“We need to redefine what makes us secure in this world. It is not arming our country to the teeth. It is not getting other countries to arm themselves to the teeth… It is using that money more rationally to make the countries of the world secure, to make the people of the world ...read more
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Women like Maudilia López Cardona, leader of a community women’s group that resists mining operations; Gregoria Crisanta Pérez, a brave community member who cut the power to a foreign-owned mine via an illegal electric post installed on her property; and Diodora Antonia Hernández, survivor of a ...read more
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Women like Gilda Rivera Sierra, a feminist who has struggled to promote women’s rights for over three decades; Berta Cáceres Flores, a rural woman who protects indigenous land against large-scale hydroelectric projects; and Daysi Flores, leader of a women’s movement in protest of the 2009 coup ...read more
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Meet the fearless women activists of Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. Women like Alma Gomez, a former guerilla fighter now working to seek justice for victims of femicide in northern Mexico; Daysi Flores who took to the streets in defense of democracy after the 2009 coup in Honduras; and Nobel ...read more
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Ruth is the Executive Director of Isis Women’s International Cross Cultural Exchange(Isis-WICCE), a Kampala-based women’s resource centre for women fleeing conflict.
Ruth herself had experienced the trauma of conflict, having narrowly escaped during attacks on civilians in Uganda. The country ...read more
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Shari is the catalyst behind Informed Opinions, a non-profit initiative that bridges the gender gap in public discourse by amplifying the voices of women in Canada’s mainstream media.
Did you know that on average, women’s voices represent only 25% of those present on commentary or opinion pages ...read more
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Kathy is a Marshallese activist and poet who works with youth to create social change. Her work focuses on threats to her people, including climate change and nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands.
The Marshall Islands include over 1,000 islands in the northern Pacific Ocean and are home to ...read more
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Tin Tin Nyo is the General Secretary of the Women’s League of Burma. A spirited women’s rights advocate, Tin Tin has spent the past 17 years working for a more equitable and peaceful society in Burma.
From 1962 to 2011, Burma’s military rulers suppressed dissent and were behind forced ...read more
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Over the next 16 days, get ready to meet some very inspiring women!
Everyday—from November 25 to December 25 – we will deliver to you a story of a woman working for change. These women come from such diverse countries as Liberia, Mexico, Egypt, Burma, Sudan and Canada. Subscribe here!
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