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This is the century for women and gender equality
TweetAuthor: Lakshmi Puri, UN Women Cross-posted from Trust Law A big step was taken at the United Nations in March when Governments adopted an historic agreement in the Commission on the Status of Women to prevent and end violence against women and girls. The agreement, which breaks new ground with its strong focus on prevention, [...]
“I will do what it takes”: On Charlie Rogers and Activism Gone Awry
Tweet A SYTYCB entry On July 18, Charlie Rogers, a former University of Nebraska women’s basketball player, posted the following update on her Facebook profile: So maybe I am too idealistic, but I believe way deep inside me that we can make things better for everyone. I will be a catalyst. I will do what [...]
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The Kids Aren’t Alright
Tweet A SYTYCB Entry I remember listening to “I Want It That Way” the minute news of Columbine broke. I’ll forever associate the song with that deep confusion, sadness, and desire to know why? that went through my 4th grade mind. I was in 7th grade when a few 8th graders threatened to bring guns [...]
The recent violence and the normalization of whiteness
TweetThe one thing that I do not see being discussed in the mainstream media, that says something about the normalization of whiteness, is how the shooters in Colorado and Wisconsin are being framed as mentally ill, rather than being racialized. The use of language in this way very clearly defines these barbaric incidents as NON-racial, so [...]
“They force him to rape his daughter”: Saran Keïta Diakité on how rape is used as a weapon of war in Mali