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16 days of activism against gender violence-global movement
Read more: 16 days of activism against gender violence-global movementSince 1991, approximately 1,700 organizations in 130 countries have participated in the 16 Days Campaign, which originated from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. During 16 days, participators are encouraged to organize…
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PAWA 254
Read more: PAWA 254Kenyan-based photographer Boniface Mwangi has captured his country’s political and civic turmoil since the controversial presidential election in 2007. The violence and disorder he witnesses daily motivated him to take action, setting up a creative hub for activism called PAWA…
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Barbara Jones-Hogu and AFRICOBRA
Read more: Barbara Jones-Hogu and AFRICOBRAA Conversation With Barbara Jones-Hogu Words by Barbara Jones-Hogu In 1973, Edward Springs, the former director of the Studio Museum of Harlem, wrote, “AFRICOBRA—African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists—from their perspective as Afro-Americans are attempting to identify style and rhythm…
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Deep Listening Post
Read more: Deep Listening PostThe Deep Listening Post is a place where people can come to be heard about what’s important to them in a safe and respectful environment. Empathetic volunteers lend an ear so that people can share about what’s happening in their…
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Gay Shame S.F.
Read more: Gay Shame S.F.From the screaming queens of the Stonewall Riots to the contemporary Human Rights Campaign corporate gays, the politics and methods of queer activism have clearly fluxuated. By the late 1970s, the radicalism of stonewall was replaced with a more formal…
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HarassMap
Read more: HarassMapAcknowledging that sexual harassment is a serious problem in Egypt, the volunteer based organization HarassMap has created a series of strategies -both on site and online- to stamp out the social acceptability of sexual harassment in the country. The aim…
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Jesus: Creative Activist
Read more: Jesus: Creative ActivistRegardless of one’s spiritual ties (or lack thereof) to Christianity, all artistic activists can take a note or two from Jesus’s playbook–the actions of “a radical Mediterranean Jewish peasant building a revolutionary movement two millennia ago.” 1. Jesus: Media Mogul. …
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Iraq War Veterans Against the War
Read more: Iraq War Veterans Against the WarIraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) was founded by Iraq war veterans in July 2004 at the annual convention of Veterans for Peace (VFP) in Boston to give a voice to the large number of active duty service people and…
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Suffrage
Read more: SuffrageAlice Paul, along with Lucy Burns, joined the National American Woman suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1912. They were allowed to take over the NAWSA Congressional Committee in DC but were given no office or funds. For months Paul and Burns…
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Asgarda: Amazons of the Ukraine
Read more: Asgarda: Amazons of the UkraineIn the Ukraine, a country where females are victims of sexual trafficking and gender oppression, a new tribe of empowered women is emerging. Calling themselves the “Asgarda”, the women seek complete autonomy from men. Residing in the Carpathian Mountains, the…