Category: Women
Nobel peace laureates lead delegation to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras to bring attention to violence targeting women defenders of human rights
LatinaLista — A delegation of 20 women from the United States and Canada are on a 10-day mission to help amplify the voices of women in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras known as las defensoras or human rights defenders who have been trying to draw global attention to the abuses women are suffering in the region. [...]
New survey shows Latina moms online to be tech-savvy and politically aware
LatinaLista — Jobs, education and healthcare — in that order — were ranked the top three important issues by Latina moms online in a new survey released today by the web site Mamiverse. The Mamiverse Study of Online Latina Moms and New Media, done in partnership with the research firm MediaFix, surveyed more than 1,000 [...]
Black, Latina and multicultural women comprise higher percentage of soldiers of color in US military
LatinaLista — Because the military has always been considered a physical symbol of a nation’s strength and prowess, it’s always been automatically associated with men. Commercials trying to make the military an attractive option to young (male) recruits always centered on activities and adventures that boys found interesting. Yet, new data is showing that the [...]
Poor Guatemalan women escape garbage dump scavenging by becoming jewelry entrepreneurs
By Anna-Claire Bevan REVUE: Guatemala’s English-language Magazine What started out as a fun crafts workshop has become a resource for entrepreneurship, enabling many of its members to escape the dangers of working in one of Central America’s largest garbage dumps. Soda cans, milk cartons and newspapers aren’t at the top of most people’s Christmas lists, [...]
Joan Baez recognized by Folk Alliance International
Joan Baez, iconic American folk singer, songwriter, musician and prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice, receives the Folk Alliance International 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Women touched by sexual assault learn to help assaulted women in their tribe
By Joshua Armstrong Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Arlene O’Brien couldn’t believe it. It was the first day of training on the Tohono O’odham reservation for Safestar, a Justice Department program that trains everyday women to help sexual assault victims. The 14 women who were there to learn how to collect evidence and provide first [...]
El Salvador: Women of El Salvador start the New Year with a special law protecting them
By Danila Garcia LatinaLista SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR — In El Salvador in 1930, the first female president in all of Latin America was elected. Her name was Prudencia Ayala and she led the way in history to proclaim the equality of rights. Twenty years after that declaration, the government, in 1950, granted full equality [...]
S.A.R.A.H. – A Fellowship of Sisters
By Caroline Anderson Peace X Peace There is work to be done in every community to understand our neighbors better, and to create a more cohesive and peaceful existence. Peace starts at home, and home can be a model for peace around the world.” *** Our honoree for the Community Peacebuilding award, is an organization [...]
Bipartisan support breathes new life into HEART for Women Act
LatinaLista — The full name of the bill re-introduced in Congress on Nov. 30 by U.S. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif is the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act. Thankfully, the shortened title is a lot easier to say and remember — the HEART for Women Act. As you can guess, the [...]
Online exhibit celebrates the voices of mothers from around the world
LatinaLista — It is reported that among the vast majority of the world’s languages, the word for “mother” begins with the letter M. This simple bit of trivia underscores how the experience of motherhood is an uniting force for women everywhere. To showcase the unique perspectives of mothers from around the world, a special advance [...]
