Showing posts with label rapes in the Congo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rapes in the Congo. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

I'm angry about this

http://www.news.com.au/business/youth-retailer-general-pants-in-strife-over-i-love-sex-badges-naked-mannequins/story-e6frfm1i-1226051827011

How many people sat in meetings nodding their heads at this proposal? How many people designed and made the posters and badges, not suggesting that maybe this isn't a great idea, or considering what it means for the young women who work in the shops. The response from the CEO of General Pants is not good enough.


The federal budget allows $222 million to the National School Chaplaincy Program. Why? Public education is supposed to be secular. If schools need counsellors (and they do), then employ counsellors.

And especially this from the SMH:

1100 rapes a day in Congo, study finds


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/1100-rapes-a-day-in-congo-study-finds-20110511-1ei0m.html#ixzz1M0jp20L4

Why is this not front page news every day? We've know about this for years. Why is the situation not improving?