In Baltimore, the Justice Department criticized the police for not only their treatment of black men, but also for their maltreatment of women. Especially women who had been sexually assaulted. What they said to victims and how they dismissed or minimized the assaults shows what appears, IMHO, to be an ingrained sense of misogyny and a general belief in victim blaming surrounding rape.
DIY Resource for those wishing to have their Italian citizenship recognized through Italy's "jure sanguinis" birthright citizenship & “Jure matrimonii” by marriage
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"I consider conviviality to be individual freedom realized in personal interdependence and, as such, an intrinsic ethical value." ~Ivan Illich
Exploring the spidery corners of a culture and the weird stuff that tourist brochures ignore.
Big thoughts + big feels
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. -- Margaret Mead
Yet Another Attempt to Make the World a Better Place by Writing Things
Crescat Scientia Vita Excolatur
Progressive commentary from Gainesville, Florida, once called the Berkeley of the South. Potano was the chief of and the only known name of the Native American tribe inhabiting the area around what is now Gainesville at the time the Europeans arrived.
We have the right to remain silent. We just choose not to...
“It takes no compromise to give people their rights…it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.” – Harvey Milk
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Working towards global equity and equality
One woman living a free and happy life
THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS. Defending Human Rights. Promoting the Humanitarian spirit...
One Woman's Quest for Peace, Upcycled Everything, and a Great Cup of Fair Trade Coffee
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
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Beating Back The Patriarchy Everday | 2009 - 2018
Distinguished individuals making a global impact
Indulge- Travel, Adventure, & New Experiences
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a feminist habit. thinking broadly about life and art. at peak. sometimes broadspoken. not a translation program. crushing the doublespeak. seeking free speech.
Curating nostalgia one memory at a time
Energize! Organize! Stop the War on Women!
Political Co-Dependency Intervention
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Adventures between cultures
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It's all about disbelieving your thoughts
Learn more about the state laws being introduced and passed around the U.S. that is limiting Women's rights. Did you know that the Women's Equal Right Amendment from 1983 still needs to be ratified by 3 more states before it goes into effect?
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