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Teresa Suárez: “Hurricane María Also Planted Trees”

by Margie Thompson | Feb 10, 2018 | Independent journalism, Climate change, Puerto Rico | 0 |

By María “Cuca” Súarez Toro for Claridad, ESCRIBANA February 5, 2018 A novel initiative...

Immigrant Women in Puerto Rico: Organizing in solidarity to help each other

by Margie Thompson | Nov 9, 2017 | Immigration, Independent journalism, Puerto Rico, Violence Against Women | 0 |

María Suárez Toro ESCRIBANA November 1, 2017 The contagious sound of the women who came to...

Puerto Rico: Shelters for women victims of violence face challenges as violence against women escalates

by Margie Thompson | Oct 30, 2017 | Puerto Rico, Independent journalism, Violence Against Women | 0 |

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...

Puerto Rico: Majority of legal complaints in “post Hurricane María” devastation based on gender violence

by Margie Thompson | Oct 27, 2017 | Puerto Rico, Climate change, Health & reproductive rights, Independent journalism, Violence Against Women | 0 |

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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Teresa Suárez: “Hurricane María Also Planted Trees”

Immigrant Women in Puerto Rico: Organizing in solidarity to help each other

Puerto Rico: Shelters for women victims of violence face challenges as violence against women escalates

Puerto Rico: Majority of legal complaints in “post Hurricane María” devastation based on gender violence

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