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Letter of apology for our absence from the webpage and other message

11/27/2014

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Grace and peace everyone

Trusting everyone is well

This is to apologize for the dormancy of the Sankofa Foundation For Victims of Domestic Violence and Networking Programme’s Webpage. This was due to technical problems in accessing the editing key. Nevertheless, it is important to note that counseling was and still is taking place and has been very fruitful for those persons seeking help from the foundation.

Another important note is to inform users of the foundation’s services, that counseling is also provided for perpetrators of domestic violence. Victims are victims and perpetrators are victims too. Imagine for a moment if perpetrators of violence are met with compassion how much more such an encounter can increase the chances of them experiencing healing from their own wounds. It is my experience that these persons cry out for help in their own ways and when the helper maintains an objective attitude towards them they become more receptive to receiving help.  

Often times, when relationship comes to an end with one person, partners tend to take on another partner in due time. However, they seldom address some or most or all the issues which may affect relationships. In short, no one is denied help when help is requested all within the limitations of the foundation.  

It is our prayer and hope that we human being will get well, that we as a collective group and as individuals well be better than we were yesterday.

We pray to be life-giving in our thoughts, words, and actions

God bless with Thy guiding hand upon our lives

Sankofa M F O M Tuzinde

26th November 2014

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and girls

11/26/2014

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‘Violence against women still?’

 

Why!?!

What social constructions put women and girls

As less than men and boys?

When will society turn?

In today’s age

we have high officials still trying to relegate

women and girls

to the social position of second

The Turkish president says, “Women are not equal to men”

I am sure he has voiced the sentiments held by many men

I am sure it is more than ten.

What language we still use

Which reinforces these false gender dichotomy positions,

of male/female,

 leader/follower,

 strong/weak,

rational/none rational,

 public/private,

provider/ nurturer,

 and so on.

These binaries

Are so enforced

By a male club

Binaries

Dichotomies

only serve to reinforce untruths

Often perpetuated by religions

A language which excludes women and girls

From receiving many rights as human beings

Such as, right to education, freedom of space and time, to work, to say no to men and boys’ sexual demands.

And what about rights to control the monies they work for, their bodies, their honeys

How many wives are still raped by their so called husbands?

How many men get married as a means of legalizing so called rights and privilege to have sex ‘from’ the be wedded any time he pleases?

So when the truth forces women and girls not to comply with these dichotomies

They are beaten to comply, and killed for none conformities

In modern times more than ever women and girls are highly educated,

and employed in top professional positions

Yet men and boys still feel it is their natural right to bully and control them.

Do you know the first university was started by a woman?

Bet you thought it was a man

It was men who pushed, that women and girls are none rational

All this male philosophy and theology

worth washing down the canal

Women and men are equal

Boys and girls are equal

Differences in physical realities

The biology

Does not mean inequality

But complementarities of equals

To keep the world spinning

And birds singing,

“oh what a glorious day.  women and girls are no longer raped, abused, beaten and killed. They are no longer bullied for their bodies, monies, and spaces to be free.

Women and girls can see opportunities and possibilities above the glass ceilings and above  the Roman Catholic Church’s bullet proof ceiling. A day is coming when women and girls will be free to be. No longer chattel and invisible!”

One day birds will truly sing

As humanity brings

A new day

 

Sankofa M F O M Tuzinde

26th November 2014

 

Reflecting on the recognition of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and girls. An important day of reflection which I sadly actually forgot. My absolute apologies to women and girls for the ways I may have contributed in any way to their social patriarchal positioning and invisibility.


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International Women's Day 2014

3/8/2014

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International Women's Day 2014 Theme: INSPIRING CHANGE
International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace.

