by Zubeida Mustafa –Pakistan– The “weakness of women”, widely believed to be a natural phenomenon, is actually a myth. Women are resilient and there are many cases where “woman power” won the day because women fighting for a cause refused…
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Justice in Pakistan: Unmasking Perween Rahman’s Killers
Tagged with: activism, Assasination, Criminal Justice, Karachi, Land Rights, Pakistan, poverty
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Irish People Say No to Domestic Water Charges
by Lucy Fitzgerald -Ireland- A contentious issue in Ireland is the government’s decision to introduce water charges for every household. There have been mass anti-water charge protests throughout the country organized by opposition political parties and campaign groups. Claiming that…
Tagged with: Economy, Ireland, Natural Resources, Politics, Uprisings, Water
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES
Kenyan Women Embrace Table Banking to Break Out of Poverty
by Moraa Obiria –Kenya– A proverb of the Kisii community in Western Kenya says Bakungu bange bana, which means ‘women are like children’. The elders in the community maintain that women never outgrow the features of childhood. They are forever…
Tagged with: Development, Economy, Kenya, poverty, women's empowerment
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES
The Fear of Poverty in Greece
by Foteini Svarna – Greece – On December 29, 2014 the Greek Parliament failed to elect a new president in the final parliamentary vote. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has called for a snap national election on January 25, 2015.…
Beating the ‘Designer’ Weave Addiction in Malawi
by Lerato Manyozo – Malawi – They say once you go black, you never go back. For me, turns out, it’s a much bigger story. I say, once you go virgin – Brazilian, Peruvian, Indian, Malaysian or Cambodian – you…
Recourse for Trafficked Native Women in the Duluth Harbor
by Christine Stark –USA– I am of Anishinaabe and Cherokee ancestry and a MSW student at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Six years ago, on the White Earth reservation, an elder told me how the Anishinaabe bloodline is found across…
Tagged with: Criminal Justice, Duluth, Minnesota, Native Americans, Sex Trafficking
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Giving Young Irish People Hope
by Lucy Fitzgerald -Ireland- May was Mental Health Awareness month in Ireland. Key television ad campaigns encouraged those suffering from depression to reach out for help and high profile individuals shared their personal battles with depression. A month-long Green Ribbon…
Message to the Irish Government: We’re not leaving!
by Lucy Fitzgerald -Ireland- The global recession has had dire consequences for Ireland. New entrants to the workforce have suffered disproportionately, with the youth unemployment rate standing at a shocking 25.9 percent. This figure is an underestimate since it does…
Tagged with: Economy, Employment, Ireland, Labor Issues
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Financial Crisis and Domestic Violence – The Case of Greece
by Foteini Svarna –Greece– I am shocked to see my good friend – an interior designer – with a nasty bruise on her face. “My husband is very violent these days” she whispers, looking toward her shoes. “Since he lost…
Tagged with: Domestic Abuse, Economy, Greece, Mental Health, poverty, Violence Against Women
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES
Indigenous Interpreters Provide Missing Link for Natividad Medical Center Patients
by Kate Daniels Kurz, The WIP Director Natividad Medical Center, located in Salinas, California – the heart of California’s “Salad Bowl” – is one of the state’s 19 public safety net hospitals. Providing healthcare services to patients regardless of their…
Tagged with: California, Employment, Healthcare, Immigration, Indigenous Culture, Language, Mexico, Oaxaca, Social Change, United States
Posted in Economy, Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in Economy, Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
