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2012 AWID Forum: Solidarity March
On April 22 the women from AWID took to the streets in Istanbul to promote women’s rights in support our Turkish and Kurdish sisters. Having never taken part in a march like this I was amazed at the...
May 1, 2012
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Periperi Peppers and Life Changing Opportunities
Involved with WUSC for over five years, Ryerson University graduate and Local Committee member Ashley Korn traveled to Dzaleka, Malawi via Students Without Borders™ for a three month internship to...
Apr 26, 2012
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2012 AWID Forum: Feminist Economics
"Using the master's tools" is a familiar feminist strategy. It means using the tools, institutions and language of mainstream, gender blind politicians and policy makers to convince them that...
Apr 25, 2012
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2012 AWID Forum: Women's Rights & the "Arab Spring"
A hot topic at this AWID Forum has been the revolutions in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. One of my favorite sessions so far has been about the innovative ideas young feminists in Yemen...
Apr 23, 2012
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Kickoff of AWID!
After much anticipation the AWID Forum has finally begun! Everyone gathered in the big auditorium at the Halic Congress Centre for the opening plenary. Looking around the room, the diversity of the...
Apr 20, 2012
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