Toward a World that Works for Everyone
By Erica Sanchez, Leah Rodriguez, Global Citizen, January 13, 2020 https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/mexico-city-femicide-protest-red-shoes/ A series of performance demonstrations in Mexico City are bringing attention to the growing gender-based violence rates throughout the country. Activists placed hundreds of painted-red women’s shoes on the main square in Zocalo, Mexico City’s cultural and religious hub, on Saturday, according to the […]
(We have taken the executive decision of no longer making our links “hot” to address the malware problem.) Backgrounder: The threats and abuse outspoken Pakistani women receive (2016) BBC.com, July 19, 2016 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36824514 The apparent “honour killing” of Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has led to renewed debate over women’s rights in the country, […]
Russian domestic violence: Women fight back Lucy Ash, BBC News, Nov. 21, 2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50493758 Two years ago, many Russians were shocked when the parliament significantly reduced penalties for domestic violence. Since then, women have been fighting back – demanding new legislation to restrain abusers, demonstrating in support of three sisters who took the law into […]
Femicide: Big rallies across France to condemn domestic violence BBC.com, Nov. 23, 2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50531213 Marches have been held in dozens of French cities to condemn femicide and other forms of gender-based violence. Using the hashtag #NousToutes (All of Us), protesters accuse the authorities of turning a blind eye to the problem. Measures to tackle domestic […]
Three videos highlighting the need for cultural change, for us to de-stigmatize hush-hush topics. The courage to let go the old ways within our own self creates the New without. A Swedish feminine hygiene brand’s bold, unapologetic ode to vaginas everywhere. There is only one perfect vulva. Yours! Libesse’s “Blood Normal” campaign […]
