by Nina SomeraIsisResourceCenter

The Resource Center started in a little corner at the International Documentation Center (IDOC) in Rome in the heady days of the 1970s. Rome was a hub of solidarity movements, hosting exiles including the sisters who found Isis Internacional in Santiago, Chile.

Although there was a dearth of writings by women from the South, the Resource Center grew. It collected analytical pieces written by women about the issues of the day. A lot of them came from small meetings on food security, sustainable agriculture, environment, health, especially maternal health and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). A lot of them have not seen print in any mainstream publications and even academic journals. Most of them are monographs.

Important Up-Date:

Change of Venue and Date for the Women Making Airwaves for Peace Seminar

WMAP in conjunction with the Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing+15 in Manila

WMAP was originally planned in conjunction with the AMARC Asia Pacific conference to provide women the possibility to participate in both events. As you may have learned, the 2nd regional conference of AMARC Asia Pacific was moved from October 2009 to February 20101. However, another exciting event will take place in October, which is the Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing+15 from October 22-24, 2009 in Manila, Philippines.


 
A radio seminar for women broadcasters on the role of community radio in peace building and disaster management

in conjunction with the Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing+15
22-24 October 2009 in Quezon City, Philippines

Women Making Airwaves for Peace (WMAP) is a five-day seminar that gathers around 30 women community radio broadcasters from the Asia Pacific region. It is a space where participants share their experiences, particularly best practices towards engendered peace building and disaster management -- enabling community radio to empower women in crisis situations.

Gender Policy for Community Radio The Gender Policy for Community Radio has been translated into 18 languages and becomes an important tool for community radio stations towards equal participation of women in the radio and though women's empowerment in media working towards gender equality in society. What is the Gender Policy for Community Radio all about. Isis Interntional discussed the policy with a member of the drafting committee. 

Listen to the Gender Policy Feature by Marion Cabrera and Lalen de Vela