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Peace depends on justice.
The policies we need are those rooted in care and healing — not violent retaliation.
The US government has a choice to make.
Read our full statement:
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The Trump Administration has expanded the global gag rule, harming millions around the world. The US will now deny funding to foreign NGOs that support OTHER groups providing or advocating for abortion care.
#NoGagRule
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The civil war in Tigray has claimed the lives of about 500,000 people. “This is one of the longest and worst sieges of modern history," yet the conflict has not received much attention internationally.
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"The most overwhelming amount of evidence suggests that the atrocities committed by Ethiopian government forces are the most horrendous, very systematic and widespread in scope."
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"Around the world, 34 countries restricted internet access in 2021, according to the campaign groups Access Now and
#KeepItOn
. But the Tigray shutdown ranks as one of the world’s most severe, alongside recent blackouts in Pakistan, Kashmir and Myanmar."
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At least seven people, including children, were killed after an Ethiopian government airstrike hit a kindergarten in northern Tigray. “The jet came, we heard a blast, and then the victims started pouring in."
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The conflict in Tigray has killed thousands, displaced millions, and kept families from staying in contact with their loved ones for almost two years.
“We worry every day about what is happening in Tigray."
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An aid blockade is keeping food and essential medical supplies from reaching communities in Tigray. 186 children under the age of five across the area have died from malnutrition.
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Tigrayans are calling for peace and support in the face of catastrophic violence. "The time is now for the international community to go beyond rhetoric and immediately intervene to stop a genocide that is over a year old."
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The use of rape as a weapon of war leads to lasting physical and psychological damage for victims. Hundreds of women and children in Tigray, Ethiopia have experienced sexual violence at the hands of military forces. They deserve justice and protection.
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Millions across Tigray & neighboring regions have depended on humanitarian aid since the start of the conflict. Despite a recent peace deal prioritizing the restoration of humanitarian aid, deliveries are still not meeting urgent needs.
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Tigrayans are calling for
#Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
as a result of the sexual violence committed against them by armed forces.
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Marielle Franco was a bisexual human rights defender in Brazil. She was murdered in March 2018 in retaliation for daring to speak out for rights and social justice.
We march for her.
#WorldPride
#MADREspeaksLGBT
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We join
@WomensPeaceNW
and 180 organizations in the call demanding the Myanmar Military be held accountable for their violence against women. The UN Security Council must act NOW!
#SarongRevolution
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"They went from house to house and killed you, then left,
You became an outlet for the hate that they harboured."
Survivors of the two-year war in Tigray are seeking justice for the murders of their loved ones whose bodies were left for them to find.
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In the face of terrible violence, the people of Tigray are also experiencing a widespread famine. The United Nations has called it "the world's worst hunger crisis in a decade."
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.
@iambrattyb
calls on the global community to build awareness of the crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia.
Use the hashtags
#CallitaGenocide
,
#KeepItOn
, and
#TigrayGenocide
to learn more about, as well as amplify, what's happening in Tigray.
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Powerful words from
@monaeltahawy
: "Glory and power to girls–their rage, and their daring and their audacity, their immodesty and rebelliousness, their disobedience, and most of all: their knowledge that they deserve to be free."
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We want to take this moment to thank
@MackenzieScott
for her $15 million gift to MADRE. With this, and the continued support of our members, we can push our work with feminist global partners further.
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182 depopulated Palestinian villages are located in Israeli parks/recreation sites. This is green colonialism, and Israeli orgs continue to forcibly displace Palestinians under the guise of being green.
View the full series ➡️ via
@visualizingpa
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Although the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the Ethiopian government signed a ceasefire last November, millions of Tigrayans still feel the impact of a devastating war.
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There have been horrific reports of sexual violence against Masalit women by RSF members during the war in Sudan, along with other accounts of torture and fatal violence. "The accounts of rape by the women Reuters spoke to could constitute war crimes..."
