Per thinking gender web site: Thinking Gender 2020 will focus on feminist, queer, trans, anti-carceral, transnational, and intersectional approaches to sexual violence. Recent #MeToo mobilizations against high-profile predatory sexual abusers … Continue reading Thinking Gender 2020: Sexual Violence as Structural Violence: Feminist Visions of Transformative Justice
Tag: violence against women
Screening: The Uncondemned
he Uncondemned recounts the challenges faced in achieving the first conviction for rape as a war crime in Rwanda in 1997. Witnesses risk their safety to testify before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Their brave determination leads to success in this historic case.
2016 Report on the Status of Women and Girls in California
One Billion Rising
his Valentine's season, join a One Billion Rising event. The movement focuses on root causes of violence against women in an effort to create systemic change.
#BringBackOurGirls: One Year Later, Nigerian School Girls Still Missing
One year ago, over 200 school girls were abducted from Chibok, a town in northeast Nigeria. Militant group, Boko Haram, took credit for the abduction and is said to have … Continue reading #BringBackOurGirls: One Year Later, Nigerian School Girls Still Missing
International Women’s Day
It is quite fitting that this first blog entry be posted today, on International Women’s Day. This past year, the media has shed light on some of the most devastating … Continue reading International Women’s Day