Entries Published On May, 2018
Inspiring Thursday: Ailbhe Smyth
25th of May, 2018 will be remembered as a historic moment for women´s reproductive rights: Ireland has voted to repeal the eighth amendment of its constitution, which bans abortion in almost all circumstances. It has been a triumph for abortion reformers, with a two-thirds majority: 66.4% yes to 33.6% no.
WAVE Call for Youth Ambassadors
Are you the one who cares? Are you passionate about creating positive change and actively shape policies on a higher level? We want you to become our youth ambassador! The WAVE Network* is looking for young and committed visionaries to join a peer group of youth ambassadors for our Step Up! Campaign. The Step Up! …
Inspiring Thursday: Marielle Franco
Black feminist LGBT activist and Rio councillor, Marielle Franco, 38, was murdered in Brazil after what would be her last political action, triggering a wave of revolt and demonstration throughout the country. Franco was born and raised in the favela of Maré, one of the most dangerous favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and she experienced …
One Book, Three Points of View: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Americanah”
The WAVE office is in a constant flux of ideas and opinions, with new members, mainly interns, coming and going. In the following blog article, 3 WAVE office members will review and analyze the book Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. With each differing perspective, a new facet of the book is illuminated. We hope you …
Inspiring Thursday: Leymah Gbowee
“It is time to stand up, sisters, and do some of the most unthinkable things. We have the power to turn our upside-down world right.”
Inspiring Thursday: Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, alter-globalization author and a major figure in the ecofeminist movement.
Why I call myself a feminist
It is very often the case that people refuse to describe themselves as feminists. Either because they don´t like to “label” themselves but they “still stand for equality between men and women” or because they do not like the word feminism itself and think of themselves rather as “humanist, equalist or egalitarian” because that way …
Inspiring Thursday: Faye Schulman
Faye Schulman is one of the many female partisans who fought for the liberation of Europe during World War II. Women played a crucial role in the antifascist and anti-Nazi resistance, and we wish to remember them on the occasion of the anniversary of the conflicts’ end in Europe on May 8th.
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