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On National Day of Mourning, we recognize the Indigenous lands we're on, the long history of violence towards Indigenous communities to uphold white supremacist institutions, and the work of Indigenous Peoples fighting to protect their community and the land.
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Women and girls have faced horrific violence during the conflict in Tigray. The instances of sexual violence are described as "barbaric" and "atrocities."
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"We are witnessing ethnic cleansing, mass rape, forced famine, and more, and yet the world's leaders refuse to label what is happening in Tigray a 'genocide.'"
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Removing the context of both racism and misogyny from the murder of six Asian women is an injustice. "Of course the shootings were racially motivated, she thought. Of course they were motivated by gender. They were both."
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Happy Birthday, Marielle Franco.
A bisexual Afro-Brazilian politician, activist, and community leader, Franco was committed to defend Black and LGBTIQ+ rights. Today, we remember her.
#RestInPower
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Ukrainians are currently experiencing a colonial invasion and tens of thousands have taken to the streets to call for peace.
As we stand with those on the ground, we are assisting frontline women leaders provide support for their communities. Read more:
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When
@MunaLuqman
saw the opportunity to take action & confront armed groups in Yemen, she took it. "I didn’t think about the risks. I just knew I had to do something."
With MADRE's support, her initiative
@Food4Humanity
continues to serve her community.
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#CSW67
— We’re joining
@Purposeful_org
today at the
@FordFoundation
for “Resourcing Resistance: Perspectives on Funding Girl and Young Feminist Activism”
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"When the ocean is sick, the people are sick. When the planet is sick, the people are sick." — Sha Merirei Ongelungel,
@IENearth
#FeministPeaceInitiative
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The Aurora Humanitarian Prize recognizes the courage, commitment, and impact of some phenomenal people creating change in the world. We're excited to express that Julienne Lusenge, co-founder of
@SOFEPADI
& MADRE partner, has been named the 2021 laureate!
Ma joie est grande d’être nommée
lauréate du Prix
#Aurora
2021 lors de la cérémonie intitulée « Reviving Together » qui s'est tenue à Venise, en Italie.
Ce prix a une grande signification pour moi et pour toutes les femmes congolaises auxquelles je le dédie.
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On this day, 21 years ago, Guantanamo Bay opened. This facility serves as a global symbol of racial injustice, human rights abuses, & violations of the US Constitution.
We joined a list of civil society organizations calling on
@POTUS
to
#CloseGuantanamo
.
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We're excited to announce our newest MADRE Champion:
@rgay
!
Roxane is a phenomenal author and a force to be reckoned with. We look forward to celebrating this moment with our partners as we continue to support and build visibility around their work.
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Women worldwide must have a voice policies that impact them - including US foreign policy. Read more in the op-ed co-authored by
@repjayapal
and
@MADREspeaks
executive director, Yifat Susskind.
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📆: HAPPENING TOMORROW
Join us tomorrow for a discussion with
@RepBarbaraLee
,
@RepJayapal
, and a panel of experts from
@MADREspeaks
,
@justiceisglobal
,
@UniteThePoor
, and
@WorkingFamilies
on how we build the US foreign policy we need. Link to watch here:
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For too long, US foreign policy has benefited elites and special interests, while hurting everyday people. Join
@RepJayapal
,
@RepBarbaraLee
,
@WinWithoutWar
,
@MADREspeaks
,
@justiceisglobal
, and more as they lay out a foreign policy for the 21st century!
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You don't have to identify as a woman or be a mother to
#ThinkLikeAMother
. Watch as
@YifatSusskind
, Executive Director of MADRE, explains more.
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#COVID19
has exposed the need to radically reimagine our future. We’ve come together with
@WILPF
@Kvinna_t_Kvinna
@NobelWomen
&
@medicamondiale
to form FIRE, a new
#feminist
collective, to do just that. Learn more:
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Banksy funded a search-and-rescue ship to help rescue migrants stuck at sea. Stating "All Black Lives Matter," he names actions EU leadership must take to protect vulnerable communities.
