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Posts Tagged ‘Activism’
Time for some activism (in the form of political humor)!
Posted: December 19, 2012 in GenderTags: Activism, gender violence, Political Humor, Sexual Harrasment
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Violence and Activism at the Border: Gender, Fear, and Everyday Life in Ciudad Juarez by Kathleen Staudt
Posted: December 19, 2012 in Ethics and Representation, Gender, The State, TortureTags: Activism, Border Violence, Juarez, Race, Staudt, Violence against Women
“Between 1993 and 2003, more than 370 girls and women were murdered and their often-mutilated bodies dumped outside Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua, Mexico. The murders have continued at a rate of approximately thirty per year, yet law enforcement officials have made no breakthroughs in finding the perpetrator(s). Drawing on in-depth surveys, workshops, and interviews of Juarez women and border activists, “Violence and Activism at the Border” provides crucial links between these disturbing crimes and a broader history of violence against women in Mexico. In addition, the ways in which local feminist activists used the Juarez murders to create international publicity and expose police impunity provides a unique case study of social movements in the borderlands, especially as statistics reveal that the rates of femicide in Juarez are actually similar to other regions of Mexico. Also examining how non-governmental organizations have responded in the face of Mexican law enforcement’s “normalization” of domestic violence, Staudt’s study is a landmark development in the realm of global human rights.”
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
Posted: December 17, 2012 in GenderTags: Activism, gender violence, Sexual Assault
The International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence
New Favorite Website? Umm…Pretty much.
Posted: December 1, 2012 in Ethics and Representation, Gender, The StateTags: Activism, Making world a better place, UNFPA, United Nations
United Nations Population Fund
Expect to see many more posts from this one, it’s a gem.
Online Exhibit: Ending Violence Against Women
Posted: December 1, 2012 in GenderTags: Activism, Ending Violence Against Women, Public Service
Online Exhibit: Ending Violence Against Women
This is an amazing site! Take a look if you haven’t come across it already, it is an online exhibit which seeks to inform about violence against women INTERNATIONALLY. The exhibit offers an interactive map with icons to disclose information in different countries and plans to aid the victims particular to that environment. It is run by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) “it documents approaches that can be used to confront this problem [of violence against women/domestic abuse] on a larger scale.” This is a project that seeks to activate the population to act against a problem that occurs literally everywhere.
Polaris Project
Posted: November 9, 2012 in Ethics and Representation, The StateTags: Activism, Helpline, Human Trafficking, Slavery
Gender, Torture, State in Crisis 