On and around May 7th, 2016 the following events took place in various locations around the globe:
Film Series: Fourth Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy
May 7 and 8, 2016 - 1pm to 5pm each day
Cathedral City Public Library - Community Room
33520 Date Palm Drive - Cathedral City, California 92234, USA
Genital Autonomy America (GAA) is proud to sponsor a film series in recognition of the Fourth Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy. GAA advocates for the protection of ALL children (male, female and intersex) from non-therapeutic genital cutting practices that violate their basic human rights to bodily integrity and self-determination.
Films to be screened with their producers in attendance, followed by Q&A and discussion:
Sat May 7, 1pm: Whose Body, Whose Rights?
Examines the negative health and human rights impact of infant male circumcision - Presenter: Tim Hammond
Sat May 7, 3pm: Intersexion
A revealing look at gender-conforming genital surgeries on those born with ambiguous genitalia - Presenter: to be determined
Sun May 8, 1pm: Cut: Slicing through the Myths of Circumcision
An Orthodox Jewish filmmaker questions both the American social custom and the Jewish ritual of infant male circumcision - Presenter: Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon
Sun May 8, 3pm: Fire Eyes
Somali-born filmmaker recounts her experience with female circumcision - Presenter: Soraya Mire
NYC Intactivists will hold a peaceful demonstration in Union Square to raise awareness of the damage caused by forced genital cutting and the human right to genital integrity. This event coincides with Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy.
Location Details: Union Square New York, NY, USA
Details: http://www.intactnews.org/node/937/1450917187/demonstration-genital-autonomy
Bay Area Intactivists: Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy Demonstration
Bay Area Intactivists will hold a peaceful demonstration on the Embarcadero side of the San Francisco Ferry Building to raise awareness of the damage caused by forced genital cutting and the human right to genital integrity. This event will take place in conjunction with the 2016 Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy. We will provide protest signs and literature to distribute to the public but you are also welcome to bring your own.
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2016 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Location: San Francisco Ferry Building, San Francisco, California, USA
Details: http://www.bayareaintactivists.org/node/332
7. MAI 2016 - Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy
Demonstration in Cologne on May 7th, 2016
Start: 10:00am, Landgericht, Luxemburger Str. 101
Main demonstration: 11:30am, Wallrafplatz at the WDR Broadcasting Center
Details: https://genitale-selbstbestimmung.de (German), https://genital-autonomy.de (English)
MOGiS e.V. – Eine Stimme für Betroffene and pro familia NRW present:
Film screening and panel discussion with the filmmakers
Genital Autonomy
- On occasion of the Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy on May 7th, 2016 – commemorative day for the protection of childrens' rights to bodily integrity and sexual self-determination regardless of gender, ancestry or religion -
5.5. 19:30 Munich, Kulturzentrum Giesinger Bahnhof
6.5. 19:00 Düsseldorf, Bambi Filmstudio
7.5. 19:00 Cologne, Filmforum im Museum Ludwig (box office only)
8.5. 19:00 Berlin, Moviemento
Program:
Circumcision Documentation by Ari Libsker, Israel 2004, 19 Min
Hibos Lied - Weibliche Genitalverstümmelung und die Macht der Tradition by Renate Bernhard and Sigrid Dethlof, Germany 2007, 55 Min
Hermes und Aphrodite Animated short film by Gregor Zootsky, Germany 2013, 10 Min
Details: https://genitale-selbstbestimmung.de/filmabend/
London
Demonstration in London, UK on May 7th, 2016
Details: to be announced
Sydney - AIGA Rally
Demonstration in Sydney, Australia on May 7th, 2016
Location: 100 William Street, 11:00 - 14:00
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/235357893490796/
Denver
Demonstration in Denver, Colorado, USA on May 7th, 2016
Details:16th Street Mall in the block between California St. and Stout St., 10:30 am until 1:30 pm
Mid-Atlantic, White House & Ob-Gyn Circumcision Crisis Protests
Join Bloodstained Men & Their Friends for a demonstration in Charleston, WV, to raise awareness about the horrors of infant circumcision. This will be the 3rd day of the Mid-Atlantic, White House & Ob-Gyn Circumcision Crisis Protests, a 13-day protest event. We stand in solidarity with intactivists around the nation and world on this Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy. PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!!!!
Details: Demonstration on May 7th: Saturday, May 7, 2016 - Charleston, WV; Intersection of Washington & Pennsylvania; 10:00am - 3:00pm, rain or shine https://www.facebook.com/events/535988486558426/
