Too often, white western feminists have, in the name of human rights, been disrespectful of the opinions, needs and strategies of women in developing countries. Issues of female genital mutilation (FGM), for example, have been taken on by some white western feminists, often without seeking the input of women activists on the ground.
A different example [...]

The Women and Girls Collective Action Network and DePaul University’s Program in Women’s and Gender Studies are collaborating on a national documentation project of innovative anti-violence groups.  This work expands the findings of the December 2007 report, “Communities Engaged in Resisting Violence” (see link: http://www.womenandgirlscan.org/communities_engaged.pdf) nationally.  “Communities Engaged in Resisting Violence” documents the dialogues and [...]

During the Women’s Worlds/Mundos de Mujeres 2008 conference in Madrid, we had the opportunity to view the Bellas Durmientes / Sleeping Beauties exhibit and meet the artist.  María María Acha, a visual artist from Lima, Peru, who currently resides in Spain, initiated and compiled the exhibit.  It’s based in a collaborative project of artists and [...]

We’ve just returned from the Mundos de Mujeres conference in Madrid, where we had a chance to meet with progressive women from around the world, including anti-violence activists, and begin to share strategies.  In the coming days, we’re going to feature a couple of the groups and projects that we learned about that are doing [...]

We just received this great anti-violence pledge card from REVOLT, a new student group at DePaul University.  First, here’s some info about their mission: “REVOLT (Radical Education against Violence and Oppression for Liberation and Transformation) consists of graduate and undergraduate students who are committed to challenging violence, privilege, and oppression on DePaul’s campus. We believe [...]