Abby One Billion Rising

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06 Feb

Written by Deesh Sekhon

ONE BILLION RISING: Abbotsford, BC

ABBOTSFORD BC JOINS GLOBAL CAMPAIGN - ONE BILLION RISING - TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS

February 14, 2013 to be V-Day’s Largest Day of Action Ever

On Feb 14 2013, at 12pm, various organizations from Abbotsford & Mission are coming together at Jubilee Park, in Abbotsford, BC to join with activists around the world for ONE BILLION RISING, the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. Local organizations that are participating in this movement are listed here: UFV Abbotsford Area Gogos, GirlKIND Foundation, Women’s Resource Society of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford Community Services & the Fraser Valley Human Dignity Coalition with others joining in too.

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EGM Merchandise

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05 Feb

Written by Deesh Sekhon

Every Girl Matters merchandise is available to purchase online using PayPal. Buttons, tshirts & wristbands, be a billboard and support the cause, purchase one today!


Buttons	Tshirts	Wristbands

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Justice for Mitu

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17 Dec

Written by Deesh Sekhon

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Mitu Khurana, is a doctor herself, whose husband and in-laws tried their best to get rid of her twin girls when they were in the womb. She is the first woman in India to have taken legal action under the PCPNDT (Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques) Act against her husband, in-laws and the hospital for the sex-determination test.

The lower courts gave awareness to her case but the hospital and doctor have appealed in the higher courts against cognizance and it has been pending since 2010. In fact, Mitu is fighting a dozen other cases including domestic violence, dowry and custody of children, and her email is being hacked. “

How long will the system further victimize mothers like me? She asks. Mitu and her story were featured in the film "It's A Girl."

GirlKIND supports getting Mitu her deserved justice in her fight against the abuses she faced for bearing daughters. “What should I do to save my daughters?” She asks.

She is fighting back so her daughters will not endure what she did; she is standing up and fighting gendercide.

If you would like to help support getting justice for Mitu or it if you would like to help in other ways such as providing legal aid and resources kindly contact us to discuss further.

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