All Lives Matter? Pro-Life? EPA won’t ban chlorpyrifos pesticide tied to children’s health In Flint, Mich., there’s so much lead in children’s blood that a state of emergency is declared[…]
Category: A Rebalancing Act
Sustainability crisis & environmental activism
The Greta Thunberg helpline – for adults angry at a child is probably the best video of the year Denier turned informed Maryland flood https://slate.trib.al/XlMHMEh The Story of Sustainability in 2018: “We Have About 12 […]
Intersectional Feminism and Sexism
“White feminism” and intersectional recognition When I joined the women’s club in high school, it became quickly apparent that there were socially acceptable standards of questions to be raised when it came to race, gender […]
International sexism and gender violence
Girls in Nepal sleep in ‘menstruation huts’ despite ban, study finds – CNN Student raped and killed in church wanted to become a minister and ‘preach the word of God,’ sister says Bowing to U.S. […]
Misogynist violence epidemic
“A new book by Cornell philosophy professor Kate Manne has answers. She argues that misogyny is not about male hostility or hatred toward women — instead, it’s about controlling and punishing women who challenge male […]
Domestic Violence
“After years of emotional abuse and DV, I finally divorced my husband. He destroyed me slowly over a period of 10 years, I was a mere shadow of my former independent and strong self. I […]
Sexual Assault and misogynistic violence and silence
Study finds 75 percent of workplace harassment victims experienced retaliation when they spoke up https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/10/15/16438750/weinstein-sexual-harassment-facts Abducted survivor explaining not running from captor Difference between men and women preparing to not be assaulted each day ‘I […]
Misogyny and Sexual Harassment
Misogyny Unbound https://www.huffpost.com/entry/misogyny-unbound_b_9764130 I Spoke Up Against My Harasser — and Paid a Steep Price https://www.chronicle.com/article/I-Spoke-Up-Against-My-Harasser/241991 The Trump administration has quietly redefined “domestic violence” and “sexual assault,” resulting in significant and potentially devastating consequences for […]
Rape culture
‘Victim blaming has been normalized in our culture. There are endless instances of threats made to victims, and questions asked about how the victim got into the situation rather than putting the blame on the […]
Child Abuse and systemic sexual abuse
Abusive Priests get relocated Abusive Cops are allowed back to service Anyone who assures you they have esoteric knowledge that you cannot access until you undergo a process that they will guide you through, beware. Pyramid […]