With the phenomenal support of 107,053 people from 163 countries -- the most popular campaign ever launched on Change.org -- a tiny group of lesbian activists in South Africa just scored a major victory, taking "corrective rape" from an unspoken epidemic to a national discussion. We've set a new goal of 150,000 signatures to crank up the heat on the South African government.
You've already take action -- will you forward this email to five friends to ask them to sign the petition too?
From Brazil, China, and India to South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, Change.org members are fighting this national epidemic in which men rape lesbian women to “turn” them straight or “cure” them of their sexual orientation.
It’s a powerful story of what our community can accomplish together: Survivors of corrective rape and their allies launched a Change.org petition while hiding in a safehouse in Cape Town. Change.org members rallied to their cause, and now the media are amping up public pressure as well.
International news sources are highlighting the 107,053 petition signatures to legitimize the cause of these lesbian activists and expose these atrocities to the world. And in South Africa, the nation’s most popular radio station and the Sowetan, Cape Town’s largest newspaper, have turned this into a story dominating the national debate.
This is a pivotal moment. To reach our new goal of 150,000 petition signers in the next 48 hours, we need new people to join the movement. Please ask your friends to sign the petition.
So far, the only response by South Africa’s Minister of Justice Jeffrey Radebe has been to complain about the volume of Change.org emails flooding his ministry’s inbox. It’s time for Radebe to instead focus his attention on helping the victims of “corrective rape.”
If you agree, please take one minute to ask friends, co-workers, and family to add their name to this critical petition -- and force Radebe and the South African government to take action now:
http://change.org/petitions/view/south_africa_declare_corrective_rape_a_hate-crime
Thank you so much for standing up to "corrective rape" and supporting our friends at Luleki Sizwe, the group that started this historic campaign. As they wrote to us today:
"We're so BLESSED to be part of a community like Change.org that fights together. Thank you for standing with us! When any Change.org member starts a campaign, WE will stand with them!"
It’s remarkable what we can do when we stand together. Keep up the fight.
-- Patrick and the Change.org team
P.S. In the days and weeks to come, we’ll keep fighting on this campaign and hundreds of others, from women’s rights and gay rights to animal protection and environmental issues. To keep up to date on the "corrective rape" campaign, just follow us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/humanrights.change.org
From Brazil, China, and India to South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, Change.org members are fighting this national epidemic in which men rape lesbian women to “turn” them straight or “cure” them of their sexual orientation.
It’s a powerful story of what our community can accomplish together: Survivors of corrective rape and their allies launched a Change.org petition while hiding in a safehouse in Cape Town. Change.org members rallied to their cause, and now the media are amping up public pressure as well.
International news sources are highlighting the 107,053 petition signatures to legitimize the cause of these lesbian activists and expose these atrocities to the world. And in South Africa, the nation’s most popular radio station and the Sowetan, Cape Town’s largest newspaper, have turned this into a story dominating the national debate.
This is a pivotal moment. To reach our new goal of 150,000 petition signers in the next 48 hours, we need new people to join the movement. Please ask your friends to sign the petition.
So far, the only response by South Africa’s Minister of Justice Jeffrey Radebe has been to complain about the volume of Change.org emails flooding his ministry’s inbox. It’s time for Radebe to instead focus his attention on helping the victims of “corrective rape.”
If you agree, please take one minute to ask friends, co-workers, and family to add their name to this critical petition -- and force Radebe and the South African government to take action now:
http://change.org/petitions/view/south_africa_declare_corrective_rape_a_hate-crime
Thank you so much for standing up to "corrective rape" and supporting our friends at Luleki Sizwe, the group that started this historic campaign. As they wrote to us today:
"We're so BLESSED to be part of a community like Change.org that fights together. Thank you for standing with us! When any Change.org member starts a campaign, WE will stand with them!"
It’s remarkable what we can do when we stand together. Keep up the fight.
-- Patrick and the Change.org team
P.S. In the days and weeks to come, we’ll keep fighting on this campaign and hundreds of others, from women’s rights and gay rights to animal protection and environmental issues. To keep up to date on the "corrective rape" campaign, just follow us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/humanrights.change.org
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