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Caribbean IRN Update : January 2013

It has been some time since we updated you. The IRN website at http://www.irnweb.org went down last year, so we have not been able to post additional resources there. The content is available for access, thanks to the work of Kalle Westerling. Kalle is the new Co-ordinator of the IRN at CLAGS.  We are working on building a new website.

The activism work continues in the Caribbean and discussions in the media reflect the complexity of how we deal with gender and sexuality.

In Jamaica, the Caribbean Vulnerable Coalition/JFLAG has launched the 'We are Jamaicans' campaign with a series of videos. Check the YouTube channel 

In Guyana, the murder of sex worker -  Wesley Holder, called “Tiffany” and “Horatia' resulted in media reports which reflected on acceptance within family and community.  

In New York, Urban+Out convened a panel as part of their Caribbean Crossroads Tour. The panel included Colin Robinson from CAISO | GSPOTTT | Trinidad & Tobago - via Skype ; from Trinidad and Tobago, Khem Persaud from SASOD, in Guyana, activists and organizer Mohamed Q. Amin from Chutney Pride and Antoine Craigwell from Depressed Black Gay Men. The event included a recitation from poet Rajiv Mohabir. Some clips were posted by Mohamed Q. Amin. These clips are the Opening Speech and Welcome by Kenrick Ross, Introduction of the Panel by Kenrick Ross , and Poet Rajiv Mohabir - Cultural Poem Containing LGBTQ Topics


In Trinidad & Tobago, the debate continues on the gender policy, and this article reflects on the discussion.

The rape and murder of Jyoti Singh Pandey in India resonated in the Caribbean. Attialah Springer's op ed reflected on the Caribbean's response to rape A summary of some of the commentary is at Global Voices and Editorials like this one in the Kaieteur News . An exchange of letters in the Guyana newspapers between religious leaders on the issue of 'women should dress modestly to prevent rape' resulted in important statements condemning sexual violence like this one from Swami Aksharananda.


Don't forget to send us any items - text, video, audio or images - which you would like to add to the Caribbean IRN Digital Library at http://www.dloc.com/icirn.
The dloc collection is is a convenient repository for items which might not have any other online hosts.

You can also join the Caribbean IRN Group  on Facebook  If you have not done so, please visit the Theorizing Homophobias in the Caribbean Collection.

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