Utne Reader is a digest of the new ideas and fresh perspectives percolating in arts, culture, politics & spirituality. Not right or left, but forward thinking.
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Support each other.
Respect each other.
Be there for each other.
A little bit of kindness goes a long way ♥️ → uni.cf/safer-internet
#SaferInternetDay
#ENDviolence online
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"Sexual harassment is a creature of hierarchy—gender combined with inequality based on race, age, class, disability & sexuality."
More on sexual harassment from a radical feminist legal scholar: unwo.men/PQUv30mYIxY
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“I married when I was 17 years-old. 7 months into the marriage, unable to stand the abuse, I finally had the courage to flee.” By then, she was pregnant.
A survivor says #HearMeToo from Jordan: unwo.men/bo3B30mN3av
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Viola Smith born this day 1912 Wisconsin. One of the first female professional drummers, she worked extensively from the 1920s to 1975 & fought barriers facing women musicians. At 106 she’s still drumming in the Costa Mesa, CA Forever Young Band. Here in 1940 with her Coquettes.
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African American soldiers have served in every war in the United States. In choosing to join the military, African Americans sought to have their service understood by the nation as a demand for liberty and citizenship. We honor your sacrifice. #VeteransDay #APeoplesJourney
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There's a new episode awaiting your ears! Anne Frank's life was short, but her diary provided lessons and inspiration that will last us all a very, very long time. #womenshistory #historypodcast thehistorychicks.com/episode…
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#WomenInScience still face significant implicit bias on the basis of their gender. Meet the women who inspire us all to break down #STEM stereotypes:
unwomen.org/en/digital-libra…
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Your gender shouldn’t define whether or not you go to bed on an empty stomach.
On #WorldFoodDay, speak up for a #ZeroHunger world!
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The Quiet but Furious Nationwide War Against Pipelines
vice.com/en_us/article/8xjen…
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In Guatemala, where childhood is threatened by poverty, gang violence, drug addiction and generalized low self-esteem, a rural school called Los Patojos is seen as a ray of light. n.pr/2Pt8X3u
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This #AdaLovelaceDay we're celebrating the badass women in history doing incredible work in STEM. 💪 Limor Fried, founder of @adafruit, is redefining what it looks like to be an engineer. aol.it/2y9o63c
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Khayrath is the only girl in her school's computer science club in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, but that hasn't stopped her from coding: unwo.men/H6K830m9it2 #dayofthegirl
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"We have a monumental task in front of us," says a coauthor of a U.N. climate report that warns of dangerous warming. n.pr/2y6XOhU
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Good news for #EarthDefenders! Latin American have signed a landmark treaty for the protection of #EarthDefenders! @yessfun reports for @EARTH3R buff.ly/2NdJBoo
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An article I wrote that looking at the role of the real estate industry in segregating American cities...dissentmagazine.org/article/…
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Why do we cling to a concept of "Civilisation" that's elitist, authoritarian, and systematically excludes the contributions of women? Current events in the Middle East tell us it's time to rethink #civilisations - my new ideas piece @aeonmag
aeon.co/ideas/a-history-of-t…
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thank you to @NadjaSpiegelman for her keen editorial eye, & to @parisreview for the opportunity theparisreview.org/blog/2018…
