JASS launches the Women Crossing the Line Fund
In celebration of legacies and collective leadership, you’re invited to cross the line with JASS. Make a donation today!
#16DayOfActivism: Mobilizing to be stronger and safer together
Join us for the next 16 days as we take part in an annual campaign to end gender-based violence: #16DaysofActivism!
Meet JASS’ Next Executive Director
The JASS Board of Directors is thrilled to announce our next Executive Director: Shereen Essof!
South Africa: Where lie the solutions to violence?
Are there links between attacks on African immigrants and the killings of LGBTI people and women in South Africa? JASS Southern Africa's Phumi Mtetwa talks about the connections between xenophobia and misogyny, and the importance of community organising and cross-border solidarity.
#DefendNegros: Filipino activists stand up for peace
In the Philippines, the message to human rights defenders is clear: anyone who speaks out could be a target. Within just 10 days this past July, 21 people were killed - community leaders, farmers, church workers, and lawyers - in the province of Negros Oriental. The use of violence is a careful strategy meant to instill a culture of silence and fear. For months, the silence was deafening until a community of local people started to come together. JASS with local groups organized an ecumenical prayer and concert for peace that drew 150 individuals and 19 organizations: young women, mothers, academics, artists, and religious groups. Creating a much-needed space, the gathering built solidarity and common ground – a necessary strategy to confront the violence together. A JASS Southeast Asia tells us more.
A State of Siege in Guatemala
In Guatemala, the conservative government has been increasingly bold and aggressive about consolidating its powers. The past few months have seen the election of a new conservative president, the dismantling of anti-corruption commission CICIG, and two states of siege on rural and indigenous communities. We interviewed a JASS ally, who preferred to remain anonymous due to security risks, to find out what this all means for our Guatemalan countries.
A message from the JASS Board of Directors
The JASS Board of Directors honors and celebrates Founding Executive Director Lisa VeneKlasen's enduring legacy and launches the process of internal recruitment to appoint the next JASS ED.
Changes and New Beginnings
Our Executive Director and Co-founder, Lisa VeneKlasen, has some big and exciting news to share!
Filipino Women Push for Human Rights Defenders Law
Our JASS Southeast Asia team in the Philippines report that after more than a decade of persistent grassroots organizing and advocacy, legislation that would guarantee protection for human rights defenders (HRD) may finally come to fruition this year.
