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Jimmie Briggs of @manupcampaign says we need to look at our own communities and attitudes to women. we need to look in the mirror. #twconf12

by TrustLaw_Women via twitter 12/4/2012 1:04:34 PM
#twconf12 the only conference I have been to and the organizers are keen for actions more than just debates! Hats off! @trustwomenconf

by manal_alsharif via twitter 12/4/2012 1:05:29 PM
Jimmie Briggs says in the developed world, we need to look in the mirror and we need to start looking at race, class and ethnicity in how we address women's issues. There are more women raped in the US than in the Congo or Haiti, he said. By looking at these issues as ones that only happen to black people, or brown people, or to people who dont speak our language, we are not talking about what is happening at home, at the politician or the football player in the United States who killed his wife, Briggs says.

by Stella Dawson @TR_Foundation edited by Katherine Baldwin 12/4/2012 1:05:37 PM
MT @manal_alsharif: Among speakers: Queen Noor, Jordan; Ayan Hirsi,
Somalia; Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Laureat) from Iran #twconf12 amazing!

by Julie Mollins via twitter 12/4/2012 1:05:59 PM
"More women are raped in the USA than in Congo...We need to stop shirking our responsibility & start engaging collectively." #TWConf12

by HannahPriya via twitter 12/4/2012 1:06:10 PM
One action equals a thousand words #twconf12

by manal_alsharif via twitter 12/4/2012 1:06:20 PM
Fahima Hashim says we need to address patriarchy everywhere, not just in the developing world or Muslim countries #TWConf12

by hannahlwright via twitter 12/4/2012 1:06:40 PM
Nazir afzal-Honour based violence is organised crime. Main diff with domestic violence #twconf12

by Mairi MacRae via twitter 12/4/2012 1:07:16 PM
Hashim, the South Sudanese activist, says patriarchal systems are at the root of violence against women, and men do not want to give up control.

by Stella Dawson @TR_Foundation 12/4/2012 1:07:19 PM
Nazir Afzal says domestic abuse in the UK costs the country 60 billion dollars a year so there is a business case for stopping this #twconf12

by Katherine Baldwin 12/4/2012 1:07:23 PM
There is no community on earth where women are free from harm - Nazir Afzal @TrustWomenConf #TWConf12 #womensrights

by Astrid Zweynert via twitter 12/4/2012 1:07:24 PM
RT @manal_alsharif: One action equals a thousand words #twconf12

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 1:07:25 PM
'It's important that the issue of women's abuse should be approached w/o considering ethnicity, class or geography' #JimmieBriggs #twconf12

by Kuwaha via twitter 12/4/2012 1:07:58 PM
RT @manal_alsharif: If I respect women fighting for their rights once, I respect men fighting for women's rights twice! Salute to all me ...

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 1:08:26 PM
Domestic abuse costs $60Billion per yr in the UK. #TWConf12

by HannahPriya via twitter 12/4/2012 1:08:32 PM
Nazir Afzal gives a call for action - people change things, it's down to each and every one of us. He cites an example of a woman who wore her wedding ring on her right hand, not the left. Asked why, she said 'becase they forced me to marry the wrong man'. #twconf12

by Katherine Baldwin 12/4/2012 1:09:47 PM
RT @manal_alsharif: #twconf12 the only conference I have been to and the organizers are keen for actions more than just debates! Hats of ...

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 1:10:19 PM
Nazir: Men have a habit of rewriting history. Need a strong narrative to break the silence. We can be voices too. #twconf12

by Mairi MacRae via twitter 12/4/2012 1:10:32 PM
Nazir Afzal says no bureaucracy changes things, it is people who change things. "A woman came to me a few years ago and I asked her why she was wearing her wedding ring on the wrong hand. She said,'Because they forced me to marry the wrong man.' This was her form of resistance." Afzal said our role is to be her voice to create change.

by Stella Dawson @TR_Foundation 12/4/2012 1:10:33 PM
RT @edielush: Sima Samar: $1 billion spent on human rights globally. $27 million spent on women's rights. #didntknowthat #twconf12