‘break the cycle’ 

Stop the abuse
Stop the abuse
Stop the abuse
Women to yourselves
Your lives are not an articles on shelves
The advertisements you do at the bequest of men
To sell things and more things
With your naked sensual body to entice
Think twice
What you do to the females young and old
And how bold
Men are to demand of you 
All your sweet things
To sell more things
Their pleasures such brings
You seldom get to enjoy
While he makes you his toy
And they act like little boys
To want more of you without care and concern
Like a boy for his toy truck in the hands of a bully
You girls never see your folly
To let him abuse you in the name of “he love meh”
And your daughters see
When men pee
In their minds none life giving waters
From springs of corruptions
And you condone his minusings in front of her
The innocent child inherits from your style
His never adding ups
Big sisters, mothers, 
grandmas, wives, 
your role to model
To rescue the daughters 
from evil inheritance 
she never asked for, 
wanted or could do with 
as if she ever asked you
For your life in hers

Sankofa m f o m tuzinde (michael francis grandison)
of rep. trinidad and tobago
18683654984
8th march 2014
For International Women's Day 2014 
Theme: INSPIRING CHANGE


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25th november is over, what next for our women and girls and all victims of violence?

11/25/2013

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as the 25th november close many women and girls will still be trapped in the circle of violence against them perpetrated by men, boys and themselves for allowing themselves to be entrapped in the role of victim and the 'less than worthy human being' so women and girls. can a victim ask their abuser to free them? no they got to find a way to free themselves, so "go a head and free yourselves..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWs3fs9nnzc&list=RD-WWtGpEqpV4
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end the violence against women and girls now! come on let's start the process!

11/24/2013

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Violence against women starts with violence inside the violator and perpetrator of violence. Mothers and fathers it is not a cute thing when you choose to be entertained by your children’s bad behaviours of selfishness, lack of patients, and intolerance. There are things which ought to be corrected early in the bud stages otherwise it is not a human we are raising but a monster. Simple things like sharing, learning to wait, respect for others, etc. can go a long way in forming good behaviours.

Ending violence against women, girls and anyone for that matter starts with how we raise our young human beings. How they see us adults behaving with one another. Gender language and roles also have to be challenged to promote gender respect, equality and equity. In the language one must glean that though roles may be naturally different that males and females are equal. Role must compliment not create gender inequality.

These are just a few things, in reflective form, we ought to consider in order to change the top heavy relationship existent between males and females. Each of us has to deal with our own demons which fuel violence. Parents have to be mindful as to how they raise their children as attitudes of violence starts from a very young age and is influenced from the ways we entertain behaviours which are the bed rock to all sorts of violence. Social examples are powerful, children will follow what they see. What we say also have an impact on establishing gender social ranks between male and female often placing women and girls at the bottom as objects and servants. Gender roles are socially constructed based on these notions of rights and privileges structured on false premises of male supremacy. Violence has a long socially constructed history. The process to rid societies of it will be more than twice as long but the process has to start somewhere and now.  let us collectively work to end violence against women

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The reality people

6/20/2013

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22975103, (Copied on line 19th June 2013)
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June 13th, 2013

6/13/2013

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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2008

Rebecca sings about domestic violence. Produced by Maura Maciver and Directed by Ash Dibben

Rebecca sings about domestic violence. Produced by Maura Maciver and Directed by Ash Dibben

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lGA6HMVHng&list=PL467DF305670704D6&index=9, (copied online 13th june 2013)

MAURA MACIVER 4 years ago

Thank you for the translation Mandlovu. I would also like to comment that when producing the video, it is important that the message that not even God expects us to honour our vows, when one of our partners is abusing us. Peace and love to all.

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FOR THE HEARTS THAT BLEED3

5/31/2013

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=Xi_27bpIb30&NR=1, (Copied 1st june 2013)
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FOR HEARTS THAT BLEED2

5/31/2013

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPzVUGE3dds, (Copied online 1st june 2013)
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FOR HEARTS THAT BLEED

5/31/2013

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http://www.upworthy.com/a-brave-fan-asks-patrick-stewart-a-question-he-doesnt-usually-get-and-is-given-a-beautiful-answer?c=gt1, (Copied on line 1st june 2013)


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    Sankofa M F O Tuzinde is an educator and motivational speaker/counselor.   He has a passion for helping people improve their lives. 
    Currently, Sankofa is completing his Master's Degree in Gender and Development Studies at UWI St. Augustine.   Sankofa holds a BA in Theology from UWI. He is passionate about helping women and girls trapped in domestic violence.  Sankofa's research looks at the links between the use of exclusive language and domenstic violence.  At present, Sankofa tutors the courses "Men and Masculinities" and Sex, Gender and Society at UWI.

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