16 Days

Brazilian Prisoner Raped by Her Cell Mates for a Month

by Cara November 26, 2007

Let me just say that there’s absolutely no way to kick off 16 days of blogging about gender violence lightly or gently. I did, however, hope that I wouldn’t have to begin with something as horrific as this. But that’s what this is about: waking up and telling the nasty truth that no one wants [...]

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16 Days Of Activism Against Gender Violence

by Cara November 25, 2007

[Cross-posted from Feministe] Today kicks off the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (h/t). The days of action start with The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women — which is today — and ends on December 10 with International Human Rights Day. I think that this is an absolutely amazing structure: [...]

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