Moving on...

I'm not quitting my blogging, just not using blogspot as medium anymore. I started 2 blogs carrying same content so I could support different causes with SocialVibe's app. However, that app is now defunct so it's time to move on. My news blabs will now be in Womenteteatete's Wordpress space. See you there soon. Later~

Take Me To Your Mother : I Don’t Want To Raise A Jerk!

This mostly stays at the back of every mom’s head or heart and rarely got mentioned out loud so when I see NickMom’s ‘Don’t Raise A Jerk’ in my inbox; I got really intrigued and just have to take a peek :

http://www.nickmom.com/tv/take-me-to-your-mother/videos/meet-andrea-rosen/

I hope she's not freaking out!!

Description : Meet comic Andrea Rosen. She just had a baby and dove head first into motherhood. Only problem? She did zero prep work to get there. Now… she’s on a mission to seek real advice from moms everywhere and from different cultures, backgrounds and interests on how to raise her only son. Because, in her own words, she doesn’t “want  to raise a jerk.” Read more...

I can totally relate to how she feels. Back in the days I had the same thought as well. Constantly worrying on how to teach my own so they won’t grow up a jerk, brat and all those horrible things that you see in movies or dreamt about in nightmares.

From the preview, she’s a little erratic and sometimes scary but hey, it does say it’s a docu-comedy so don’t say I didn’t warn you. I wish I have NickMom here. If you’ve watched it, care to share?

Supporting Women In Need

We aren’t needy beings but women oriented group and organization list.. who doesn’t need them? Whatever your needs or wants are, having one is always handy. Listed in alphabetical orders community-based organizations and groups for your reference :

AWAM – All Women’s Action Society

Independent feminist organization committed to improving the lives of women in Malaysia with outreach, public education, helpline counseling, legal aid services, advocacy and empowerment.

BCWA – Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia
Peer support for women with breast cancer providing emotional, social & material support for individuals with breast cancer, strengthen the capacity of individuals to self-manage during & after treatment and promoting public education on general health & breast health issues including early detection of breast cancer.

                 

Befrienders

A suicide prevention resource center providing emotional support to the distressed and suicidal at all times via phone call or face to face.  

eHomemakers

Community network that promotes working from home, teleworking & SOHO businesses and empowering women to embark on social-economic self-reliance.

EMPOWER – Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor

Helping in building a more democratic society by advancing women’s equality, inclusiveness, rights & needs based on the feminist human rights framework and empowering communities for change by training & programs.

                                                                         

ERA Consumer Malaysia

Nurturing alternative people centered development initiatives at community level for people to develop their full potentials and expand their choices in accordance with their needs and interests.

Health Equity Initiatives

Advancing the rights to health of marginalized populations which include community based health interventions, professional mental health services, research & monitoring activities and evidence based advocacy.

IPPF – The International Planned Parenthood Federation

Provides sexual & reproductive health information, education & services which include family planning, abortion, maternal & child health, STI & HIV treatment, prevention and care.

JAG – Joint Action Group for Gender Equality

A coalition of 9 women’s human rights groups all working for the betterment of women and children :

AWAM – All Women’s Action Society

EMPOWER – Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor

PSWS – Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor

PWW – Perak Women for Women Society

SAWO – Sabah Women’s Action-Resource Group

SIS – Sisters in Islam

Tenaganita

WAO - Women’s Aid Organization

WCC – Women’s Centre for Change, Penang

Justice for Sisters

Grassroots campaign to raise public awareness about issues surrounding violence and persecution against the Mak Nyah community in Malaysia.

MAKNA – National Cancer Council

Mobilizing resources to provide curative, preventive, research and support services to cancer patients & their families, high-risk groups & general public.

Malaysian SLE Association

Social & psychological support to SLE patients & family, campaigns, encourage & promote research, training & health care services and operates as a resource center for information on SLE & related MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease).

NCWO – National Council of Women’s Organisation

Uniting women’s organizations & cooperate with national, regional & international organizations in the commitments to a just society free from discrimination in which women at all levels enjoy equality through the promotions of their human rights.

NCSM – National Cancer Society Malaysia

Creating an understanding of cancer leading to prevention & early detection and providing the best possible care & support for those affected by cancer.

OUTDO

A bi-monthly safe & inclusive space for all women to meet, share experiences and exchange ideas about topics that matters to them.

Perak Women for Women Society

Providing assistance for battered women & children, promoting awareness, gender equality, advocacy, cultivating a culture of mutual respect & elevating women’s socio-economic status & independence and facilitating changes both in society & legal system for the betterment of women and children.

PSWS – Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor

Women workers’ support group working with plantation, electronic & domestic workers on health, safety, worker’s rights, training, empowerment and advocacy.

PT Foundation

Community-based organization that works closely with the 5 communities (drug users, msm, positive living, sex workers and transgenders) most affected by HIV/AIDS.

SAWO – Sabah Women’s Action-Resource Group

Working towards making society a more equal & just particularly for women & children, raising public awareness, advocating law & policy reforms that affects women, support services to women & children in need and capacity building activities to strengthen agencies & NGOs that work with women & children.

