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Coordinates for change: putting violence against women on the map

 
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14 December, 2011 - 06:39


“Map it. End it. Demand change” was the core of the Take Back the Tech!i

campaign for 2011. Flavia Fascendini writes about several mapping initiatives around the world that aim to document forms of violence against womenwww.takebackthetech.net/whatstheissue ">www.takebackthetech.net/whatstheissue " class="glossary-indicator">i

 so as to “put them on the map” in the sense that they are named, pointed out, shown as related, and denounced - and in that way the mapped territory is changed into one that respects the rights of women and children.

“Map it. End it. Demand change” was the core of the Take Back the Tech! campaign for 2011. There are now several initiatives around the world that aim to map forms of violence against women so as to “put them on the map” in the sense that they are named, pointed out, shown as related, and denounced - and in that way the mapped territory is changed into one that respects the rights of women and children.

“To map our experiences is to demand recognition.
This is the first critical step towards meaningful change."
Take Back the Tech! 2011

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