The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act passed the U.S. House at 6 p.m. Tuesday night and passed the Senate yesterday, according to Donna Hughes of the DIGNITY listserv. The bill’s sponsor is Sen. Joseph Biden [D-DE]; co-sponsors are Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD], Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT], Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL], Sen. Arlen Specter [R-PA], Sen. Samuel [...]
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Posted in Being Poor, Exile, Female Ritual Servitude, Femicide, Feminism, Her, Heroes, Homelessness, Homes, Immigrants, Indigenous Women's Rights, It's all connected, Male Terrorism, Prostitution, Sex Trafficking, Small is Beautiful/Sustainable Agriculture/Alternative, Sustainability, The Mother, The Skies, War on Women on Nov 22nd, 2008
UPDATE: Irene Fernandez has been ACQUITTED. H/t to People’s Coalition for Food Sovereignty
Dr. Irene Fernandez on receiving the Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm, Sweden in December 2005:
“… I am a product of migrant labour. My father was a migrant worker from Kerala, India. He worked in the rubber plantations during the British rule [...]
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Posted in Being Poor, Capitalism, Colonialism, Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Female Ritual Servitude, Femicide, Feminism, Heroes, Immigrants, Indigenous Women's Rights, Love Between Women, Male Terrorism, Prostitution, Racism, Racism and Feminism, Rape and Sexual Assault, Revolution, Sex Trafficking, Sexism in the Military, Sisterhood, Sustainability, War, War on Women, World March of Women on Nov 7th, 2008
I received the following Call to Action in my e-mail a few days ago. I’ve been part of the World March of Women since its beginning 10 years ago. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long! In 1999 I participated via telephone in NOW’s organizing meetings as the group in charge of U.S. women’s involvement. I [...]
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UPDATE: A couple of weeks ago Holly Collins’ daughter, Jennifer, presented her story at the Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma’s (IVAT) 13th International Conference. Jennifer was awarded a Medal of Courage by the California Protective Parents Association for her bravery in speaking out about her ordeal in order to help other abused children. [...]
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