BILANG bahagi ng selebrasyon ng International Women’s Month, nag-launch ang Araneta Center at SPARK! Philippines noong March 1 ng #DontTellMeHowToDress Exhibit sa Gateway Mall.
Ang centerpiece ng exhibit ay #RespetoNaman campaign, kung saan ipinakikita ang mga damit na suot ng mga kababaihan (gayundin ng mga bata) nang ma-experience nila ang gender-based violence sa iba’t ibang lugar gaya ng bahay, eskuwelahan, sa workplace, maging sa komunidad.
“According to a report by the Center for Women’s Resources in 2017, Philippine Police records show that 1 Filipino woman or child is raped every hour in this country,” ani Ambassador Harald Fries of the Embassy of Sweden.
“At the heart of the (#RespetoNaman) campaign is the message of the importance about respect – respect for women’s basic human right for body ownership and respect for safe spaces for women regardless of their line of work, what they are wearing, where they are, or who they are. Nothing can ever justify harassment, violence, or rape,” paliwanag ni Fries.
“I think it is particularly appropriate to have this exhibit here in Quezon City where the gender and development ordinance against catcalling and other forms of sexual harassment was passed in 2016 – the first among the cities in Metro Manila,” dagdag pa ni Fries.
“The clothes displayed at the #DontTellMeHowtoDress Exhibit are ordinary everyday outfits, which were worn by survivors when they were sexually harassed and assaulted. The exhibit aims to “transform the idea among misconception that it’s the surivors’ fault for sexual harassment, sexual abuse for what they wear,” paliwanag ni Iori Kato, country representative of the United Nations Population Fund.
“Sexual harassment, sexual abuse is never, never the fault of the survivor,” Kato emphasized. “Stop the victim-blaming. Let’s put the blame on who should be blamed – the perpetrator!” dagdag pa nito. .
“The #DontTellMeHowToDress Exhibit reminds everyone what people wear should never justify harassment and rape,” pagtatapos ni Fries.
Ang #DontTellMeHowToDress Exhibit sa Gateway Mall ay bukas sa publiko mula Marso 1 hanggang 8. Bahagi ito ng “Filipinamazing: Honoring Filipino Women at the Araneta Center,” isang series ng acitivities na naka-focus sa pagpapalakas ng kakayahan ng bawat kababaihan.
Bukod sa nasabing exhibit, nagkaroon din ang Araneta Center ng “Neon Fitness Party” sa Manhattan Row noong Marso 2.
“Through the Neon Fitness Party, we are given the opportunity to work out together towards achieving our fitness goals! I believe that helping women to stay fit is one way to uplift them,” wika ni Karen Gallman, ang kauna-unahang Filipina na nag-uwi sa bansa ng Miss Intercontinental crown.
Para naman mai-promote ang artisanal Pinay-made items, magkakaroon din ng Women’s Bazaar sa Gateway Mall mula Marso 15 hanggang 17. Tampok dito ang mga produktong gawa ng kababaihang mula sa Spark-sponsored communities, kabilang na ang Marawi.
Naging matagumpay ang “Filipinamazing: Honoring Filipino Women” dahil sa Araneta Center, SPARK! Philippines, Novotel, Pizza Hut, Flawless, Ever Bilena, at Rustans.
Sa karagdagang impormasyon at updates sa Araneta Center, bisitahin ang www.aranetacenter.net at i-follow ang @TheAranetaCenter sa Facebook at Instagram, at @AranetaCenter sa Twitter.
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