United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 56, February 26 – March 9. UN Theme: Empowering Rural and Indigenous Women The Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN) and US Women Connect (USWC) invited all NGOs to an interactive Roundtable and Forum on “Winning Strategies for Economic Participation of Rural and Indigenous Women.” The Forum expanded on [...]
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ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION OF RURAL AND INDIGENOUS WOMEN
Posted in Economic Justice, Human Rights on March 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
85-Year-Old-Woman Arrested for Bank Protest — 6 Revolts the Tea Party-Obsessed Corporate Media Overlooked
Posted in Economic Justice, Human Rights, Media, Uncategorized on January 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By: Rose Aguilar www.alternet.org Original Article at http://www.alternet.org/news/149562/85-year-old-woman_arrested_for_bank_protest_–_6_revolts_the_tea_party-obsessed_corporate_media_overlooked_?page=entire Some of the most undercovered stories of 2010 were actions taken by ordinary people standing up for a more just and equitable society. People are taking to the streets on a regular basis across the country, but unlike the corporate-sponsored Tea Party — whose spokespeople can’t answer [...]
54th Session on the UN Commission on the Status of Women Progress but Huge Political Challenges Ahead
Posted in Economic Justice, Education & Training, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Institutional Mechanisms, Media, Peace, Poverty, Power Sharing, Read before blogging, The Girl Child, Violence, tagged Beijing Plus 15, CSW, feminism, health, Human Rights, women rights on July 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The CSW 54 ended with lingering questions crying out for answers.
Were there any commitments to protect the universality of women’s rights, including sexual and reproductive rights?
Was there any significant progress on the proposal to set up a separate U.N. agency – officially called a gender entity – for women?
And were there any indications of increased funding for gender-related issues, including resources to battle sexual violence?
Remarks by the First Lady and Mrs. Lilly Ledbetter at Reception After Bill Signing
Posted in Economic Justice on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the First Lady ___________________________________________________________________ REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AND MRS. LILLY LEDBETTER AT RECEPTION AFTER BILL SIGNING State Dining Room 1/29/09 11:00 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: So thank you for joining us today for this important event, and welcome to the White House. (Applause.) As I told guests, feel [...]
Wall Street Takes Welfare it Begrudges to Women
Posted in Economic Justice on September 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The bailout of Wall Street is particularly galling for women on the lower rungs of the economic ladder, says Mimi Abramovitz. They’ve already spent the past 30 years steadily losing ground without anyone seeming to notice or care. Today we sit and watch as the high-rolling gamblers and critics of “big government” take welfare. These [...]
