Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (C) addresses the
audience during a meeting of the annual Mercosur trade bloc presidential
summit in Mendoza June 29, 2012. (Credit: Reuters/Enrique Marcarian)

Chinese leader woos Latin America with deals

Chinese leader woos Latin America with deals
Chinese President Xi Jinping (4-L, first row) poses with leaders of the CELAC group of Latin American and Caribbean states, in Brasilia, on July 17, 2014 (AFP Photo/Nelson Almeida)
"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) -

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)
(Subjects: Who/What is Kryon ?, Egypt Uprising, Iran/Persia Uprising, Peace in Middle East without Israel actively involved, Muhammad, "Conceptual" Youth Revolution, "Conceptual" Managed Business, Internet, Social Media, News Media, Google, Bankers, Global Unity,..... etc.)



Map of Latin America showing countries where major protests have occurred in recent months (AFP Photo)
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A student holds a sign reading "Don't shoot, listen!!!" during a protest
on June 17, 2013 in Brasilia (AFP, Evaristo)

Paraguay police search S. American football HQ

Paraguay police search S. American football HQ
The Conmebol headquarters in Luque, Paraguay, is seen on January 7, 2016, during a raid within the framework of the FIFA corruption scandal (AFP Photo/Norberto Duarte)

'Panama Papers' law firm under the media's lenses

'Panama Papers' law firm under the media's lenses
The Panama Papers: key facts on the huge journalists' investigation into tax evasion (AFP Photo/Thomas Saint-Cricq, Philippe Mouche)

Mossack Fonseca

Mossack Fonseca

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"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Brazilian women demand more equality

Deutsche Welle, 24 Aug 2011  

Brazilian women are entering jobs
once reserved for men
Brazil has pioneered some of Latin America's most advanced legislation and mechanisms to ensure women's rights and gender equality. But there is still a lot of work to be done.

Funk and rap music in Brazil often portrays women as sexual objects. But times are changing and women are talking back. With the hit song ‘I’m ugly but I’m trendy’, rebellious female MC Tati Quebra-Barraco became the first female rapper to break into Brazil’s funk music scene. She was a political sensation, using her lyrics to reverse the trend and make men the sexual objects.

Women in Brazil are increasingly taking jobs in fields that, until recently, were dominated by men. They're becoming bus or cab drivers, starting out in the police force or working as security guards and construction workers. One of the most symbolic advances is the recent election of the first female president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff.

Women leaders step forward

In her inauguration speech, in January of this year, Rousseff acknowledged this symbolism. 

Will Brazil's first female president
usher  in a new era of women's
rights?
"I want to state my first commitment after the elections: to honor Brazil's women so that today's unprecedented result becomes a normal event," she told supporters after she was sworn in. "I would very much like for parents to look into their daughters' eyes and say, yes women can."

Since taking office in January, the new president has named 10 female ministers to serve in the 38-member cabinet. That's double the number of ministers serving under her predecessor and mentor, Lula da Silva, during his eight years in power. In 2000, there were no women in the cabinet. Today, women hold key positions in offices like the Ministry of Institutional Affairs, which is in charge of negotiations with Brazil’s Congress and the Cabinet Chief.

'Not a revolution'

But while women in public office help raise the profile of women in politics, Silvia Pimentel from the United Nation's Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women believes the election of Dilma as the first female president is not necessarily a result of more participation and conscience on the part of female voters in Brazil.

"[Dilma] is a very well prepared woman, everybody knows, but she would never be there if President Lula hadn't appointed her," Pimentel told Deutsche Welle. "So it's not a revolution or an evolution that women are now coming like this to high positions in my country."

The case of Maria da Penha

Brazil has pioneered some of Latin America's most advanced legislation and mechanisms to ensure women's rights and gender equality. But there is still a lot of work to be done. A survey conducted by the Fundacao Perseu Abramo foundation estimates more than 2 million women are subjected to sexual  and domestic violence or psychological abuse every year. In 2009, more than 200,000 women called a government-run hotline to report cases of assault and violence.

A turning point in the fight against violence towards women in Brazil was the case of Maria da Penha, who is considered one of the country’s most important voices in the struggle for women's rights. The 60 year-old pharmacist has used her experience of spousal violence to call for better protection of women by the police and the courts.

Maria da Penha is a heroine for
women's rights in Brazil
"I thought my marriage would last forever … but in 1983, I woke up with a bullet in my back. I was shot by my husband," she explained.

In the early 1980s, her then-husband beat Maria da Penha continuously and finally attempted to murder her twice, causing her to become a paraplegic. But it took eight years for the case to be heard and even though her husband was found guilty, he was released following an appeal.

"I was very disappointed because he could walk out free like that,” Penha said. But she refused to give up. She wrote a book describing the brutality her husband inflicted on her and her daughters and became a voice for abused women across the country.

Justice at last

Maria da Penha's case was sent to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which said that Brazil’s failure to take legal action indicated the country condoned the violence. The court went on to say that Brazilian authorities had added to Maria da Penha's suffering with their failure to carry out justice.

The Maria da Penha law provides better
access to justice for women in Brazil
This landmark ruling contributed to the international consensus that governments around the globe have a legal obligation to take active measures in protecting women's rights.

And in 2006, President Lula da Silva signed the "Maria da Penha law", with the intent of reducing domestic violence. Among the changes initiated by the new law was an increase in punishment for those who are violent towards women, and protective measures for family members at risk of becoming victims of domestic violence.

Maria da Penha is just one of the thousands of strong women standing up and making a difference for justice and equal rights throughout Latin America. Their struggle and contributions are already bearing fruit for generations of women on the continent and around the world.

Author: Milton Bragatti (sjt)
Editor: Saroja Coelho
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