Dear readers.This bumper issue of Sister Namibia magazine is out in good time for your leisurely summer holiday reading. We are proud to introduce Selma Shejavali in our cover profile story--and find her work echoed in the Granny Revolution featured a few pages on. While we continue to focus on the serious matters of violence and HIV/Aids, and call on you all to participate in public activities during the 16 Days of Activism and World Aids Day World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, with an estimated 38. , we also want to inspire you with the creative work of women artists across Africa. The exuberant and rebellious energy of Zanzibar's ninety-something drummer Bi Kidude  Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective. Fatuma Binti Baraka (aka Bi. tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, , and beautifully captured in the poetic tribute by Kenya's spoken word artist Shailja Patel. Seasoned Namibian artists Amy Schoeman and Christine Marais take you on two rather different breathtaking journeys into the life of the Namib Desert Namib Desert Desert region, extending 1,200 mi (1,900 km) from Namibe, Angola, along the entire coast of Namibia to the Olifants River in South Africa. It is an almost rainless area, 50–80 mi (80–130 km) wide over most of its length, traversed by rail lines . Why doesn't each of us pick up a pencil or pen, a paint brush, drum or camera during this holiday season and explore new ways of expressing ourselves boldly and rebelliously, in honour of our creative grandmothers? Enjoy! Sister Namibia on sale Sister Namibia is now on sale at the following places in Windhoek: New Book Cellar Book Den Craft Centre in Tal Street Friendly Grocer stores in various suburbs We are still identifying other outlets in the capital and in other parts of the country. If you have any ideas, or are interested in selling the magazine, let us know! Who we are Sister Namibia is an autonomous, non-governmental women's human rights organisation that works towards a society liberated from patriarchal domination in which all people have equal rights and opportunities and live in peace, prosperity and dignity. Our mission is to empower girls and women in our struggle for gender equity and equality through media work, capacity building, research, documentation, networking and collective action. Our goals are: * to increase awareness among women of the ways in which political, social, cultural, legal and economic systems of power control and oppress op·press tr.v. op·pressed, op·press·ing, op·press·es 1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny. 2. girls and women * to oppose and challenge sexism, racism, homophobia and other discourses and practices that divide and oppress people. * to promote the full recognition and protection of the human rights of all girls and women * to promote women's participation in good governance The terms governance and good governance are increasingly being used in development literature. Governance describes the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented). based on gender justice. Subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; Sister Namibia! Our magazine Sister Namibia is published every two months and is now on sale at bookshops and other outlets around the country. Complete the yellow subscription form and send it to us with a cheque or postal order to ensure that you receive your own copy without fail! Join the Sister Namibia Resource Centre Our resource center holds the largest collection of feminist and gender-related materials in Namibia, focusing on women's political and economic empowerment, women's human rights including our sexual and reproductive rights, and HIV/Aids as a gender issue. Students and researchers are welcome to become a member and borrow our materials. Sister Namibia's work is sponsored by HIVOS HIVOS Humanistisch Instituut voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (Dutch: International Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries) HIVOS High Vacuum Orbital Simulator , the Heinrich Boll Foundation, OSISA OSISA Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa and Oxfam Canada. |
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