Love Your Self, A message in celebration of the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women
I am reposting here the message I gave before the women's group in La Carlota City nine years ago as their keynote speaker during the yearly Anti-VAWC Campaign. It keeps popping up in my facebook memories as my Note , so I am putting it forth in my blog. To our ever-supportive Vice Mayor, Hon. David Baga Jr., to our energetic DSWD head Mrs. Julia Uy, to Ms. Melende Eseller of DSWD office, to Mrs. Mae Yanson of DILG Office, and to all ladies and gentlemen who are present here in honor of the women we all love, a pleasant evening. Tonight, we are gathered here to celebrate the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women which kicked off last November 25 the “18-Day Campaign to end Violence Against Women” and will end comes December 10. And it is not a coincidence that December 10 is the International Human Rights Day. When we hear of the words gender violence and human rights violations, we get a grim picture of battered women, dying wome...