Voices from the Frontlines
Voices from the Frontlines are first-person reports on what is happening around the world, how it impacts women, and how women are building cultures of peace. We encourage submissions from everyone, including YOU!
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Iderle Brénus Gerbier
Haiti
“We need to advance the struggle of women by redefining the concept of feminism in Haiti.”
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Interview by Alexis Erkert, Other Worlds
Iderle Brénus Gerbier has worked with many peasant organizations in support of women’s rights and food sovereignty. She is a member of the Haitian National Network for Food Security and Sovereignty (RENHASSA), campaign coordinator for Food Sovereignty in Haiti, advisor of the National Confederation of Peasant Women (KONAFAP), and organizer for the Haitian Social Forum for Food Sovereignty. This interview originally ran on Other Worlds.
In Haiti, peasant women …
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H. Patricia Hynes
United States
“Democracy in Iraq has been crushed for women.”
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In the third week of December 2011, a confluence of political events profoundly affecting Iraqi and American women took place.
In that week, the remaining occupying US troops in Iraq were withdrawn, unceremoniously in a fortified concrete courtyard, with only a small band playing as the US flag was furled. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta avowed that the price was high, but the US invasion and occupation “gave birth to an independent, free and sovereign Iraq.” Iraq President Maliki did not attend.
By …
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By Annie Mae Cruda Berowa
Philippines
“The stories of these women and probably many other women that will come after them can go on and on. It will be a never-ending story until and unless the conflict in Mindanao and its roots are addressed.”
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I am a woman, a mother, a daughter. I am a young professional who grew up in areas that have been ravaged by internal conflict and politically-motivated acts of terrorism in Mindanao, Philippines.
I was born in Cotabato City and was raised in Pikit, North Cotabato, in the province …
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** This week we’re reposting some of our favorite articles from 2011. This one is from March, and it explores gun violence in India. Enjoy!**
Tithiya Sharma
India
Tithiya Sharma’s goal is to meet 100 amazing people who are changing the future of their countries–as she calls them: “A hundred champions of a world worth saving.” You can follow Tithiya’s journey at www.100heroesproject.com.
Below she tells us about gun violence in India and a woman who is courageously fighting it.
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Do I have anything in common with Soumya Viswanathan, Jessica Lal, or Radhika Tanwar?
I drive …