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Join MADRE's Indigenous partners and
@RepDebHaaland
for a briefing Thurs. July 9 at 10 am ET to hear Indigenous women's solutions for a just recovery from the pandemic. RSVP here:
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Happy Birthday, Rosa Parks! A civil rights activist and movement leader, Parks' contributions to ending racial segregation in the US changed history forever.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Stories of survival and community rallying to support one another aren't "heartwarming." They are examples of how people are forced to organize in dystopic conditions.
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The killing of nine photographers & reporters in Afghanistan this week underscores the danger that journalists face there. But Afghan women remain defiant in the face of danger, using their voices and media to call for
#democracy
and
#humanrights
.
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Palestine is a Feminist Struggle. Palestine is a Reproductive Justice Struggle. Palestine is a Queer Justice Struggle.
MADRE joins leading US grassroots feminist orgs convened by
@PalFeminist
&
@thefeministfrnt
to call for a permanent
#CeasefireNow
.
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Right now, Somalia is facing its "worst drought in a decade" as 4.5 million people are affected. Hundreds of thousands are forced from their homes, rivers are drying out, and vulnerable communities are suffering.
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Yemen deserves a chance at peace and an end to the devastation of the Saudi-led coalition's war crimes. We join 100+ orgs calling on Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution and end US involvement in the war on Yemen.
#YemenCantWait
Today
@RepJayapal
@RepPeterDeFazio
@RepAdamSchiff
@NancyMace
intro'd a War Powers Resolution to end US support for the Saudi-UAE war on Yemen.
@SenSanders
will soon intro a Senate companion.
We stand w/ 100+ orgs to demand Congress pass this bill immediately.
#YemenCantWait
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The
#Taliban
's fundamental rights deprivations on the basis of
#gender
amount to
#GenderPersecution
, a crime against humanity under the
#RomeStatute
, for which they must be investigated and held accountable.
Read more in MADRE’s new report 📄
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It's out!
Download your copy of a new report offering reflections on centering and resourcing disability justice, as well as offering insights into the disability rights and justice work supported by
@Purposeful_org
.
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In Afghanistan, we're funding an underground escape & support network for those in need of emergency relocation & providing humanitarian aid for women & families.
An emergency donation supports our Afghan Women's Survival Fund to keep this work going.
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Withdrawing
@JimCavallaro
's nomination in retaliation for advocating for human rights sets a dangerous precedent.
We join 450 NGOs, advocates, & academics in signing an open letter calling for
@SecBlinken
to reinstate Cavallaro's nomination to the IACHR.
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Representative
@Ilhan
Omar is a champion for communities on the frontlines of conflict & a clear voice for peace when racism and xenophobia fuels violence at home and abroad.
Her insights are shaped by lived experience, a vital perspective which
@HouseForeign
has lost today.
Our work on the House Foreign Affairs Committee has been about advancing human rights, holding government officials accountable for past harms, and advancing a more just and peaceful foreign policy.
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Today, arguments for population control are reemerging in discussions around limiting women’s fertility in the name of environmental sustainability. We can't forget the ugly history behind this—forcible & coercive sterilization of poor Black & brown women
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Young women and girls are building solutions for their communities. They're at the forefront of humanitarian response efforts yet "[they] continue to be underfunded and unrecognized for their response and organizing contributions during all crises."
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In a joint statement with
@hrw
,
@freedomhouse
, and more, the Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan calls for justice, accountability, & effective response to human rights violations & crimes, including gender persecution, in Afghanistan two years after the Taliban’s takeover.
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"Due to this genocidal war, the very fabric of our indigenous societies have been dismantled. Our way of being and living is completely interrupted yet again."
The war in Tigray must come to an end.
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Over 400 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills have been proposed in the US. As
@ImaraJones
shared on
@AmanpourCoPBS
, "What we have to understand is that we've gotten here not by accident but by design."
“Not by accident, but by design.” Imara Jones, creator of TransLash Media, on the anti-LGBTQ movement infiltrating U.S. legislation.
