The ReelAbilities Film Festival: Growing by Inclusion
[ad_1] Movies are enjoyed as a form of entertainment and escapism, with audiences often identifying with what and who they see on screen. Therefore, representation of all individuals matters. Enter ReelAbilities. The ReelAbilities Film Festival is the largest festival in the US dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions […]
It’s Time We Close the Treatment Gap
[ad_1] Women are the primary decision-makers of family health care decisions in the United States. Yet health inequity is still prevalent here and worldwide, potentially impacting the care for all women, and particularly for women in underserved communities and among Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). From access to screening to the quality of health care women receive, […]
FAMILY COURT DRIVES MOTHERS TO SUICIDE: FORMER BROOKLYN FEDERAL PROSECUTOR IS LATEST VICTIM
[ad_1] Last week, while most Americans were commemorating the Memorial Day Weekend, honoring military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, a mother of three girls would become the latest casualty of a war on a different front. Catherine Youssef Kassenoff, a former U.S. Attorney at the Eastern District of New […]
New Series: WOMXN UP! – Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting Survivor Turns Activist
Seven years ago, on June 12, 2016, a mass shooter killed 49 people and wounded 53 at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Tiara Parker, was there that night, along with her cousin, Akyra Monet Murray, celebrating Akyra’s graduation from high school. Tiara made it out alive. Akyra did not. Tiara has since dedicated […]
Afghanistan is a Living Hell for Religious, Sexual, and Gender Minorities: Fereshta Abassi
For more than 10 years, Fereshta Abbasi has investigated and documented human rights violations in Afghanistan. Currently, she is a researcher in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch. Before that, she was a legal advisor at the International Development Law Organization, where one of her duties involved the development of legal skills for Afghanistan’s […]
One Year Later: The ERA is More Urgent Than Ever
One year ago today, following the Dobbs decision, The Supreme Court has continued to show a limited and regressive view of the rights conferred by our Constitution. It has also become clearer that opponents of equality in Congress will continue to manipulate the government to further the second-class status of women and gender/sexual minorities in […]
Women’s Voices Now Film Festival
Women’s voices continue to be globally underrepresented in mainstream media. That’s why Women’s Voices Now (WVN) hosts an annual Online Film Festival for films and filmmakers interested in exposure and advocacy of global women’s rights issues. We promote and amplify the free expression of the worldwide struggle for women’s civil, economic, political, and gender rights […]