NEW YORK CITY--AF3IRM NYC unravels the many faces of human trafficking in the second session of its Summer School of Women’s Activism held on July 18, 2015.
According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery that involves persons being forced, coerced, or deceived to perform commercial sex acts or labor services against his … Continue Reading ››
NEW YORK CITY--To the skepticism of most and to the dismay of some more, there are quite a few matrilineal societies existing today. The most publicized of all can be traced to the Khasi tribe in India, in the state of Menghalaya, wherein children take their mothers’ last names, the youngest daughters inherit the family’s wealth, and newly married men … Continue Reading ››
NEW YORK--SSOWA’s final session on August 1st features the study and discussion of commonality and differences in women’s struggles in five cultural contexts.
With a panel featuring human rights lawyer and activist Suzanne Adely of Al-Awda New York, Palestine Right to Return Coalition and Arab-American Movement of Women Rising for Justice; clinical psychologist Dr. Mayowa Obasaju of Black Women’s Blueprint, Radical … Continue Reading ››
NEWYORK: AF3IRMNYC’s Summer School of Women’s Activism will end on August 1st with a celebratory study and discussion of the global women’s struggle, its historical and cultural contexts, its main issues, the differences and similarities in women’s concerns the world over.
To register for SSOWA, access www.SSOWA2015.EVENTBRITE.COM.
The registration fee of $40 for employed women … Continue Reading ››
NEWYORK: With mammoth protests wracking the United States over police brutality, the third session of AF3IRMNYC’s Summer School of Women’s Activism acquires even more relevance and urgency. To be held on July 25, noon to 4 pm, at a designated safe space, the session will look at the policy of militarization at the international, … Continue Reading ››
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