human rights

Because Ferguson: Long Reads

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I haven't had a lot of time for blog writing lately (since I became president of Pennsylvania National Organization for Women), but wanted to share some of the media that's affected me most profoundly over the past weeks, since Mike Brown was senselessly shot dead by a Ferguson, MO police officer for no reason other ...

Vandana Shiva on International Women’s Day

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Vandana Shiva in an interview with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, discusses a wide range of issues connected to the growing women's movement in India and worldwide. Shiva has long criticized the global economic order as fostering increasing violence, especially against women and the ...

Aida Guzman Unjustly Beaten, Arrested by Philadelphia Policeman

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During the Puerto Rican Parade this year in Philadelphia, Aida Guzman was enjoying herself, minding her own business. A passerby threw water on a group of nearby officers (and Guzman). When they turned around, they saw her, with a cup in her hand. Enraged, Officer Josey clocked her in the face, then arrested her. He ...

Strike – Dance – Rise! With OneBillionRising.org

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Today all over the world, feminists - women and men,  will gather together in solidarity against violence towards women. In Philadelphia, One Billion Rising will happen at Love Park, at 2:14PM. The event is the creative juggernaut of Eve Ensler, the feminist activist and playwright best known for The Vagina ...