA >> > 135) Jenny Zukowski, MI, USA >> > 136) Amanda Silic, MI, USA >> > 137) Heather Gilroy, MD, USA >> > 138) Kat Carrion, MD USA >> > 139) Michelle Stryjewski, MD USA >> > 140) Elizabeth H Stevens, OR, USA >> > 141) Alice Stevens, OR, USA >> > 142) Tyler R. Monzie/ OR/ USA >> > 143) Allea Martin, OR, USA >> > 145) Jose Tancuan, Or, USA >> > 146) Akia Woods, OR USA >> > 147) Bernie Gardent, OR, USA >> > 148) Leslie Hall, OR, USA >> > 149) Susan J. Woods, OR, USA >> > 150 [Cegelnik, Dixie] , OR, USA >> > 151 Susan Amburgey, OR, USA >> > 152 Cindy Harboldt, OR, USA >> > 153 Richard Rehm, CA, USA >> > 154. Lyn Lindsay, CA, USA >> > 155. Alma Gilligan, CA, USA >> > 156. Maureen Lechwar, CA, USA >> > 157. Leslie Morales, CA, USA >> > 158. Marci Marcantonio, CA, USA >> > 159. Jill Haskins, CA, USA >> > 160. Jacqueline Gouly, CA, USA >> > 161. Janet Talbott, CA, USA >> > 162. Manjula Subbiah, CA, USA >> > 163. Susan Duncan, CA, USA >> > 164. Blanca E. Reynoso, CA, USA >> > 165. Ruth C. Reynoso, Ca, USA >> > 166. Phyllis H. Rawlins, Anaheim, CA, USA >> > 167. Lori Rice, Naples, Italy >> > 168. Mina Giovannitti, Las Vegas, USA (Turkey) >> > 169. Fred Giovannitti, Las Vegas, USA >> > 170. Noelle Brunelle, NV, USA >> > 171. Kimberly A. Karl, NV, USA >> > 172. Alana Segall, NV, USA >> > 173. Mark Leonard, NV, USA >> > 174. Nancy Leonard, NV, USA >> > 175. Troy Leonard, NV, USA >> > 176. Robert Mock AZ. USA >> > 177. Patty Flanigan AZ, USA >> > 178. William A Towne III, AZ, USA >> > 179. Ellen J. Matheson, Los Angeles, CA, USA >> > 180. Theresa Leets, Los Angeles, CA, USA >> > 181. G. Ahou Soomekh, Los Angeles, CA, USA >> > 182. Ronith Herman, El Paso, TX >> > 183. Lauren R. Stein, PA, USA >> > 184. Michelle F. King, PA, USA >> > 185. Jere' Webb, CA, USA >> > 186. Kim Anderson, CA USA >> > 187. Kirsten Hinsdale, VA, USA >> > 188. Ronald David, Wash, DC >> > 189. Cheryl Barnes, Buffalo, NY >> > 190. Dawne David, Wash DC, USA >> > 191. Madhu Dutta New Delhi, India >> > 192. Madhu Sen New Delhi, India >> > 193. Alokparna, VA USA >> > 194. Anjali Dasgupta, MS USA >> > 195. Tilottama Brahmachari, NJ, USA >> > 196. Chandrima Datta Ray, MS, USA >> > 197. Jaydip Datta Ray, MS, USA >> > 198. MarIa Florencia Vidano, MA, USA >> > 199. Matteo Dufour,Genova, Italia >> > 200. Francois Dufour, Lugano, Switzerland >> > 201. Francesco Ricasoli, Firenze, Italia >> > 202. Lena Larsson, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 203. Katarina Wigle, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 204. Petter ?berg, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 205. Per-Anders Stensson, Uppsala, Sweden >> > 206. Malin MArtensson, Uppsala, Sweden >> > 207. Maria Carlstedt >> > 208. Eli Cathrine Wilhelmsen, Uppsala, Sweden >> > 209. AnnaMaria Billing, Uppsala, Sweden >> > 210. Christina Molnar, Uppsala, Sweden >> > 211. Christina Bergmark, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 212. Katarina Mimmi SpAng, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 213. M"rta Terese M-rnvik, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 214. Sofi HAkansson, Malm-, Sweden >> > 215. ?sa Grogarn Sol, G-teborg, Sweden >> > 216. Anders Jonsson, G-teborg, Sweden >> > 217. ?sa Ericsson, G-teborg, Sweden >> > 218. Elna F leide Selle, Bergen, Norway >> > 219. Brynjar Stautland, B mlo, Norway >> > 220. Berte Figenschou Amundsen, Trondheim, Norway >> > 221. Marte M rkved-Romstad, Oslo, Norway >> > 222. Kjersti Forbregd, Trondheim, Norway >> > 123. Inger Margrethe Torgersen, Oslo, Norway >> > 224. Lisbeth Skogstrand, Oslo, Norway >> > 225. Ragnhild Skogstrand, Stokmarknes, Norway >> > 226. Hanne Husaas, Lier, Norway >> > 227. Helena Wikstr-m, Lund, Sweden >> > 228. Kimberly Rapport, Ca, USA >> > 229. Kristie Bennett, San Jose, CA, USA >> > 230. Debi Di Bias, Santa Monica, CA, USA >> > 231. Whitney Allen, San Francisco, CA USA >> > 232. Kaaren Shalom, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 233. Gretchen German, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 234. Susan Peretz, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 235. Caryn West, Los Angeles, CA. USA >> > 236. Heather Juergensen, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 237. Camryn Manheim. Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 238. Julianne Williams, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 239. Jenna Elfman, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 240. Rachel Smith, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 241. Matthew Ian Glass, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 242. Bret R. Howey, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 243. Tammy Terrenzi, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 244. Jocelyn Jones Watkins. Santa Monica, Calif, USA >> > 245. Irene Dirmann, Clearwater Florida USA >> > 246. Robin Karfo, Santa Monica, CA, USA >> > 247. Monica Larissa Hershaft, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 248. Adrian Ursu. Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 249. Tim Capaldi, Detroit, MI USA >> > 250. Marisa Ozburn, Chicago, IL >> > 251. Kristina Boos, Detroit, MI USA >> > 252. Anne Monday, Detroit, MI USA >> > 253. Tiffany Reese, Detroit, MI USA >> > 254. Kim Huston, Detroit, MI USA >> > 255. Denise LaPlante, Detroit, MI USA >> > 256. Piper Paton Smith, Roseville, MI USA >> > 257. Yvette Beebe, Northville, MI USA >> > 258. Jody Harris, Redford, MI USA >> > 259. Pat Kovach, Brighton, MI USA >> > 260. Karyn Anderson, Singapore >> > 261. Steve Schafer, MI USA >> > 262. Sue Schafer, MI USA >> > 263. Elizabeth T. LaBelle MI USA >> > 264. Robert A. LaBelle MI USA >> > 265. Faye M. Woodley, CO USA >> > 266. Dan Woodley CO, USA >> > 267. Dani Watkins CO, USA >> > 268. Donna Royster CO, USA >> > 269. Chuck Pitte CO, USA >> > 270. Twila Eberly CO, USA >> > 271. Sandy Reavey CO, USA >> > 272. Carolee Laughton, CO, USA >> > 273. Jeffrey Adams, CO, USA >> > 274. Susan Conder, CO, USA >> > 275. Kathryn Haley, CO, USA >> > 276. Gloria Haley, CO, USA >> > 277. Samatra Doyle, CO, USA >> > 278. Janet Neary, CA, USA >> > 279. Kelly Metzler, CA, USA >> > 280. Elizabeth Anderson, MN, USA >> > 281. Rinda West, IL, USA >> > 282. Richard Kroth, IL, USA >> > 283. Heather Driscoll, Chicago, IL, USA >> > 284.Mariluz Adler, Venice,CA,USA >> > 285. Marisol Adler, Venice,CA, USA >> > 286. Petra Matouschek, Pasadena, CA, USA >> > 287. Alina Wolff, Vienna, AUSTRIA >> > 288. Angelika Brudniak, Vienna, AUSTRIA >> > 289. Marie-Theres Holler, Vienna, AUSTRIA >> > 290. Barbara Peretti, Salzburg, AUSTRIA >> > 291. Susanne Gordon-Oberhofer, Salzburg, Austria >> > 292. Karin Pernegger, Nantes, France >> > 293. David Michael Clarke, Nantes, France >> > 294. Heidi Nikolaisen, Bergen, Norway >> > 295. Lise Johansen, Tromso, Norway >> > 296. Jeff Rechenbach, Cleveland, Ohio USA >> > 297. Susan C. Pisha, Portland, OR USA >> > 298. Ms. Charlie M. Clint, Portland, OR USA >> > 299. Beverly Wilson Thornburg, Denver, CO USA >> > 300. Sue Lowe, Austin, TX USA >> > 301. Cheyenne Weaver, Austin, TX USA >> > 302. Christine Walsh, Seattle, WA USA >> > 303. Olivia Vlcek, Seattle, WA USA >> > 304. Jenny Sayward, Seattle, WA USA >> > 305. Diane Ste. Marie, WA USA >> > 306. Jane Langenes, Seattle, WA USA >> > 307. Sharon Chambers, Seattle, WA USA >> > 308. Jackie Jackman, Ill, USA >> > 309. Marcia Patience, Chicago, IL USA >> > 310. K. Heaton, Kansas, USA >> > 311. T. L. Essig, Lees Summit, MO USA >> > 312. Erica Bourgeois, Vancouver, BC Canada >> > 313. Nicci Bergunder, Vancouver, BC Canada\ >> > 314. Chief Kim Baird, Tsawwassen, BC Canada >> > 315. Leah George-Wilson, North Vancouver, BC Canada >> > 316. Stefany Mathias, Vancouver, BC Canada >> > 317. David DeLeary, Toronto, ON, Canada >> > 318. Debra Goldblatt, Toronto, ON, CANADA >> > 319. Kelly Lamb, Toronto, ON, Canada >> > 320. Carla Roblin Pryce, Toronto, ON, Canada >> > 321. Theresa Taylor, Toronto, ON, Canada >> > 322. Leah Taylor Roy, Boston, MA, USA >> > 323. Jan-Marie Gundacker, Bradley Beach, NJ, USA >> > 324. Jane Wyker, Rye, NY US >> > 325. Barbara Berdon, NY, USA >> > 326. Carol Rickard, Longboat Key, FL, USA >> > 327. Sally C. Mahofski, Sarasota, FL, USA >> > 328. Katharine Graham, Manchester, MA, USA >> > 329. Thaddeus Beal, Somerville, MA USA >> > 330. Vreni Blatter, Olten, Switzerland >> > 331. Christoph Blatter, Olten, Switzerland >> > 332. Marcel Hermans, Amsterdam, Netherlands >> > 333. Cornelia Blatter, Amsterdam, Netherlands >> > 334. Shauna Church, Brooklyn, NY, USA >> > 335. Jill Enfield, NYC, NY, USA >> > 336. Barbara Bell, NYC, NY, USA >> > 337. Betsy Chory, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 338. Dody Dorn, Los Angeles, CA USA >> > 339. Britta Sjogren, San Francisco, CA, USA >> > 340. Cade Bursell >> > 341. Marisa Brugarolas, Murcia, Spain >> > 342. Ana Buitrago, Madrid, Spain >> > 343 Carlos Gonzalez, Amsterdam, Netherlands >> > 344 Hanna Hedman, Paris, France >> > 345 Charlotta Gustavsson, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 346. Annika Cullberg, Stockholm, Sweden >> > 347. Seppo Laine, Uppsala, Sweden >> > 348.Hamedou Drammeh,Stockholm,Swedn >> > 349. Jainaba Bah, Stockholm, Sweden >> 350. Mary Cooper, Taunton, England >> 360. Maarten van Perlo, Taunton, England >> 361. Anna Jolly,Bristol, England > 362. Naomi Waterman, Devon,England > 363. Sally Stewart, Perth Australia > 364. Ruth McMillan, Sydney, Australia > 365. Cindy Lee, Melbourne, Australia > 366. Lisa Robins, Melbourne, Australia > 367. Loretta O'Brien, Melbourne, Australia > 368 Shiralee Saul, Melbourne Australia > 369 Cade Wilson Saul, Melbourne, Australia > 370 Robyn Logan, Melbourne, Australia 371 Greg Giannis, Melbourne, Australia >PLEASE COPY this email on to a new message, sign the bottom and forward >it to everyone on your distribution lists. If you receive this list with >more than 600 names on it, please e-mail a copy of it to: >sarabande@brandeis.edu < >mailto:sarabande@brandeis.edu > >Even if you decide not to sign, please be >considerate and do not kill the petition. > >Thank you! _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold