This is a collection of footage taken at recent visits and workshops by JASS in Zambia during May and June 2010

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JASS Year in Review 2009
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Honduran women continue their resistance to the de facto regime that kidnapped and ousted the democratically elected president in a coup d'état on June 28, 2009. In August an international delegation organized by JASS (www.justassociates.org), Petateras, Radio Feminista and allied organizations traveled to Honduras and accompanied Honduran Feminists in Resistance, an alliance of feminists and women's organizations. The delegation, together with the Feminists in Resistance, documented the impact of the current political crisis on women - in particular, the human rights abuses, sexual harrassment and rape committed against women who are resisting the coup and calling for a return to democracy. "Women have walked this country from end to end, raising consciousness about what is happening and connecting women and movements. Like the "grandmother", an old woman who, in El Paraíso, took a megaphone and for 18 hours straight stood in front of the military and told stories and parables. Or the young women who challenge the military head-on, pushing their bayonets out of the way so that they don't use them on anyone again.... those women who have been raped, verbally and emotionally tortured, the political prisoners... those women who refuse to stop honoring life through their actions." ~ María Suárez, Radio Feminista For more information visit: http://www.justassociates.org/actions/honduras_action_coup.html

JASS and allies organized an international delegation to travel to Honduras (August 17-21, 2009) for a week-long womens rights watch. The delegation is conducting a local and virtual Observatorio (Feminist Transformation Watch) to shed light on women's rights violations occurring under the de facto regime that overthrew the democratically elected president in a coup d'etat on June 28th. The delegation comprises representatives of JASS (Just Associates), Honduran Feminists in Resistance, Las Petateras, Radio Feminista, Nobel Womens Initiative, and the Consortium for Parliamentary Dialogue and Equality. More information www.justassociates.org/actions/honduras_ action_coup.html.

JASS and allies organized an international delegation to travel to Honduras (August 17-21, 2009) for a week-long womens rights watch. The delegation is conducting a local and virtual Observatorio (Feminist Transformation Watch) to shed light on women's rights violations occurring under the de facto regime that overthrew the democratically elected president in a coup d'etat on June 28th. The delegation comprises representatives of JASS (Just Associates), Honduran Feminists in Resistance, Las Petateras, Radio Feminista, Nobel Womens Initiative, and the Consortium for Parliamentary Dialogue and Equality. More information www.justassociates.org/actions/honduras_action_coup.html.

JASS and allies organized an international delegation to travel to Honduras (August 17-21, 2009) for a week-long womens rights watch. The delegation is conducting a local and virtual Observatorio (Feminist Transformation Watch) to shed light on women's rights violations occurring under the de facto regime that overthrew the democratically elected president in a coup d'etat on June 28th. The delegation comprises representatives of JASS (Just Associates), Honduran Feminists in Resistance, Las Petateras, Radio Feminista, Nobel Womens Initiative, and the Consortium for Parliamentary Dialogue and Equality. More information www.justassociates.org/actions/honduras_action_coup.html.

Safaa Elagib Adam, a bold voice for Darfurian women, is interviewed at the Nobel Women's Inititive's (NWI) three day international conference entitled "Women Redfiniing Democracy for Peace, Justice and Equality." JASS partnered with NWI to produce the conference. Adam, a conference participant, works to ensure that Dafurian women, who are vital stakeholders, are involved in the peace building process. Though Darfurian women are at risk of being raped, beaten, abducted, or killed as they seek food and firewood, Adam reminds us that women are more than victims of war: We are also stakeholders—real stakeholders—in the negotiation and in the peace process. As the secretary general and gender adviser of the Community Development Association (CDA) in Khartoum, which she co-founded in the 1990s, Safaa is a tireless advocate for women and children in Sudan. In addition to empowering women to participate more fully in peace building, she seeks to create primary education and job opportunities for those displaced by the conflict in Darfur. *Source: The Institute for Inclusive Security

The morning sessions of the international strategy conference entitled "Women Redefining Democracy" presented women's experiences inside and outside formal political institutions and explored the links between women's human rights and democracy. Participants, including Alda Facio of JASS, share some of their reflections on the sessions.

Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire closes day one of the international conference "Women Redefining Democracy." Participants reflect on the full day of learning and knowledge, and proceed to a lively reception hosted by Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum.

The afternoon session began with Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu opening a panel of Guatemalan activists and leaders who spoke about the history and context of women's rights and movements in the country.

The morning sessions conclude with energy and enthusiasm high among the participants of the international strategy conference, "Women Redefining Democracy.

Participants arrive in Antigua, Guatemala for the international conference"Women Redefining Democracy," hosted by the Nobel Women's Initiative, the Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation, and JASS (Just Associates).

Day three kicks off with a panel "Media and Communications: making women's voices and perspectives visible and influential," moderated by Nadia Bilbassy-Charters, a Palestinian journalist for MBC.

36 years of violence and oppression because of the armed conflict in Guatemala left more than 100,000 dead, 50,000 disappeared, 250,000 orphans, more than 350 communities erased from the map, tens of thousands displaced, and hundreds of indigenous communities destroyed. Clandestine cemeteries are still being uncovered and countless human rights violations are left unpunished. Waves of violence continue to plague the country, affecting women in particular.