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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN - 25th NOVEMBER
- 1. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 25th NOVEMBER In December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 54/134 declaring November 25th the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The origins of this day go back to 1960, when the three Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic were violently assassinated for their political activism. The sisters, known as the Unforgettable Butterflies, became a symbol of the crisis of violence against women in Latin America. MORE INFORMATION: SAY NO UNITE Facts & Figures on Violence Against Women White Ribbon Day Resources The origin of the date: death of the Mirabal sisters Violence against Women Introduction and Posters by Pablo Carrascosa (pdf)
- 2. "HOW COME, HOW LONG" BY KENNETH EDMONDS (BABYFACE) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA_DULPO DMg&feature=related How Come, How Long by Kenneth Edmonds (Babyface) is a song about a woman killed by her lover. No one comes to her aid and turn a blind eye to the abuse. The song was meant to raise awareness about physical abuse. SECTION 1. Order the letters in bold to form correct words. There was a igrl ___girl___ I used to know She was oh so bfiltueau _______________ But she卒s not heer _______________ anymore She dah _______________ a college degree Smart as anyone docul_______________ be She had so much to levi _______________ for But she fell in vole _______________ With the wrong kind of nam _______________ He desabu _______________ her love and treated her so bad There was not enough education in her drowl _______________ That could vase _______________ the life of this little girl SECTION 2. Number the lines. As well as your eyes. Do we let it just go on. 1 How come? How long? It卒s not right. It卒s so wrong Open up your hearts Right now. We can卒t wait She won卒t have a second try Turn our backs and carry on Wake up for it卒s too late
- 3. SECTION 3. Correct the crossed out words by writing the same words in the correct order. She tried to give for help a cry. A help for cry She even blamed things herself on __on herself__, But no one came her aid to _______________ Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell That卒s what we卒d like to tell ourselves, But no: that way it wasn卒t _______________ So love fell in she_______________ With the wrong man of kind _______________ And she paid her life with _______________ that man For loving. _______________ So ignore we cannot _______________ We must the signs for look _______________ And next time maybe _______________ We might somebody卒s life save _______________ SECTION 4. Ignore the wrong word and circle the right one I on occasion met/saw that guy. He stirred up bad/fine feelings deep inside. Something about her/him wasn卒t right: The way he proves/shows himself a man By beating his woman with his fists/hands. Oh I wish she卒d seen the light/night. How can someone like him/that Call himself a man/person? In fact/reality he卒s far more less than that And we cannot ignore/reject Whenever we see the marks/signs 卒cause any kind of abuse/hate God knows isn卒t right/wrong