Projects tagged
Sex & Gender
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16 Activists and Organisations Working Online To Stop Violence Against Women
Read more: 16 Activists and Organisations Working Online To Stop Violence Against WomenWith the 21st century in full swing, the internet has become an integral part of everyday life for much for the world. From shopping to social lives, we have become increasingly reliant on the internet to get things done, as…
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Guerrilla Girls- Twin Cities “takeover”
Read more: Guerrilla Girls- Twin Cities “takeover”A project as expansive as the Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover is a first for them. Kicking off on January 21, the festival will comprise a series of events by 30 different groups, which will take place until March 6…
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#YesAllWomen
Read more: #YesAllWomenIn May, the horrific mass shooting in Isla Vista, CA, triggered national conversations about violent misogyny. After some Twitter users began using the hashtag #NotAllMen to defensively derail the conversation, the hugely popular hashtag #YesAllWomen emerged, getting tweeted over 1…
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#LikeAGirl
Read more: #LikeAGirlThe #LikeAGirl campaign was aired as a commercial during the 2015 SuperBowl. In the commercial, young girls were asked to act out certain phrases. They were told to “fight like girl”, “throw a ball like a girl”, “run like and…
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Meet to Sleep
Read more: Meet to SleepMeet To Sleep, a campaign started by Blank Noise, asks citizens from all across India to come to different public spaces like parks, and sleep there in order to take back free spaces without being afraid for their safety. The…
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The “marriage effect”
Read more: The “marriage effect”Rights activists in Mozambique have marched through the capital Maputo to protest a colonial era law still included in new legislation that allows rapists to go unpunished if they marry their victims. The “marriage effect” clause sees convicted rapists given…
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#NoMásMáscaras – campaña contra ataques con ácido
Read more: #NoMásMáscaras – campaña contra ataques con ácidoEntre el 2004 y el 2014 se registraron 982 víctimas de ataque con ácido en Colombia. En el 41 por ciento de los casos, el agresor no fue identificado. El aumento de casos llevó a que en enero pasado se…
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‘Pharma – Greed – Kills’
Read more: ‘Pharma – Greed – Kills’April 2nd, 2016, organized by members of the Aids Coalition to Unleash Power faction in London, five activists stormed London’s Gilead Pharmaceutical offices and frantically disrobed to reveal painted backs spelling out the word ‘Greed.” About 30 other activists rallied…
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Picture an Arab Man
Read more: Picture an Arab Man“Nude” and “vulnerable” aren’t words commonly used to describe Arab males. But that’s how Tamara Abdul Hadi pictures them—literally—in the project Picture an Arab Man. With the goal of breaking the stereotype of Arab men as violent and dangerous, Abdul…
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Not All Like That
Read more: Not All Like ThatJohn Shore and his wife Catherine had been attending the First Presbyterian Church of San Diego for six years when they were nominated to serve as deacons. But before they could be ordained, they were asked to sign a document…