{"id":4486,"date":"2014-12-04T18:01:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T23:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/?p=4486"},"modified":"2014-12-08T10:41:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T15:41:37","slug":"national-day-of-remembrance-and-action-on-violence-against-women-nov-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=4486","title":{"rendered":"National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – Dec. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recently, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated that \u201ceveryone has a responsibility to prevent and end violence against women and girls, starting by challenging the culture of discrimination that allows it to continue\u201d. For me, this statement is key for the elimination of violence against women. In my opinion, we first need to go to the root of the idea that violence against women is an acceptable or reasonable method of response. As a young girl, growing up in the Caribbean, I was raised in a culture that undeniably held boy children to a different measuring stick; this in itself began the discriminations of socializing. Violence can start from very early on, however, girls are expected to live by the credo \u201clittle girls must be seen and not heard\u201d.<\/p>\n

This, too, has resulted in the silencing of many little girls voices to the atrocities of hidden violence.<\/p>\n

As I grew, I recall encounters between spouses or partners where physical violence and verbal abuse was a regular occurrence; the sight of it was \u201cnormal\u201d. In some instances, when the police would be called, the female involved would beg the officer not to take the man, even to the point of becoming violent if the authorities persisted in the arrest.<\/p>\n

The acceptance of violence against women is a true cultural disparity and a phenomenon that has been handed down the generations as an \u201caccepted\u201d practice.<\/p>\n

With the progression of time, the females in the island have not only grown in strength but they have come together to dispel the notion that violence against women is acceptable as a cultural practice. They continue to educate themselves and fight for the elimination of violence against women. So as we recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, remember that hope springs eternal.<\/p>\n

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E<\/b>pisodes of drama and tensions noticeably present<\/p>\n

L<\/b>inking each encounter, making things unbearable<\/p>\n

I<\/b>nflicting harm and injury, causing irreparable damage<\/p>\n

M<\/b>ore often than not<\/p>\n

I<\/b>n an effort to remove oneself<\/p>\n

N<\/b>egotiations become tenuous<\/p>\n

A<\/b>nd things fall apart<\/p>\n

T<\/b>o the detriment of she<\/p>\n

E<\/b>verything out of reach<\/p>\n

V<\/b>ulnerable and distressed<\/p>\n

I <\/b>your target<\/p>\n

O<\/b>nly knowing abuse<\/p>\n

L<\/b>ive a life, a lie camouflaged<\/p>\n

E<\/b>scape appears pointless as running not even optional<\/p>\n

N<\/b>owhere else to hide<\/p>\n

C<\/b>onditions remain stalemated<\/p>\n

E<\/b>xceptions to be expected as the end becomes inevitable<\/b><\/p>\n

Hayley Millington is the Union of National Employees\u2019 national equity representative for women. This article was written as part of our union\u2019s member journalism program. If you\u2019d like to find out more,\u00a0<\/em>click here<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 to pitch a story or for any questions, please send an email to <\/em>communications@une-sen.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated that \u201ceveryone has a responsibility to prevent and end violence against women and girls, starting by challenging the culture of discrimination that allows it to continue\u201d. For me, this statement is key for the elimination of violence against women. In my opinion, we first need to go to the … <\/p>\n

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