Hero-ine, a short action film, questions who are the heroes around us in cases of family violence? The Solomon-made production by Sukwadi Media was launched as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence with local family violence service Family Support Centre on November 30. It has since become one of the … Read more
New Solomon action film launched (0)
Peace Meal – food’s role in peace (0)
Peace-Meal : Stories and recipes from times of peace and conflict (the book) brings you in to the lives of some of the most committed and inspiring peacebuilders who share a story and recipe that is significant to them from times of conflict and peace. Dr Anouk Ride shared a recipe and story about nut tart, … Read more
Herstory film wins Best Feature Film at Native Lens Film Festival (0)
At the inaugural Native Lens Film Festival in Honiara, a team of local and international judges awarded the film “Herstory: Women working in corrections” coproduced by the Correctional Services Solomon Islands (CSSI) Women’s Network and Sukwadi Media the award for Best Feature Film 2019. Herstory is a participatory documentary film that tells the stories … Read more
Social Attitudes to Violence Against Women and Girls – What messages work? (0)
Working for the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs of the Solomon Islands, Dr Anouk Ride collaborated with local researchers on the first social marketing research about attitudes to violence against women and girls to be conducted in the Pacific Islands region. The pilot study details the most appropriate messages to stop violence … Read more
Why LinkedIn is better for girls and women than Facebook (0)
An opinion on the benefits of focusing on what women and girls do, rather than how they look, using social media sites: http://www.anoukride.com/2018/10/22/why-linkedin-is-better-for-girls-and-women-than-facebook/
Why LinkedIn is better for girls and women than Facebook (0)
Recently I have been spending less time on Facebook and more time on LinkedIn and my outlook on life is better for it. The shift started earlier this year, there were two events in my social circle that made me realise Facebook is destructive, particularly for women’s self-esteem, solidarity and respect. The first one was … Read more
State of the Pacific Conference at ANU (0)
The recent State of the Pacific Conference at Australian National University featured several interesting panels and a keynote by Dame Meg Taylor, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Dr Anouk Ride presented on two panels of academics and practitioners. The first panel was on “Creating Options and Supporting Choices in Responding to Family and Domestic Violence” – … Read more
Solomon Islands Youth Status Report Launched Today (0)
The Solomon Islands Youth Status Report was launched today along with the new National Youth Policy 2017-2030 for Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands Youth Status Report is a national report on youth participation in development and political processes. While the youth are a signi cant cohort of the population – seven out of 10 Solomon Islanders … Read more
Markets Matter – women and informal markets (0)
The significance of community markets, in terms of economic and social benefits and women’s security, has been highlighted in a series of short reports about informal markets in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Dr Meg Keen and Dr Anouk Ride recently published three publications in the InBrief series of the Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University: … Read more
Peace Research by Peaceful Means (0)
Dr Anouk Ride and Professor Diane Bretherton presented to the Peace Psychology Conference at University of Notre Dame, Indiana, on “Peace Research by Peaceful Means’, each putting forward principles, approaches and examples of doing research in a peaceful way that advances peace in various different contexts. The session drew on chapters from the book “Methodologies … Read more
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