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gender violence
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2015 Die-In Protest Against Gender Violence
Read more: 2015 Die-In Protest Against Gender ViolenceOn September 2nd 2015, a die-in protest to advocate against gender violence was carried out by a group called Women in Black (Olmedilla, 2015). This form of protest was likely inspired by other die-in protests in Spain and represented Spanish…
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Arming Sisters
Read more: Arming SistersWhen Patricia Stonefish returned home to the United States from Egypt in 2014, she brought with her a new outlook for conceptualizing women’s self defense. Having seen firsthand the benefits and empowerment of Taekwando/ Hapkido/ Gumdo classes for Egyptian women…
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Estados de excepción
Read more: Estados de excepciónEstados de excepción (States of Exception) is series of participatory cultural interventions created for women to freely and joyfully exercise our rights in public and secure environments, currently being produced in Mexico and abroad. Conceived in response to the growing…
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Sex at the Specs
Read more: Sex at the SpecsThe “Perceiving Freedom” glasses sculpture on Cape Town’s Sea Point promenade looking towards Robben Island, commemorates late President Nelson Mandela and the values of freedom and equality. On April 2nd 2015, as part of a Center for Artistic Activism School…
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Articulo 6 (Action 1)
Read more: Articulo 6 (Action 1)Fashion designer and social scientist, Lucia Cuba, has taken up the task of using fashion as a vehicle to bring attention and awareness around Articulo 6, an article in the Peruvian constitution that declared a law of forced sterilization of…
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Canadian Documentary Tackles Gender Violence, Race and Privilege
Read more: Canadian Documentary Tackles Gender Violence, Race and PrivilegeThe annual Toronto film festival Hot Docs is underway, and one of the featured documentaries tackles the tragic and gruesome story of serial killer Robert Pickton. The notorious murderer was responsible for the deaths of at least 26 women, many…
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One Billion Rising
Read more: One Billion RisingThe One Billion Rising campaign is a global movement that’s using dance to combat gender violence worldwide. Initiated by “Vagina Monologues” creator and women’s activist Eve Ensler, the campaign will see cities across the world hold dance parties on Valentine’s…