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By Mariam Armisen, QAYN

burkinafasoThe Activist School on Gender, Sexuality and Communication: towards Strengthening the Leadership of Queer, Young Women in Francophone West Africa took place in Burkina Faso from 24 to 28 September 2012. This training was a collaboration between the Queer African Youth Networking Centre (QAYN) and Isis International.

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From the Isis International archives

In the Isis International Bulletin no. 6, 1977/1978, we published this letter from the newly formed Asian Women's Liberation of Japan.

In their first newsletter published in May 1977, the Asian Women's Liberation of Japan writes:

"In summer 1974, nearly one hundred women met in Tokyo to form a new women's group entirely independent from any established (male-dominated) or Western-oriented women's liberation movement. Some members are Christian concerned about the suffering of Asian people today; some are active in the protest movement against Kisaeng tourism (tens of thousands of Japanese male tourists visit Korea each year to play out their sexual fantasies with young Korean women called Kisaeng), and others are working for the protection of civil rights of minorities in Japan such as Korean and Chinese residents who are discriminated against within our society. Several women have been activists in the movement for the release of political prisoners in Korea and other Asian countries, and some women are particularly committed to the anti-pollution movement in Japan as well as the movement to stop the export of pollution-producing factories by Japanese firms to other parts of Asia.

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MEDIA ADVISORY
17 October 2012
Launch of the Pacific Regional Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security:

Thursday, October 18, 2012
 8:00-10:30am

Fale, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Suva

The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum and Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Hon. Henry Puna M.P. will launch the Pacific Regional Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security at an interactive event which will bring together Forum member states, civil society organisations, UN agencies, and CROP agencies at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Fale on 18th October, 2012 from 8:00am to 10:30am ahead of the annual UN Security Council Open Debate on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in New York on October 31.

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WE Act 1325 wishes to be counted among the many civil society organizations and other stakeholders who celebrate the breakthrough in the peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). We commend the Aquino administration for the political will it demonstrated, and thank the members of the negotiating panels for having forged the framework agreement which is up for signing a week from now.

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IIAS logo 500pxby Alice Vrinat

QAYN (Queer African Youth Networking Center) has been working for the past two years on a project for an advocacy and leadership training in West Africa. Isis International Manila joined this exciting initiative, bringing its unique expertise in communication and its very special Southern feminist experiences. The training is taking place from the 24th to the 28th September 2012 in Burkina Faso with ten participants from francophone countries.

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Isis International is saddened to hear of the loss of a pioneering feminist in the Pacific and international women's movements.

Ruth Lechte at the International Women's Tribune Mexico City, 1975
Ruth Lechte at the International Women's Tribune Mexico City, 1975

RUTH E. LECHTE.
8/8/1932-19/9/2012
Peace activist, feminist and environmentalist
By Anne S. Walker Ph.D, AM.
With input from Diane Goodwillie, Mark and Stephen Garrett

Ruth Elizabeth Lechte, peace activist, feminist and environmentalist, has died in Coolum, Queensland following a stroke.