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The Women's Network during the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence
11-17 June 2007

September 2007

USA: Women's Network members organise the National Day of Protest against Illegal Guns

Activists and community leaders gather in cities and towns across the country for a national day of protest against illegal gun and corrupt gun dealers.

Photos from The Brady Campaign and Million Mom March.

On Tuesday 28th August 2007 — the 44th anniversary of Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech during his March on Washington — in more than 25 cities and towns across America, thousands of activists gathered in their local communities to raise their voices about the dream of stopping gun violence in America.

IANSA Women's Network member The Brady Campaign with its network of Million Mom March Chapters organized local events — along with Protest Easy Guns activists, state group leaders, and other allied organizations — in support of the efforts of Reverend Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition to draw attention to the nation's epidemic of gun violence.

From San Diego and Richmond, California to Portland, Maine and Newark, New Jersey — and from Dallas to Denver to Duluth, Minnesota — activists and community leaders organized marches, rallies, candlelight vigils, "lie-in" protests, memorial bell-ringing ceremonies, and press conferences.

Read more on The Brady Campaign website:

http://www.bradycampaign.org/action/trafficking/aug28/

and The Million Mom March website:

http://www.millionmommarch.org/

September 2007

Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders
APWLD
27 September 2007

Macedonia: During the wedding season, bullets fall like rain
Natasha Dokovska
24 September 2007

Yemen: Women encourage moves to reduce number of guns
IRIN
20 September 2007

International: 'Brave One' Puts Wrong Weapon in Women's Hands
Women's eNews
19 September 2007

Guatemala: The demobilisation and political participation of female fighters

International Peace Research Institute

18 August 2007

Building Community-Based Partnerships for Local Action on Women's Safety
Women in Cities International (2007)
17 September 2007

International: Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
UN Action
14 September 2007

Europe: Women’s Action for Peace and Security Affinity Group
European Feminist Forum
11 September 2007

International: Gender and Conflict - interactive discussion
10 September 2007

New publication: Women Building Peace: What They Do, Why It Matters
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
1 September 2007

International: Cross the Lines - Newsletter of the Women's Peacemakers Program
Women's Peacemakers Program
1 September 2007

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Gun Policy News - Gender News Feed

Daily news on guns, gun control, small arms policy and gun violence from international mass media.

Feds Arrest Licensed Indiana Gun Dealer on Drug, Firearm Charges
WEHT-TV News (Indiana), via gunpolicy.org
13-Nov-08

US High Court Could Re-arm Thousands of Convicted Family Abusers
Los Angeles Times, via gunpolicy.org
11-Nov-08

Dad Wanted Son to Have Hunting Gun, 8yr-old Boy Murdered Dad, Friend
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
09-Nov-08

Hunting Lobby Lures Canadian Women, Kids, City Folk to Kill with Guns
Globe & Mail (Toronto), via gunpolicy.org
07-Nov-08

Texas Man Fears His .50cal Bullet Might Have Hit Woman 8kms Away
Dallas Morning News (Texas), via gunpolicy.org
04-Nov-08

Woman Hit by Stray .50 Calibre Sniper Bullet at Texas NASCAR Race
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
04-Nov-08

Woman Hit by Stray .50 Calibre Sniper Rifle Bullet at Texas Speedway
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas), via gunpolicy.org
04-Nov-08

Texas 2nd Amendment Guy on Wife's .50cal Shooting: 'There is a Limit'
Dallas Morning News (Texas), via gunpolicy.org
03-Nov-08

New Recruit Gets Swiss Army Assault Rifle, Shoots 16yr-old Girl at Bus Stop
SwissInfo, via gunpolicy.org
27-Nov-07

Pregnant Baltimore Woman, Baby Killed by Stray Bullet; Killers Remain Free
Examiner (Baltimore), via gunpolicy.org
23-Nov-07

Another Canadian Gun Owner Shoots Wife, Daughters, Self - List of Killings
Ottawa Citizen (Ontario), via gunpolicy.org
22-Nov-07

Alabama 15yr-old Charged with Stray Bullet Murder of 16yr-old Girl
WAFF-TV News ( Alabama), via gunpolicy.org
21-Nov-07

Michigan Man Chases Ex Girlfriend with Assault Rifle, Kills Colleague Instead
WDIV-TV News (Detroit), via gunpolicy.org
20-Nov-07

Kansas Father Admits Shooting His Children 'To Terrorise Their Mother'
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
20-Nov-07

American Surveys Reveal Startling Similarities in Murder-suicide with Guns
Cincinnati Post (Ohio) / AP, via gunpolicy.org
19-Nov-07

Ohio Families Stay Close After Handgun Murder-Suicide of Daughter, Son
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
18-Nov-07

California 11yr-old Killed by Stray Bullet Ignites Local Anti-violence Campaign
San Bernadino Sun (California), via gunpolicy.org
14-Nov-07

Struggling California Teen Rebuilding Her Life After Stray Bullet to the Head
Daily News (Los Angeles), via gunpolicy.org
12-Nov-07

California: Five Family Members Dead in Apparent Murder-suicide Shooting
San Diego Union-Tribune (California), via gunpolicy.org
12-Nov-07

Carry a Gun and You'll Either Shoot, or Get Shot - London Trauma Surgeon
BBC News, via gunpolicy.org
12-Nov-07

Oregon English Teacher Loses Her Fight to Pack a Hidden Handgun in Class
Sydney Morning Herald / AP, via gunpolicy.org
11-Nov-07

Canadian Victim of Unpunished Gangsters' Stray Bullet Launches Civil Suit
Vancouver Sun, via gunpolicy.org
10-Nov-07

Oregon School Teacher Loses Court Battle to Carry Handgun in Class
Reuters, via gunpolicy.org
09-Nov-07

Florida Teen Jailed for Killing 13yr-old Girl With Stray Bullet from Assault Rifle
WJXT-TV News (Florida), via gunpolicy.org
09-Nov-07

Drunk Driver, AK-47, 19 Guns Seized After Domestic Dispute in Ohio
Fremont News-Messenger (Ohio), via gunpolicy.org
06-Nov-07

Her 2 Boys Shot, Mother Wins New Connecticut Gun Theft Laws, Dies at 51
New London Day (Connecticut), via gunpolicy.org
03-Nov-07

Mapping Hidden Handguns, Gun Owners in Tennessee: Suburbs Tooled Up
WBIR-TV News (Tennessee), Opinion, via gunpolicy.org
01-Nov-07

English Mother, Son Jailed After Daughter Shot With Boyfriend's Illegal Gun
Telegraph (UK), via gunpolicy.org
01-Nov-07

Gun Massacre in Germany: Turkish 'Holy Man' Kills 7, Self in Family Dispute
Daily Record (Scotland), via gunpolicy.org
11-Nov-99

Turkish Imam Shoots 19yr-old Woman, Six Relatives in German Gun Spree
Hurriyet (Istanbul), via gunpolicy.org
11-Nov-99

Islamic Teacher Shoots Young Lover, 6 of Her Family in German Gun Spree
Independent (UK), via gunpolicy.org
11-Nov-99

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