by Michelle Leung -South Africa- “Who are we as Africans?” Mazibuko Jara, a human rights activist, posed this question to the attendees of a dialogue held on May 16, 2013 discussing a controversial bill seeking to legitimize a traditional court …
South Africa: Fight to Conserve Historical Traditions Encroaches on Women’s Rights Read more »
by Urmila Chanam –India– An outstanding organization neither stands on concrete pillars nor on the vision of its founder alone. Most often it stands on the power of ordinary people who go the extra mile, provide a human touch, and …
Agastya Science Center: Education and Hope from a Fountain of Knowledge Read more »
by Katharine Daniels Executive Editor, The WIP I just returned from San Jose, California after covering the eighth annual Netroots Nation. In 2006 I attended the first Netroots Nation, then called the YearlyKos. My progressive partner in crime was my …
Netroots Nation: Organized People Defeating Organized Money Read more »
by Alexandra Marie Daniels Arts & Culture Editor When I learned the principal character in the film Call Me Kuchu is the slain human rights activist David Kato, I felt a sense of relief. Stories come and go in the …
Call Me Kuchu – Empowering Uganda’s LGBT Activists Read more »
by Cassandra S. Stedham –Editorial Intern– There is a certain aura that hangs thick and heavy in the Chilean air. I feel it as soon as I step off the airplane and during my taxi ride through the metropolis of …
The Chilean Student Movement: Overcoming a History of Political Repression Read more »
by Bhakti Bapat Mathew –India– It is 8 o’clock at night. A family of six – a mother, father, three teenage daughters and a young son – are all avidly watching the same TV show. Surprising? Not in India, and …
In India, Prime-Time Hindi Soap Operas as a Vehicle for Social Change Read more »
by Moira Birss –Colombia– “No Justice? No Peace!” Never has this chant, which I have heard so often at anti-war rallies, felt so real to me as during the last few months observing the ongoing peace negotiations between the Colombian …
“No Justice? No Peace!” The Women Absent from Colombia’s Peace Talks Read more »
by Jemma Williams –Australia– It was Christmas day in Fort Portal, Uganda. A large group of people had gathered by the roadside and were all moving in one direction. At the front were the younger men. Many of them carried …
You Either Work or You Die: Mob ‘Justice’ in Uganda Read more »
by Andrea Dulanto –USA– In December 2012, Brooklyn-based artist and writer Cristy C. Road came back home to Miami to read at Sweat Records from her latest graphic novel, Spit and Passion. The autobiographical narrative centers on Road’s early adolescence …
On Feminism, Identity & Latinas in Arts and Literature: An Interview with Cristy C. Road Read more »
by Lerato Manyozo –Malawi– Even before we begin talking, Kheliwe* has tears in her eyes. She is HIV positive and still battling to come to terms with the fact that her husband, now deceased, infected her on her matrimonial bed. …
Kheliwe’s Story: Male Polygamy and HIV Infection in Malawi Read more »