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Women rights
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Sarah Sophie Flicker: Why the Arts Are Essential to a Strong Resistance Movement
Read more: Sarah Sophie Flicker: Why the Arts Are Essential to a Strong Resistance MovementSarah Sophie Flicker, one of the many organizers of the women’s march speaks about the importance of Arts and Resistance —— [excerpt] Nina Simone once said, “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” Long before I considered myself a…
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HeForShe
Read more: HeForSheHeForShe is a solidarity campaign for gender equality initiated by UN Women. Its goal is to engage men and boys as agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights, by encouraging them to take action against…
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Taking Feminist Battle to China’s Streets, and Landing in Jail
Read more: Taking Feminist Battle to China’s Streets, and Landing in JailThe young Chinese feminists shaved their heads to protest inequality in higher education and stormed men’s restrooms to highlight the indignities women face in their prolonged waits at public toilets. To publicize domestic violence, two prominent activists, Li Tingting and…