@imarajones
@NPRMichel
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In 2021, Angel Maxine released a music video condemning the homophobia & transphobia expressed in Ghana. As gov't leaders consider a bill that criminalizes her existence, Maxine's statement, especially as Ghana's only openly trans musician, is powerful.
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“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” – Audre Lorde
We lift each other up.
#InternationalWomensDay
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We need a new approach to foreign policy — one that works for everyday people, here and abroad. We need
@RepBarbaraLee
&
@RepJayapal
's Foreign Policy for the 21st Century
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"Human-rights organizations and people of conscience—people who are witnesses to what is happening—should all rise up and stand alongside each other for justice, no matter what context or country we find ourselves in." -
@Opalayo
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MADRE staffer Kate Alexander joined
@amnestyUSA
to deliver a petition calling on the Senate to defend abortion access and reproductive justice.
#AbortionIsAHumanRight
Abortion is safe and normal healthcare and is a human right. There is no women's equality, LGBT equality, racial equality, no economic equality without the right to abortion.
The Senate must act today to protect abortion rights! >>>
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What does young Palestinian feminist resistance look like?
TOMORROW: Hear from young organizers mobilizing on the frontlines about how they're taking action, their urgent needs, and more on transformative solidarity. (In-person event)
#CSW67
🔗
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As an international women's human rights organization, we work to uplift the voices of organizers like
@MunaLuqman
, who is dedicated to creating opportunities and resources in Yemen.
#YemenCantWait
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Are democracies that have abysmal records on gender equity destined to falter?
Hear more from experts as they answer the question for The "Women's Rights and Backsliding Democracies" symposium. Join
@bwln_nyu
,
@RewireNewsGroup
,
@MsMagazine
this Friday:
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Together with the
@DisabRightsFund
and
@Purposeful_org
, we're celebrating the power and efforts of
#DisabilityRights
activists.
Join us as we explore ways to continue working toward
#DisabilityJustice
.
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Evelyn Hernández was convicted of aggravated murder three years ago after a stillbirth in El Salvador. She's finally been acquitted of those charges. Evelyn is one of 147 women whose case highlights the policing & criminalization of women & their bodies.
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We condemn the military coup in Sudan.
Our Sudanese partners are women who have long committed to defending rights, organizing communities, & seeding democracy. We stand in solidarity with them as they continue to press for rights & justice.
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Women in Myanmar have been at the frontlines of the conflict since the coup began almost two years ago. From leading protests to strikes and joining the armed resistance, women are organizing for the end to military rule.
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The US
@StateDept
disqualified a human rights expert's candidacy for the IACHR because of their advocacy for Palestinians.
@JimCavallaro
deserves his nomination reinstated.
MADRE joins 450 signatories in a letter to
@SecBlinken
calling for a reversal.
This morning, the US
@StateDept
informed me that it would withdraw my nomination to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (
@CIDH
), due to my statements denouncing apartheid in Israel/Palestine. Let me explain… (1/11)
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On
#TransDayOfRemembrance
, we honor the legacy of those we've lost & celebrate their joy, solidarity, love, and community. Every trans and gender nonconforming person lost is one too many & we work toward a day when everyone can live & thrive as themselves
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Israeli settler-colonialism is killing Palestinians.
The people of Palestine reserve the right to live peacefully, securely, autonomously, & have tomorrow promised to them. We stand with our partners & Palestinian community.
Statement by The Palestinian Medical Relief Society⬇️
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The fight against climate change is a fight against unsustainable colonial & militarized systems like this one, in which corporations pay the Israeli government + settlement councils to mine Palestinian resources. ➡ via
@visualizingpal
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Toni Morrison saw, empowered & created space for Black women in her work throughout her career. Her words connected people around the world & challenged them. She embraced the power of the artist. While we mourn the loss of a literary legend, we celebrate her legacy.
