This call went out in 2007. I post it unchanged. Revision 36. Gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive of human-rights abuses. It covers a range of injustices – from gender abuse to systematic rape and from pre-birth sex selection to female genital mutilation – that affect as many as one in three women. […]
The Gender Equality Agenda
The gender equality agenda Zoe Tabary, Amnesty International, 24 September 2015 httpss://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2015/09/the-gender-equality-agenda/ In 1995, 189 countries pledged to meet bold targets on gender equality at the fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. We asked Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, how far she thinks gender equality has come since then and […]
“I Made History by Becoming the Youngest City Council Member”
From where I stand: “I made history by becoming the youngest City Council member” Abla Al Hajaia on winning elections as a young woman and her work with the community UN Women, 22 February 2017 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2017/2/from-where-i-stand-abla-al-hajaia My sister, who’s a lawyer and a woman rights activist, encouraged me to run for local elections. I hesitated […]
Female Police Squads Tackle Street Harassment in India
Female Police Squads Tackle Street Harassment in India To combat sexual harassment in public spaces, the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, is sending out all-female police squads. They’re taking a very different approach to the “anti-Romeo” squads in neighboring Uttar Pradesh, which gained a reputation for harassing couples. Jaipur’s all-women police unit makes its maiden run on […]
Turning Waste into a Valuable Resource: Reclaiming Used Hotel Soap Bars
Thanks to Kathleen. We don’t have to wait for the Reval to begin projects. How hotel soap can save lives Megan Dunn, CNN, May 5, 2017 https://tinyurl.com/y8dpfu5v For many Cambodians, a bar of soap is a luxury they cannot afford. Yet children living in rural areas are vulnerable to disease simply because they are unable […]
“Enormous Court Victory” for LGBT People in Russia
Russian ‘gay propaganda’ law ruled discriminatory by European court Jennifer Rankin in Brussels, Guardian, 20 June 2017 https://tinyurl.com/yaqy5fhl Legislation banning promotion of homosexuality encourages homophobia, says European court of human rights A Russian law that bans gay “propaganda” encourages homophobia and discrimination, the European court of human rights has ruled, in a sharply worded rebuke […]
Discrimination and Persecution of Lesbians
Episodes of Discrimination and Persecution of Lesbian and Gay People Around the World – Part 2 httpss://www.micro-rainbow.org/20140520/episodesofdiscriminationpart2/ Abuse from the police I was attacked by local people on 2 occasions and they tried to kill me, I still experience physical pain and mental health problems as a result. The police tried to intervene but I […]
Where’s the Brad Pitt Article?
There’ve been mixed reactions to our posting of the article about alleged quotes by Brad Pitt about pedophilia in Hollywood. Now personally, I didn’t find a single quote in that missive that didn’t ring true. However, people wrote in giving a head’s up that it’s fake news. One fellow even threatened to sic watchdog organizations […]
Sue Lie and the Arcturians on Synchronistic Missions and Enlightenment
Today An Hour with an Angel follows up on a recent interview with Sue Lie and the Arcturians (to be posted, Saturday) on “synchronistic missions.” (1) While, in that interview, the Arcturians talked about pre-birth existence on the ships and the contracts made and the business or intimate relationships planned, I asked the Arcturians to […]
“Violence on the Blog is Too Much”
Folks, there may be articles this week that you just don’t want to read. Given that we’re all lightworkers, can we have a mature discussion of what to do in that case? The Divine Mother has said that we’ll know what our missions are because taking action along the pathway in question will bring us […]
The Abuse and Torture of Women Must End – Part 1/2
I haven’t made a study of all the reasons men give for subjugating women. I’m not sure why one human being enslaves another. The reasons seem to shade off into increasing darkness and I haven’t felt a desire to go there. But I have been the recipient of hundreds of appeals from women to allow […]
The Abuse and Torture of Women Must End – Part 2/2
(Concluded from Part 1, above.) Why am I telling you this? These are just two snapshots of “the sorrow of women” throughout our world in recent history. What else is going on? I’ll footnote the list. (1) It’s too long to reproduce here. Just as a list, it tells a sordid story. Notice how many […]
Archangel Gabrielle on Gender Equality (Repost)
Many will have read this transcript of An Hour with an Angel, last week. But for those who may have missed it, we repost it here. If you’ve already read it, please pass it by. I find the advice she gave here tremendously useful. My original plan was to edit it down to a small […]
India Sees Huge Increase in ‘Honour’ Killings
India sees huge spike in ‘honour’ killings AlJazeera, Dec. 7, 2016 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/india-sees-huge-spike-honour-killings-161207153333597.html Reported murders over family shame surged from 28 in 2014 to 251 last year, according to figures given in parliament. Often perpetrators are relatives seeking to punish young couples for bringing ‘shame’ to the family [EPA] India has registered an almost 800 percent […]
Acid Attack Dashes Hopes of Once Confident and Outgoing Woman
The attack brought about a sea-change in the once confident and outgoing girl: Aarti Thakur Stop Acid Attacks, January 29, 2015 https://www.stopacidattacks.org/2015/01/the-attack-brought-about-sea-change-in.html At the beginning of the year, Aarti Thakur (23) faced an acid attack at Goregaon station, that took place in the peak evening hours. The 23-year-old girl had just begun her career in […]