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Ender Ommittee: Oals and Bjectives
Ender Ommittee: Oals and Bjectives
GENDER COMMITTEE
T
he University Student Council must promote and protect students’ rights and
welfare; thus promote EQUALITY and protect the students from
discrimination. Apart from our diversity in social background, religion,
political ideology, and race and ethnicity, we have a vast array of sexual
orientation and gender identities as human beings. This can be especially applied in
the context of the student population of the University of the Philippines. With this
gender diversity and prevailing social norms, there is a rapid increase in the cases of
gender discrimination usually against women and lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and
transgenders (LGBT). Women and LGBTs experience violations against their human
rights in various situations in their everyday lives. Furthermore, due to fear and the
feeling of powerlessness, we are also confronted with a culture of tolerance that fuels
this form of injustice in our society.
This is the purpose of the Gender Committee in the University Student Council
(USC), to serve as a medium of EQUALITY and NONDISCRIMINATION in the
university. The USC Gender Committee, which is a special standing committee, shall
spearhead series of campaigns, programs and activities concerning gender and
sexuality in the interest of the promoting gender equality and empowering women
and LGBTs in the University and society.
Specific Tasks:
Committee Chairperson • Oversee tasks delegated within the Committee
• Liaison with various gender movements
• Representation in external functions
• All functions of Committee Officers
• Finance
LIVE OUR ADVOCACY - initiate in inculcating the culture of respect and in breaking
the culture of tolerance for discrimination against women and LGBTs through
campaigns that aspire to create awareness, to educate and to catalyze concrete action
for the protection of their rights and welfare.
• Localize Gender Committee/ Adhoc – The USC Gender Committee serves its
purpose to a special sector here in the university. The committee will flourish
more if we can have a logistical arm in every college council. With this, we can
reach a larger scope of students, and ensure that their rights and welfare are
protected.
GIVE OUR LOVE AND SERVICE - programs that will particularly address the
personal concerns of the UP studentry and members of the community through
valuable information on gender and sexuality and coordination with specific
University offices.
o Forums
• G2 (Gender on the Go!) - We will establish a regular college and dormitory visits.
We will be holding discussions and activities promoting the Gender Grievance
Desk, and conducting other relevant lectures such as Gender Sensitivity
Workshops to bring the issues on gender and sexuality closer to students.
• G-Byte – This will be the official Gender Committee online site (website, facebook
and twitter). A website and blog will make the Committee more accessible and
expand its capacity for information dissemination.
• BarangGAY – we will carry out programs on gender and sexuality that will be
relevant to members of baranggays within the campus. These include reproductive
health care and gender sensitivity workshops.
• G-Spot – We will have (free) film screenings that promotes women and LGBT
empowerment. Also we can ask the film major students to create series of short
films that will be aligned with the objectives of this project.
Possible Tie- up: OICA, UPFI and UP College of Mass Communication (Out
and UP: Pinoy Queer Film Festivals)
• LGBT Week – In line with the international celebration of LGBT Pride march
(June 28), we will have a localize celebration of Pride March which will be held on
June 28, 2011 – July 1, 2011. Here is the tentative line-up of activities:
Tie-Up with Center for Women’s Studies, UP Babaylan and
o UP Pride March
June 28, 2011
3pm, Acad Oval
• Women’s Day– This is the day that we commemorate and recognize the women’s
struggle for the right to live free from all forms of oppression and repression. As
we celebrate women’s day, there will be a march, and staging of “Vagina
Monologues” within the university. This will mark our participation in
empowering women in our society.
• APO (Advocacy Photo Opt) - We see the Project Headshot Clinic as an effective
tool for our campaigns. With the given technology and existing social online
networks, the profile pictures for this campaign could reach a number of people
and influence them to support the Anti-Discrimination Bill and for the
advancement of Gender Equality in the whole Philippines.
Possible Tie- up: Project Headshot Clinic (Dwight Bayona) [or Mass Media]
• Variety Show – this activity will showcase the talents of UP students, and the
variety show will talk about culture of respect and inclusion, women and LGBT
situation in UP and Philippines and gender appreciation and empowerment. Also,
this is a celebration of Gender Arts, literary works, books, photography, and
different artworks. This will be the culmination of the year-long campaign for the
establishment of LGBT section in the Main Library.
*Year-long campaign