IPPF Rally
Counterparts
in Fight against Opposition to RH/R
(JOICFP eNEWS February,
2005 ) |
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On 21st January,
Valerie DeFillipo, Director, External Affairs,
IPPF participated in two meetings in Tokyo
to urge for support of reproductive health
and rights (RH/R).
In a meeting entitled
"Understanding religious and political
opposition to RH/R," DeFillipo told
experts and activists that what had started
as a disparate movement of scattered groups
opposing sexuality and RH/R had been transformed
into a well-funded and disciplined system
across the world. She emphasized that this
system offered no services; it only worked
to stop those promoting sexuality and RH/R.
DeFillipo said that the EU was increasingly
the focus of opposition groups as it stepped
in to fill the gap created by the US government.
She explained how IPPF has been organizing
strategy and information sharing for NGOs
across Europe, and that IPPF was "reclaiming
the language" and using mass media technologies
to deliver a unified message.
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