This is a great site, Jane--wonderful to see such good work going on
(well, if one looks away from the obvious and awful gaps such as basic
survival needs!). I wouldn't have known about the feminist solidarity
camp w/out your site so will try to raise awareness of it now, along
w/ your HR oriented site. And one day when we can breathe deeply again
let's do think of some joint work. Best, Elaine
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Jane Barry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Elaine, just a quick note to say congratulations, it is wonderful to see
> your amazing work, along with so many others, spring into action just when
> we need you the most! I have forwarded on to colleagues at the Grantmakers
> without Borders Gender and Global Grantmaking group, and also have posted up
> on a Facebook group I created, called Support Human Rights Defenders in
> Haiti (an attempt to get information about the status of civil society
> groups and their supporters in one place so that we can help with their
> rapid recovery). Please do join, and tell others if you'd like, I hope it is
> helpful: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=254013382410
> Warm wishes,
> Jane
> On Jan 14, 2010, at 10:30 AM, Elaine Enarson wrote:
>
> With thanks for circulating through your networks--EE
>
> Work in Haiti/Work with Women: Members of the global Gender and Disaster
> Network stand ready to assist as possible in the difficult days, months and
> years ahead following the January 12 earthquake in Haiti. Local members in
> the region can be contacted through the GDN. Numerous practical guides on
> gendering disaster response and recovery are available on the site,
> including the extensive Gender and Disaster Sourcebook. At the moment, we
> especially recommend the practical resources in the attached hand-out for
> emergency responders, aid workers, volunteers and disaster managers. One
> "lesson" well and truly learned in past disasters is the "tyranny of the
> urgent" in which sex and gender concerns are unrecognized or fall off the
> agenda. Yet as residents and community organizations attest, and researchers
> document, sustainable disaster relief and recovery cannot be achieved
> without taking into account the gender dimensions of disasters. We urge
> gender-responsive disaster outreach and action as a matter of urgency now
> and throughout the relief and recovery period—the health and safety of women
> and girls depend upon it. In this same spirit, the GDN will reach out to
> local and regional women's and community groups to offer support as
> possible. Please put the attached resource guide to good use, pass it along,
> and support grassroots women's groups in Haiti and the region. To locate GDN
> members in the region, please join GDN and click "Browse members" under
> "Register": http://www.gdnonline.org/index.php
>
> --
> Elaine Enarson, Ph.D.
> Independent Scholar/Consulting Sociologist
> 1693 Kiowa, Lyons, CO 80540
> Tel: 303.823.5320; Cell: 720.519.5858; Fax: 303.823. 5231
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Gender and Disaster Network: http://www.gdnonline.org
> <Gendering Disaster Work in Haiti.docx>
>
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Elaine Enarson, Ph.D.
Independent Scholar/Consulting Sociologist
1693 Kiowa, Lyons, CO 80540
Tel: 303.823.5320; Cell: 720.519.5858; Fax: 303.823. 5231
Email: [log in to unmask]
Gender and Disaster Network: http://www.gdnonline.org
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