#08-23 Globalizing Feminism … Can the subalterns speak?
Excerpts from a keynote address to the US National Women’s Studies Association, by the world-famous scholar of deconstructionism Gayatri Spivak.
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#25-22 DURGA PUJA … Kolkata celebrates a fierce Goddess
Durga is a major Hindu Goddess, whose many powers include motherhood, war, and the destruction of all evil. Puja is
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#49-21 Food Sovereignty … A grassroots movement in India
The so-called Green Revolution in India increased one measure of “productivity” at the cost of much else, including nutrition, sustainability,
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#48-21 Solar Nuns of Pakistan … Changing lives by bringing light
Two young women with a mission to help the poor found their calling as both nuns and solar installers, bringing
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#30-21 Rape and Resistance in Bangladesh … Lessons learned from Canada
In 2020, massive public demonstrations led the government of Bangladesh to raise the maximum penalty for rape; but these university
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#28-21 Witch Accusations … A continuing scourge
Witchcraft Accusations, Violence and Torture of Women and Children was a parallel event at the 2015 UN Commission on the
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#21-21 Female Priests in India … Liberate Hindu weddings
India’s new female priestesses are solemnizing weddings, breaking barriers and stereotypes in the formerly patriarchal sphere. Priestess weddings simplify and
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#09-21 Swayam, Kolkata … Rescuing Men from Patriarchy
Swayam, founded in 1995, supports girls and women who’ve faced gender violence, but their new campaign is directed at men
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#05-21 Green Counter-Revolution … Local organic women farmers in India
The so-called Green Revolution in India increased one measure of “productivity” at the cost of much else, including nutrition, sustainability,
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#33-20 Radical Futures … Young Climate Feminist Leaders Talk
On September 25, 2020, WEDO (the Women’s Environment and Development Organization) hosted a virtual “Radical Futures Roundtable: Young Climate Feminists
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