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Happy
#WomensHistoryMonth
! Cheers to 38 years of making history with grassroots women and girl leaders around the world. We are proud to see women and girls be the change they wish to see and honored to celebrate them.
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"Even If You Go to the Skies, We'll Find You"
A new report by
@OutRightIntl
and
@hrw
shares the experiences of LGBTIQ+ people in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
Read more:
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“Climate change is a family affair, we engage everyone in our communities”
MADRE partner Lucy Mulenkei speaks at
#COP26
on
#Indigenous
women and their families confronting
#climate
disaster.
#feminist
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Making history is an everyday thing. The innovation, creativity, inspiration, teachings, and movement building of Black communities in the US and globally have helped propel us towards a more just future. Happy
#BHM
!
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Happy
#TransDayOfVisibility
! Around the world, organizers are working to secure protection for, build awareness of & show intentional care to trans communities. As a way to commemorate what Trans Day of Visibility honors, we asked our
#VIVAGirls
partners what they wanted to share
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What we are seeing on our TV screens is the consequence of Trump’s “stand back and stand by” rhetoric. This is a direct result of his incitement and the complicity of right-wing politicians. This is the threat of right-wing nationalism to democracy.
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Join MADRE's Indigenous partners and
@RepDebHaaland
for a briefing Thurs. July 9 at 10 am ET to hear Indigenous women's solutions for a just recovery from the pandemic. RSVP here:
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.
@SOFEPADI
, our partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo is calling for attention to survivors of domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis. Women & girls are at risk of experiencing harm, as violence escalates during this crisis.
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We're creating spaces for Indigenous women climate defenders from around the world to learn from and strategize with one another.
Learn more about our most recent delegation to North Dakota:
#climatestrikenyc
#ClimateStrike
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Every day, Black women are making history in their work to advance a more feminist future. We're proud of our global partnerships with grassroots women and girl leaders and their communities. 28 days isn't enough to celebrate them. Happy
#BlackHistoryMonth
today & every day.
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Allyship moves beyond just expressing support; it's an act of solidarity to help advance the movement for securing LGBTQIA+ rights globally.
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (
#IDAHOBIT2023
) is a call to action.
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#WhoIsShe
?
@MunaLuqman
is building mutual aid networks, advocating for education, negotiating with armed groups over child hostages, and advancing more life-saving work for Yemeni communities.
“Yemeni women are doing all the work at the frontlines."
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.
@MunaLuqman
, founder of
@Food4Humanity
, is a finalist for the
@USIP
2022 Women Building Peace Award! Every year, this award is given to a woman peacebuilder who's made major contributions to preventing conflict, combatting violence, & building peace.
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Our
#FeministPeaceInitiative
town hall starts right now! Tune in to hear powerful testimonies from activists on the ground at
#COP26
.
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Palestinians live under Israeli apartheid in a part of the world warming faster than the global avg. Learn about Palestinian experiences of environmental injustice in this new visual resource from
@visualizingpal
➡️
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It's
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
! Here's your reminder that Indigenous women and girls are leading movements to ensure the protection and preservation of Indigenous Peoples and lands. You can support and amplify that work.
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What we are witnessing is genocidal violence against Palestinians in Gaza.
As the world watches, we reflect on our commitment to justice, humanity, and a peaceful future; we must also act NOW.
Read our full statement:
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"The US military is one of the world's largest polluters and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. There are more than 1,000 contaminated military sites & Hawaii, maybe, has pointed giant underground fuel tanks inside the colo mountains." — Kyle Kajihiro, Oahu Water Protectors
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“There has to be political will from the government to end violence against women and girls. In Guatemala, Indigenous women and girls have been at the forefront denouncing violence.” - Otilia Lux de Coti,
#Indigenous
leader & MADRE
#Guatemala
Program Advisor
#SpotlightEndViolence
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For
@Grist
,
@YifatSusskind
addresses how a military response is far from the best approach for combatting the climate crisis. Instead, a feminist foreign policy & a feminist response centered around care can help change the trajectory of harm.
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