During the holiday season it easy to get wrapped up in the food, gifts, made for t.v holiday movies, and family time, and I am guilty of this as well. But across the globe, the people of South Africa are actively standing up against gender violence in The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, beginning on November 25, 2013. Zanele Muholi is an award-winning South African photographer and activist who has spent years documenting lives of black lesbians and transgenders in South Africa. She has found a way to show the rest of the world that these people, like herself, are the same as every one else. With all of the hate crimes, rapes, deaths due to sexual and domestic abuse, raising awareness that there is an issue with gender-based violence is something that Muholi believes is important to make a change.
In light of her positive work Human Rights Watch put together this short documentary that has a message of hope as so many people are afraid to show who they really are just to live another day. The article and short video can be found here <----
As I stood and fought for marriage equality here in Hawaii not too long ago, it brings a smile to my face knowing that there are others fighting for their beliefs across the world. I have found a website called Stoprapeandconflict.org where you can pledge to call representatives to encourage them to help action be taken against people that commit such hateful crimes in South Africa. Lets stand together and help change the life of someone else.
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