After One Billion Rising for Justice events in Tacloban City last March 1   one of the worst hit cities from the storm- where survivors of the storm Haiyan/ Yolanda, led by the People Surge alliance danced to demand justice for President Aquino’s criminal neglect of the people affected by…

Over a quarter of the Armenian women are hit or beaten by a family member and about two thirds experience psychological abuse, according to the official statistics. With high rates of gender based violence and gender discrimination in Armenia, raising awareness and promoting gender equality is a critical issue for…

Calls needed in the next two days for Senator Gillibrand’s Military Justice Improvement Act The Senate has agreed to take up the bills addressing sexual assault in the military and the vote could be as early as THIS WEDNESDAY.  Please call your Senators and either thank them for their support…

Read the original article at Inquirer.net HERE  MONIQUE Wilson, Sister Mary John, Jonathan Rondina of St. Scholastica’s College International stage actor and women’s rights advocate Monique Wilson will receive the Hildegarde Lifetime Achievement Award for media and the performing arts from St. Scholastica’s College on March 8. Wilson fell in love with theater…

Read the original article online at Manila Standard Today HERE As the country reels in the havoc from Typhoon Yolanda’s catastrophic damage that plowed across six islands in the country, donations and aid from overseas continue to pour in. Images from ground zero compelled Monique Wilson, One Billion Rising Director…

Students from Brescia House School, South Africa come together for Justice.  

Women at Yebo Art Reach share this song from the Women’s Voices Art Project.

Read the original article at Bulatlat.com HERE “The three issues of injustices namely, Aquino’s criminal neglect of victims of calamities, his neo-liberal policies that result in high prices of basic goods and utilities, and government’s unabated corruption, served to further push women and their families deeper into the quagmire of…

This incredible, straight forward interview about the youth culture and sexual violence in South Africa. Karbo also preforms the spoken word piece I Am Not What You Fear. Learn more about V-Girls HERE.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4xqm2BZSWM&feature=youtu.be

The lyrics are poignant, the music is moving, the art is undeniable. Music & Lyrics Maria Stern Arrangement Herbert Pichler