Immigrant women in sanctuary demand that state and federal officials listen to their voices
By Margie Thompson, ESCRIBANA In honor of International Women’s Day 2018, four immigrant women in...
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Author: Margie Thompson
Teresa Suárez: “Hurricane María Also Planted Trees”
By María “Cuca” Súarez Toro for Claridad, ESCRIBANA February 5, 2018 A novel initiative...
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Immigrant Women in Puerto Rico: Organizing in solidarity to help each other
María Suárez Toro ESCRIBANA November 1, 2017 The contagious sound of the women who came to...
Read MorePuerto Rico: Shelters for women victims of violence face challenges as violence against women escalates
María Suárez Toro, Escribana October 13, 2017 Casa Julia and three other women’s shelters are closed for lack of electricity and generators, including Casa Luisa Capetillo and Hogar Nueva Mujer (New Woman’s Home). Hogar...
Read MorePuerto Rico: Majority of legal complaints in “post Hurricane María” devastation based on gender violence
María Suárez Toro ESCRIBANA October 19, 2017 442 cases of requests for protection orders for gender violence under Law 54 have been filed since Hurricane María hit the island on September 20, 2017. Women activists are...
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