Author: R.E.A.L.

Sudanese Woman Journalist Invites Press to Her Flogging to Demonstrate Oppression of Women

Sudanese Journalist Who Invited Press to Attend Her Court Hearing and Flogging: I Am Fighting for All Women
— “The issue of abuse of women by Sudan’s public order police recently gained prominence in the Sudanese and other media, after Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmad Hussein and 12 other women were arrested in Khartoum on July 3, 2009, for wearing trousers. Two days later, 10 of the women were summoned to the police station and received punishments of 10 lashes each. Charges were brought against three others, including Hussein, for inappropriate dress and conduct.”
— “In an interview with Al-Arabiyya TV, Hussein explained that she had given out the invitations because otherwise no one would believe that she was to be flogged for wearing ordinary clothes: ‘I wanted the punishment to be executed in the presence of observers, so that they see for themselves why I was being flogged.'”

July 21 – DC: Congress to Reintroduce Equal Rights Amendment for Women

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney to Reintroduce Women’s Equality Amendment on Capitol Hill
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am (per Congresswoman Maloney’s office)
Location: Across from the Rayburn Bldg
City/Town: Washington, DC
— House Triangle
— (on the Capitol side of Independence Avenue across from the Rayburn building).
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Join NOW with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney as she Reintroduces the Women’s Equality Amendment. Take Action! Send an Email to Congress and President Obama to say “YES” to Women’s Equality.

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney to Reintroduce Women’s Equality Amendment on Capitol Hill

Take Action!

Tell Congress and President Obama and Congess that it’s time!

Did you know that women are not represented in the U.S. Constitution?

Join NOW and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney

as she proudly introduces the

WOMEN’S EQUALITY AMENDMENT

ON CAPITOL HILL!

Tuesday, July 21st, at 10 a.m.

House Triangle

(on the Capitol side of Independence Avenue across from the Rayburn building).

Show your support for putting women’s rights in the U.S. Constitution.

We need as many organizations and individuals as possible to join the Congresswoman on Tuesday to demonstrate the breadth and intensity of our commitment to equal rights.

Please bring signs from your state, your home town, or your organization.

Invite friends and family.

Include your staff and summer interns.

Come watch history being made.

Lend your voice to the fight for women’s rights!

Call of email Congresswoman Maloney and thank her for her leadership: http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&Itemid=73

Washington Office: 202-225-7944 phone,

Manhattan Office: 212-860-0606 phone

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House Triangle

Located in the grassy triangle on the House side of the Capitol’s East Front, the House Triangle is equipped with a permanent podium for press conferences and shared with accredited television media organizations doing live shots. Members wishing to schedule an event at the Triangle should contact the Gallery for availability.  Participants should be limited due to the modest amount of space. Offices are requested NOT to use sound amplification systems given the Triangle’s proximity to the Capitol and its offices. Non-members are allowed to participate in events as long as a member of Congress sponsors the event and is in attendance.


House Triangle