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32 posts todayIntroducing New Grassroots Organisation: NFDO-Uganda — FiLiA
Introducing New Grassroots Organisation: NFDO-Uganda — FiLiA
𝗙𝗶𝗟𝗶𝗔 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗦 Amplifying the Voices of Women (particularly those less often heard or purposefully silenced) 'Unfortunately, these fears are not quelled, but rather made worse, by the Home Office and its policies,' By Luna Williams ...
#022 FiLiA meets: Dr Ava Kanyeredzi — FiLiA
In honour of Black History Month, we are highlighting the work and experiences of many of our sisters. @AvaKanyeredzi #BHM https://t.co/mdQTbZ...
RT @nia_endingVAWG: Thank you to @K_IngalaSmith for her sad cataloguing of @CountDeadWomen today and every day.
Another example of @Refugees failing the vulnerable in Kenya. Mothers & children resorting to hunger strike to persuade UNHCR to deliver on their promises. Follow our #Kakuma Campaign to find out about their despicable treatment of Lesbians at ...
Nairobi: Refugees at UNHCR transition centre protest against extended stay
Thank you MN for your donation! Your money will go directly to support a number of Women to attend FiLiA who otherwise would not be able to. Sisterhood and Solidarity! https://t.co/b9zgpc... https://t.co/mardIb...
It's the weekend! Have a read of some of the FiLiA blogs if you get the time. Amplifying the Voices of Women. Sisterhood and Solidarity! FiLiA Team https://t.co/7ACj1S... https://t.co/WavYiQ...
'Dividing the working class is a plank of capitalist society. Capitalist ideology is supported by a toleration by the capitalist state for stereotypes of masculinity and femininity.' https://t.co/fJuYAh...
Reinforcing the women’s rights movement is an urgent priority
“We, Algerian actresses, unite today to say enough to violence and killings of women. We are calling for more awareness and a general mobilisation to stop this violence,” https://t.co/EN3naA...
Algerian actresses call foul on femicide
“The #Tagbanwa women are already being seen actively participating in decision-making processes in the community,” Ramilo says. “They are now more confident in terms of voicing out their concerns in different issues in fisheries and health and ...
On a Philippine island, Indigenous women get their say on marine conservation
Denmark’s #MeToo moment as women open up on harassment 'The effect was immediate: within days, hundreds of Danish women in politics, culture and academia came forward to say they had been sexually harassed in the past.' https://t.co/CRt6az...
“The inclusion of the first three sentences of this motion will send a chill down the spines of the many women who believe there is a conflict of rights and who want to be able to discuss those in a calm and evidenced-based way" ...
Labour councillor Kevin Price resigns from Cambridge City Council over transgender rights motion
'On Thursday, the United States' top diplomat said the Trump administration has "defended the right to human dignity like no other administration in history." "We have mounted an unprecedented defense of the unborn abroad," he said.' ...
U.S. signs international anti-abortion declaration
"And I definitely found that I would almost try and mimic that sort of acting because I thought that's what was right and that's what men wanted." https://t.co/dCIgwQ...
Porn effects: 'My expectations of sex and body image were warped'
'“Violence against women has greatly intensified in recent years,” says Federici, “for reasons, I believe, that have some relation to the violence inflicted on #women through the #witch hunts of the past.”' https://t.co/WjKeEs...
‘You have blood on your gown,’ women tell Poland's top judges after banning almost all abortions 'Under the new law, women in #Poland can face up to five years in prison for having or performing an illegal abortion.' https://t.co/ObpOb2...
'Dr Alex Culvin ... senior lecturer in sports business at University of Salford, published damning research into how the professionalisation of the women’s top flight in 2018 had impacted players’ physical and mental well-being.' ...
Weight charts, 'fat clubs' and disordered eating: the hidden health crisis in women's football
“Do I still have ovaries? Can I still have kids?” a 28-year-old woman asked a nurse as she awoke from surgery, chained to a bed, the LA Times reported. https://t.co/9xvsMU...
At least 19 women allege medical abuse at Ice detention center in Georgia
'In the deposition, Maxwell was also asked if she saw him interacting with a minor in a sexual way. “I’ve never seen [redacted] interact in any way of that nature,” she said.' https://t.co/xjahpH...
Prince Andrew asked Ghislaine Maxwell about accuser, documents suggest
'Britain’s charity watchdog said it has received reports of at least eight cases of sexual assault and abuse by aid workers in Democratic Republic of #Congo, vowing to ensure “robustaction”.' https://t.co/JNobRN...
UK lawmakers hear more reports of aid worker sex abuse in Congo