Two Girls in Uganda: Stepping Up by Speaking Out Namulinda Shamim Fatuma and Nankinga Joanitah are two of many teenage girls living in Uganda. Through out the article both girls speak out on how women are view in Uganda. “Girls are denied studies and access to education, since many parents believe that girls were created … Read more
We are probably all aware of the tragedy that happened this past week, with the school shooting in Sante Fe, Texas. The high school mourned 8 students and 2 teachers, while wounding 13 others. Innocent lives that were taken for a reason the whole world may be unclear about. But about a day ago a … Read more
Texas Police Address Sherita Dixon Cole Arrest Controversy The default post for this draft asks us “Whats on your mind?” I think back to James Baldwin’s famous quote that “To be a negro in America and relatively conscious is be in rage almost all of the time”. From Rosa Parks to Sandra Bland we have … Read more
Asia Argento made a speech at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival that shocked the crowd. She revealed that Harvey Weinstein raped her at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. She predicted that Weinstein would never be able to show his face again and he will be shunned from future events. She was calling for a ban … Read more
Dearden, Lizzie. The Independent. Male rape, harassment and domestic abuse to be tackled by new government drive. September 06, 2017. Independent Digital News and Media. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/male-rape-sexual-violence-domestic-abuse-violence-against-women-cps-vawg-prosecutors-help-support-a7931956.html. May 21, 2018. Author, Lizzie Dearden, presents a fairly peculiar circumstance where the males are victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. In this article written on September 6th, 2017, Dearden wrote … Read more
Cornell student took off her clothes during her thesis presentation after her professor commented that her shorts were too short. Some students supported the professor saying that it wasn’t a matter of the shorts being inappropriate due to length, but rather that wearing the denim shorts was unprofessional. Letitia Chai said she felt that she … Read more
Article: https://www.news24.com/Columnists/EleanorduPlooy/it-couldve-been-your-sister-finding-new-ways-to-breakthesilence-20170810 What I found to be most interesting in this article was not placing the blame on certain individuals as perpetrators but holding each other and ourselves accountable. How are we acting that encourages violence? We must stand together as a community to stop violence among each other. The article states that, “We need to … Read more
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180308085459.htm This article talks about the harassment of women and even young women in high school. These women went as far as deleting social media apps to avoid those situations. One part in the article talked about how they did not feel comfortable addressing the situation or reporting it as well because they felt … Read more
Article: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/18/oklahoma-and-kansas-enact-anti-lgbt-laws Overview: The Governors of both Oklahoma and Kansas decided to sign a few laws stating that individuals working with state-funded adoption and foster care facilities can now express their religious views while determining the homes of these children in the system. Homosexual couples are shown to be six times more likely to foster … Read more
Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/arts/television/mtv-catfish-schulman.html Videos: Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTlOww0NTVI Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWsnv-vLJh0&t=498s Overview: On May 12, 2018 a former guest on the show Catfish, Ayissha Morgan, uploaded a video on to Youtube accusing the lead host, Nev Schulman for sexual misconduct that happened 3 years ago. In her video, she discusses that from the beginning she felt very uncomfortable around the host. … Read more