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What is it all about? Spearheaded by KRYSS Network (Malaysia), Jakarta Feminists Association (Indonesia) and Gantala Press (Philippines), this initiative aims to strengthen our collective action for feminist organising and gender equality. 30 groups/collectives from the three countries will be selected to be part of this SEA feminist networks. Selected members will receive a micro-grant … Continue reading CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Micro-grant for Southeast Asian feminist network
Tan Jin Chi (July 2016) bravely shares his internal transformation after reading Mata Hati Kita. As I ventured into the 3rd year of my law degree, I could really feel my passion in upholding and defending fundamental human rights. Women's rights is my favourite topic to talk about, I find myself constantly advocating and educating … Continue reading Jin Chi’s Transformation
This International Women's Day, I wanted to share some thoughts. Our struggle for gender equality remains a major challenge despite years of speaking truth to power. Unfortunately, most men who have yet to check their privilege, don't get it, and some deliberately refuse to understand. We still have men who ask, "when is Men's Day?", … Continue reading International Women’s Day
This is the fourth study on internet rights by Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER) under the APC-IMPACT project. It builds on EMPOWER’s previous research on online freedom of expression and freedom of information as well as freedom of assembly and association. It is a feminist response to increased instances of bullying and harassment on social media, seeking … Continue reading Voice, visibility and variety of viciousness: A Malaysian study on women’s lived realities on social media
On 5th October, our Partner-Director, Serene Lim spoke to BFM Radio on the recent exposure of V2K Telegram group that disseminate and sexualise women’s photographs without their consent. The Telegram chat group called “V2K” is the main platform for dissemination of violating materials, and has close to 40,000 members with 38,000 non-consensual intimate images or … Continue reading [BFM Interview] – V2K Telegram group and non- consensual dissemination of intimate images
Our Partner-Director, Serene speaks about online gender-based violence (OGBV) directed at Parlimen Digital, especially against YB Selayang and Labis, and how normalised OGBV is. Listen to https://www.bfm.my/podcast/the-bigger-picture/the-daily-digest/ending-online-gender-based-violence
English version KRYSS Network condemns the online gender-based violence and harassment directed at participants/speakers of “Parlimen Digital” and call for the Malaysian government to take the necessary measures to defend the rights to public and political participation equally for all, and especially for women and girls. KRYSS Network was impressed with the participation of young … Continue reading [PRESS RELEASE] Malaysian Government Should Defend Women’s Rights to Public and Political Participation
Speaking up about your truth of sexual violence and sexual harassment is an uphill task and a traumatising experience. We have seen what the #MeToo movement has done in raising further awareness on how women are affected by sexual violence and harassment. The movement has certainly encouraged women to speak out on what they have … Continue reading #SupportSurvivors Series Part 2 : Naming& Tagging Sexual Assault Perpetrators on Social Media
In this one and half hour webinar, our host and discussants talk about the politics around Non-consensual Dissemination of Intimate Images (NCII), women's bodily autonomy, sexuality, consent and technology. The discussions are summarised briefly as follows:- 1. The slippery slope between NCII and pornography, and; classification of NCII as porn presumed women's body as an … Continue reading Webinar #002: Neither Revenge Nor Porn – Unpacking Non-consensual Dissemination of Intimate Images
The TikTok app has been downloaded over 2 billion times worldwide (Sensor Tower, 29 April 2020, but this data excludes downloads in China). It is owned by an internet company called ByteDance in China. If this growth continues, TikTok will very, very quickly overtake Facebook's number of user accounts, and it appeals a lot to … Continue reading Manifestations of Violence on TikTok
This particular period, our experience of COVID-19 and the Movement Control Order (MCO), as many others have also pointed out, has made visible and felt throughout the world what some of us have long realised, that our economic system is incredibly flawed. Many more of us may have also noticed that the law doesn't apply … Continue reading Making of a just, equal, post Covid-19 world
Most of us cannot imagine what equality looks like in real terms. So it may help to think about and recall situations when we felt equal to someone else who appeared to have more power, more influence, more opportunities, more privileges, and so on. The first time I was forced to think about "equality" is … Continue reading Pictures of Equality
