Day 8 of 16 Days of Activism: Ireland
#Day8 of #16Days leads us to Ireland, where the population is no stranger to violence, starvation and hardship. After centuries of fighting between the Catholics in Ireland and the Protestants in...
View ArticleDay 9 of 16 Days of Activism: Malta
The tiny European island country of Malta takes the spotlight for #Day9 of #16Days of Activism. While boasting an impressive generosity with 83% of the population giving to charity, Malta still has...
View ArticleDay 11 of 16 Days of Activism: Trinidad & Tobago
With an estimated 1.2 million inhabitants Trinidad & Tobago is one of the smallest English-speaking countries in the world, and takes center stage on #Day11 of #16Days of Activism. The Ministry of...
View ArticleDay 13 of 16 Days of Activism: Singapore
As one of two places in Asia where English is the primary language, Singapore takes center stage on #Day13 of #16Days of Activism. Arguable one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world...
View ArticleDay 14 of 16 Days of Activism: Belize
From the multicultural islands of Singapore we head to the equally multicultural, albeit exponentially smaller, Central American country of Belize for #Day14 of #16Days. With an estimated 340,000...
View ArticleDay 15 of 16 Days of Activism: The Bahamas
#Day15 of #16Days focuses on another Caribbean country, the islands of The Bahamas. Shockingly 45% of all homicides in the 20 years leading up to 2012 could be attributed to domestic violence in the...
View ArticleDay 16 of 16 Days of Activism: Nigeria
#Day16 of #16Days–our final exploration of resources around the world for those affected by gender-based violence–leads us to Nigeria. Thankfully the resources available to folks facing violence and...
View ArticleFebruary: the Pinnacle of Intersectionality
For being the shortest month of the year February certainly packs a lot into its 28 days. I apologize in advance if some of this is discombobulated. Of course February is Black History Month, and it’s...
View ArticleI Believe! #WWC
The victims of the massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church There’s so much I could write about right now I had a really hard time choosing this month’s topic! From LGBTQAI+ Pride to...
View ArticleStop Killing Trans Women!!!
Protesters march in a rally in Los Angeles August 18th August isn’t even over yet and already this month five trans people’s bodies have been found in the USA, meaning that in eight months of 2015...
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