Tag: "activism"

Justice for Palestine

July 13, 2011 | Comments (0)

A Call to Action from Indigenous and Women of Color Feminists Between June 14 and June 23, 2011, a delegation of 11 scholars, activists, and artists visited occupied Palestine. As indigenous and women of color feminists involved in multiple social justice struggles, we sought to affirm our association with the growing international movement for a [...]

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Video: Achievements in Women’s Rights – Past and Future

July 12, 2010 | Comments (0)

Nasawiya member Joelle Hatem produced this video for our training program “Ghayreh 3adtik Bitzeed S3adtik – Feminist Tools for Change” which aims at empowering women with the knowledge, tools and resources to bring about change from a feminist perspective. The video showcases achievements in women’s rights in Lebanon and examples of what remains to be done. The [...]

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Women’s Rights in Lebanon: Achievements So Far, What Remains To Be Done

July 12, 2010 | Comments (0)

Our member Joelle Hatem has produced a video showcasing achievements in women’s rights in Lebanon and examples of what remains to be done. The video was produced for our training program “Ghayreh 3adtik Bitzeed S3adtik – Feminist Tools for Change” which aims at empowering women with the knowledge, tools and resources to bring about change [...]

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Feminism: From Theory to Tool for Change

Feminism: From Theory to Tool for Change

July 3, 2010 | Comments (0)

There is no one definition of what feminism means, so we sometimes refer to it as “feminisms” in the plural. However, the one thing all feminists agree on is that sexism is indeed a well-established problem in our societies (so well-established, in fact, that we say or do things sometimes that demean women without knowing [...]

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June 12: Global Day of Action to Free Prisoners of Conscience in Iran

June 12: Global Day of Action to Free Prisoners of Conscience in Iran

June 11, 2010 | Comments (0)

June 12 is Global Day of Action to Free Prisoners of Conscience in Iran. Why June 12? Almost a year has passed since the flawed presidential election in Iran, which spurred to action the people of Iran, who joined together, regardless of demographic, to protest their stolen votes, and later to advocate for their civil [...]

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The title of the training program, which translates into "Change Your Habit To Be Happier" is a pun on the traditional Arabic proverb.

Introductory Session: Feminist Tools for Change

April 20, 2010 | Comments (0)

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