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 1:10:51 PM
Sleeping Beauty was raped by a man and made pregnant. #Disney had changed the story. #twconf12

by sandra_don via twitter 12/4/2012 1:10:56 PM
We need to talk about patriarchal systems, says Fahima Hashim, it's a system we are living all over the world #TWConf12

by 50_50_oD via twitter 12/4/2012 1:11:04 PM
Nazir asked a woman why she was wearing wedding band on the wrong hand. She said because thay made her marry the wrong man. #twconf12

by Lisa Anderson@TR_Foundation via twitter 12/4/2012 1:11:13 PM
Nazir Afzal: Chief CPS North West. One of his recent cases involved a young girl with 1100 Facebook friends, 900 were adult men #twconf12

by edielush via twitter 12/4/2012 1:11:23 PM
#TWConf12 looking great via live stream from home where I am sick with a bad cold http://www.trustwomenconf.com/live/

by Julie Mollins via twitter 12/4/2012 1:11:24 PM
Jimmie Briggs asks how do we package what we're talking about today and reach people where they are - in the pub, at the pitch, in their offices and so forth #twconf12

by Katherine Baldwin 12/4/2012 1:11:27 PM
'No Bureaucracy in the world is going to change anything. Only people can change the status quo" - Nazir Afzal @TrustWomenConf #twconf12

by ElcaGrobler via twitter 12/4/2012 1:11:51 PM
Calls to action - Nazir Afzal - change the narrative - change your story it is people that Change things #twconf12

by Women Worldwide via twitter 12/4/2012 1:12:03 PM
#NazirAfzal 'No bureaucracy in the world can change anything, its the people' women and law #twconf12

by Kuwaha via twitter 12/4/2012 1:12:23 PM
Domestic abuse costs UK 60m a yr #twconf12

by HelensWitter via twitter 12/4/2012 1:12:44 PM
LWOB at TR TrustWomen Event London #twconf12...promising.

by Lawyers w/o Borders via twitter 12/4/2012 1:13:11 PM
Mabel Van Oranje thanks @monique_villa & Alison Smale, IHT for making the @TrustWomenConf happen #twconf12

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 1:13:51 PM
Monique villa fr @trustwomenconf says I'm impatient and I'd prefer action sooner rather than perfect #twconf12

by Mairi MacRae via twitter 12/4/2012 1:14:05 PM
There are more #women #raped in the #US than there are in the #Congo or #Haiti" Jimmie Briggs

by Belinda Otas via twitter 12/4/2012 1:14:40 PM
#TWConf12 resumes at 1400 GMT - Afternoon includes Plenary on Arab Spring: Window of opportunity or disaster for women? http://www.trustwomenconf.com/live/

by Julie Mollins via twitter 12/4/2012 1:14:45 PM
Looking forward to a bit of lunch too #TWConf12

by Julie Mollins, Editor via twitter edited by Julie Mollins 12/4/2012 1:16:14 PM
if you cant attend #twconf12 watch it live here http://www.trustwomenconf.com/live/

by Runtee_B via twitter 12/4/2012 1:16:20 PM
Waiting for the #twconf12 to resume, especially since the following plenary focuses on Arab spring & women. Watch live http://www.trustwomenconf.com/live/

by kriscinka via twitter 12/4/2012 1:19:14 PM
i just want to see ayan hirsi flipping on Muslims like Crazy on #twconf12

by Runtee_B via twitter 12/4/2012 1:19:49 PM
Thoroughly enjoying @trustwomenconf. Some great speakers and strong views on women's rights #twconf12

by SophieGSky via twitter 12/4/2012 1:25:57 PM
Tune in for a discussion on the Arab Spring: Window of opportunity or disaster for women? at 1400 GMT at http://nyti.ms/WEDf01 #twconf12

by IHT_RDV via twitter 12/4/2012 1:26:30 PM
The Trust Women Conference 2012 started today. Get live updates from the event from @TrustWomenConf #twconf12

by EBRD via twitter 12/4/2012 1:30:26 PM
"@mtvexit: First step towards eradicating #slavery is to admit this is slavery, says @Kevinbales #twconf12" #thomsonreuters

by kat via twitter 12/4/2012 1:31:48 PM
Must watch doc: Sex Mobs & Revolution, Fri, ch4, on harassment of women in Cairo - sneak preview@TrustWomenConf #twconf12

by RashaQandeelBBC via twitter 12/4/2012 1:37:13 PM
'Whether ASpring is good or bad is not a question you ask because the alt is the oppression of the last 200 yrs' #AlaaShehabi #twconf12

by Kuwaha via twitter 12/4/2012 3:05:14 PM