SCAS&FT – Spastic Children’s Association of Selangor & Federal Territory

Numerous services, facilities & activities such as free transportation, education, physiotherapy & hydrotherapy used to care & treat special children and awareness programs to educate public on the disorder & cerebral palsy.

SIS – Sisters in Islam

Promoting an understanding of Islam that recognizes the principles of justice, equality, freedom and dignity within a democratic nation state.

Tenaganita Women’s Force

Helping women workers in plantations & industrial sectors to gain rights for decent wages, decent living conditions, to stop discrimination & gender based violence, addressing issues of exploitation, discrimination and unequal treatment & violence against women, refugees, documented & undocumented migrant workers, trafficked person, domestic workers, sex workers & people living with HIV/AIDS.

The Malaysian Bar – Legal Aid Centres

Upholding the cause of justice without fear or favour, protecting & assisting the public in all matters touching ancillary or incidental to the law and many more.

WAO – Women’s Aid Organisation

Operates a shelter for both abused women & their children, counseling, child care center and advocating for law & policy reform on violence against women.

WCC – Women’s Centre for Change, Penang

Offer immediate assistance for women needing crisis intervention, temporary shelter for women & children, promote gender equality & social justice, eliminate violence against women, empowering women & children, research into social problems related to women & children and conduct talks, seminars, courses, information booths & exhibitions on violence against women.

P/s : I may not have all the information on organizations and groups catering to the needs of women in Malaysia so if you know any that’s not on my list, feel free to write me so I can keep this updated J

Let us not be sidelined!

Cervical Cancer Awareness Flyer

Saw this flyer on my way home and hope that I am helping by sharing this :

They need better header & I need a better camera.
Hmmm... Time to drum up some donation.. anyone..? hello...?

In order not to pull your eyelids up for a couple of hours reading what I wrote, I’ve attached some helpful links (which I think are pretty helpful) instead :

1) HPV and Cervical Cancer (The Star, Sunday, May 22, 2011)

2) Power Over Cervical Cancer (make sure your speaker is not on the high side. Else, like me, you’d probably jump by a sudden talking voice)

3) Cervix Cancer – Makna.org.my

4) Cancer Types – National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM)

5) Malaysian Anti-Cancer Association

Please note I do not work for any of these individuals nor organizations and do remember to take some precautionary measure (i.e. If it looks suspicious, it most likely is) by contacting :

For company, bodies or organization

1) ROC / SSM - Registrar of Companies / Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia @ Companies Commission of Malaysia

2) ROS - Registrar of Societies Malaysia

For Medical Practitioner

1) MMA - Malaysian Medical Association

2) MOH Malaysia - Ministry of Health Malaysia

For those who are unsure, both Cervical Cancer Awareness Month & Cervical Cancer Prevention Week is in January. So mark your calendar and do your annual pap smear. Like they say - Prevention Is Better Than Cure.

Womyn Like Us - Womyn's Movie Month

*Disclaimer : Please note that I am just sharing the details of this event and not the organizer(s) so I do not own / hold any rights (creative or otherwise) to any of the information shared*

March 8th marks International Women's Day (IWD). The focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.

Womyn are diverse. We come in all shapes and sizes, religions and ethnicities, classes and social backgrounds, as well as sexual orientations and gender expressions. 

However, a womyn who does not look or act the way society expects her to, who 'crosses' traditional gender roles, and challenges the stereotypical image of what a womyn should be, is in many cases discriminated. Being 'queer' invites persecution simply because it does not conform to social conventions. 

For this year's IWD, we bring you a month of very special movies around the themes of sexuality and gender expression - two of the most taboo and controlled aspects of a womyn's life.

1) 2 March - Circumstance

2) 9 March - Gendernauts

Gendernauts (march 9, 2013) Germany/U.S. 1999, 86 min, in English. 

Gendernauts explores phenomena of gender fluidity at the end of the millennium in the Bay Area, California. It is a film about cyborgs, people who alter their bodies and minds with new technologies and chemistry, with an emphasis on biological women who use the male sexual hormone testosterone. We get to know San Francisco's leading gender mixers:Max Wolf Valerio, who reads from his book, Max, A Man; Jordy Jones and his net art; Texas Tomboy and his video art; Safford, who explores new business venues and, together with Jordy Jones, organizes "Club Confidential," the world's leading gender bender event. We meet Hida, an intersexed woman, who happily inhabits the middle ground between male and female; and two extraordinary biological women who support transgender people: sex goddess Annie Sprinkle and ex-centerfold model Tornado, who was Stafford's lover and is the self proclaimed mother of Texas Tomboy. We take excursions into the life of the spotted hyena, a very special animal society. The female hyena has an enlarged clitoris that looks like a penis. Her bloodstream carries a large amount of testosterone especially when she's pregnant. Our tour guide for the journey through shifting gender identities is Sandy Stone, also known as the "Goddess of Cyberspace," Who is Director of the ACTLab at the University of Texas at Austin.

3) 16 March - Unveiled

4) 23 March - Children of Srikandi

5) 30 March - Word Is Out

Embrace and celebrate our diversity!

Screenings are free but are by invite only. For tickets please RSVP to queeriefilms@gmail.com.