The Alignment of Russia, China, Iran & North Korea By AdamTaylor It is increasingly common in Washington to view the various conflicts around the world as part of one big narrative. That is hardly without reason. As The Washington Post reported this week, U.S. officials say Iran has bolstered its defenses against a potential . Learn More
Film on Spirituality, Compassion, Peace – Gender
Beyond Our Differences - Film on Spirituality, Compassion, Peace - Gender Film Segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvvfa9bppNI Beyond Our Differences – Film on Spirituality, Compassion, Peace With all of the problems facing the world today including war, poverty, weapons, environmental degradation, starvation, overpopulation and . Learn More
Haiti – Children Suffer from Violence & Lack of Schooling
7 April 2024 - Against the backdrop of a humanitarian crisis and gang violence in Haiti, UN agencies are warning that children are suffering not just from a lack of schooling but also through witnessing violence. Students in the capital Port-au-Prince have missed hundreds of hours of class time over the past year and now, now, more than one . Learn More
Mexico – Likely Female Victor in June President Election
Mexico - Likely Female Victor in June President Election By Nicolas Medina Mora April 7, 2024 - In June, when Mexico holds its fifth federal election since the end of one-party rule, Claudia Sheinbaum is almost certain to be elected president. An environmental scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, Sheinbaum is affiliated with the . Learn More
Why Legal Equality Is Key to Women’s Economic Rights
By Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law (GCEFL) By Antonia Kirkland and Bryna Subherwal, Equality Now March 8 , 2024 - Women’s economic opportunities, rights, and well-being are being denied worldwide by sex-discriminatory laws and policies that curtail women’s access to employment, equal pay, property ownership, and inheritance. . Learn More
Sweden & Finland – Children Celebrate Easter as Witches
Why Swedish & Finnish Children Celebrate Easter by Dressing Up as Witches Each year in Sweden and Finland, young children continue a centuries-old tradition marking the night that witches celebrated Sabbath with the devil before Jesus’s resurrection. By Emma Cieslik March 29, 2024 - As children in Värmland, Sweden, Fredrik Skott and . Learn More
Sudan – In Darfur, Genocide Fears Rise Again
SUDAN – IN DARFUR, GENOCIDE FEARS RISE AGAIN By Gabriele Steinhauser March 22, 2024 - Her chest tightening in panic, Taiba Hassan Adam watched as a group of men splashed gasoline on the small brick and grass house. Their comrades kept their rifles trained at her. Hassan Adam’s three youngest children—10-year-old Mohamed, 8-year-old Awadia and . Learn More
Sweden -Greta Thunberg & Activists Call for Climate Justice NOW
Greta Thunberg, 40+ Other Climate Activists, Block Entrance to Swedish Parliament Greta Thunberg and over 40 other activists blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament, demanding action on the climate crisis. March 12, 2024 - The activists held signs that said “Climate Justice Now,” and Thunberg expressed her dissatisfaction with how the . Learn More
Gloria Steinem, Feminist Activist, Turns 90
Gloria Steinem Turns Age 90 “We are living out the unlived lives of our mothers, because they were not able to become the unique people they were born to be.” BY LORI SOKOL March 24, 2024 - “I’m 90?!” my mother horrifyingly exclaimed the day I told her she reached this extraordinary birthday milestone. “Ooooh, don’t tell anybody!” she . Learn More
CUTIES-MIGNONNES -French Film of Pre-Teen Girls “Coming of Age”
CUTIES-MIGNONNES - French Film of Pre-Teen Girls "Coming of Age" & the Popularity Pressures vs. Cultural Contrasts MIGNONNES - CUTIES is a French Film, with English Subtitles, that tells the story of Amy, an 11-year-old immigrant girl who joins a group of French girl dancers named THE CUTIES at school. Amy rapidly grows aware of her . Learn More
Positive Ripple Effects of Investing in Women
The Positive Ripple Effects of Investing in Women When we invest in women, we invest in a stronger and healthier future for everyone. We invest in longer, more fulfilling lives and more prosperous economies, with billion-dollar returns. By: Emma Schwartz March 26, 2024 - Women spend 25% more time in poor health compared to men. The gap isn’t . Learn More
Women’s Rights Caucus Statement on CSW68 Conclusions
Women’s Rights Caucus Statement on the CSW68 Agreed Conclusions The 68th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the main intergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality, came to a close on Wednesday, 27 March 2024 The Women’s Rights Caucus (WRC)—a global intersectional feminist coalition of more than 400 . Learn More
Bangladesh – Cooperative Farming Makes Women Farmers Climate-Resilient
Cooperative Farming Makes Bangladesh’s Coastal Women Farmers Climate-Resilient By Rafiqul IslamReprint | PATUAKHALI, BANGLADESH , Jan 10 2024 (IPS) - In the past, Salma Begum, 40, lost her crops every year due to natural disasters. She lives with her five-member family in Ashabaria village under Rangabali upazila, a remote coastal island in . Learn More
25 Million Women’s Stitches for Each of the World’s Refugees
25 MILLION STITCHES – ONE STITCH FOR EACH OF THE WORLD’S 25 MILLION REFUGEES The world is in flight. 25 million people* across the globe have been forced to flee their homelands as a consequence of genocide, war, poverty, natural disasters, targeted violence, and other grave threats. They leave behind everything they’ve known and possessed in . Learn More
Online Predators Coerce Children into Self-Harm
On Popular Online Platforms, Predatory Groups Coerce Children Into Self-Harm Vulnerable teens are blackmailed into degrading and violent acts by abusers who then boast about it. By Shawn Boburg, Pranshu Verma and Chris Dehghanpoor March 13, 2024 - The person in the online chat introduced himself as “Brad.” Using flattery and guile, he . Learn More
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