Women and girls who work on farms in the United States face serious risk of sexual abuse and harassment. Many are unauthorized immigrants and fear of deportation keeps them from reporting abuses. In the current debate over the Violence Against Women Act, the US Congress is considering making it even harder for immigrant women to seek protection from violence and abuse. Human Rights Watch urges Congress to ensure that all victims of gender-based violence in the United States, including immigrant farmworkers, can seek justice.
One of my favorite books is The Chymical Wedding by Lindsay Clarke. I read it twice when in New Zealand staying at this very remote bach on a secret beach. Since today is one of 2011's lunar eclipses I wanted to share this excerpt today. I have been thinking about this particular section quite a bit ...
The Vancouver march will begin on Monday, February 14 at 1 p.m. at Main and Hastings, and will continue past the police station and end at Oppenheimer Park. Vancouver march for missing and murdered women to mark 20th year By Yolande Cole, February 11, 2011 What began 20 years ago as a smal ...
A Language Older Than Words by Derrick Jensen (2000) Chelsea Green Publishing This was a GREAT book (size-wise and content-wise), but every word was worth it. It is written from the heart and shows a different way to look at our world. A book from someone who has looked deep into his own soul an ...
