"When you get trapped in the destruction, open the door to creation. "

Anais Nin, French writer,1903-1977

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A Child’s Wish: Listening to Children’s Voices in the Immigrant Rights Movement

by | June 4, 2016 | Immigration, Independent journalism | 0 Comments

It is my wish…that my mom will always be with me…that our family can stay together…that my dad could be with me again…. that I don’t have to be afraid anymore…   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtEOWz0WL0U&feature=youtu.be "A Child's Wish," a PSA from the...
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Why American Feminists Should Mourn FEMEN’s Oksana Shachko

by | August 12, 2018 | Eastern Europe, Independent journalism, Resistance, Ukraine | 0 Comments

And how FEMEN cleared the way for #MeToo   By Nadia Kaneva This has been the summer of celebrity suicides. When the tragic passing of fashion designer Kate Spade hit the news, she was lauded for having created a brand that helped women be “both feminine and...
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U.S. Supreme Court crushes hopes of millions of immigrant families

by | June 24, 2016 | Immigration | 0 Comments

In a devastating blow to millions of children and their families, the US Supreme Court announced a decision on June 23, 2016 that effectively freezes DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans), and ties it up in court. This program would provide a legal path for...
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Puerto Rico: Shelters for women victims of violence face challenges as violence against women escalates

by | October 30, 2017 | Independent journalism, Puerto Rico, Violence Against Women | 0 Comments

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 Ruth (Ruth’s Home) opened with 35 women, but...
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Puerto Rico: Majority of legal complaints in “post Hurricane María” devastation based on gender violence

by | October 27, 2017 | Climate change, Health & reproductive rights, Independent journalism, Puerto Rico, Violence Against Women | 0 Comments

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 stepping forward in support of women in...
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