Op-Ed by Nakisha M. Lewis, President & CEO, Breakthrough, and also member of the Equal Voice | Equal Future Editorial Board More than 60 years ago, Malcolm X was quoted saying, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman.…
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Installation Title: Without Rest Photographed on Sunday, May 1, 2022, 7:25 a.m. (of note: Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays) “The ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives.” Planned Parenthood of…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 1, 2022Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Equal Voice | Equal Future will be the first of its kind digital epicenter for equity and justice, influencing policymakers and fueling change Equal Voice | Equal Future also announced collaboration with Global Girl Media-Chicago Washington, DC –– Today, The ERA Coalition / Fund for…
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6/12/2021 by RAWAN HAMADEH Like so many other global health issues, the burdens of mental health fall hardest on women. Building a more equitable world means acknowledging—and addressing—that gap. In 2020, Project HOPE began delivering mental health and resiliency trainings for health care workers around the world — the majority of whom…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 16, 2022 Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC – “The ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality stand in solidarity with the Asian-American and Black communities that have been so terribly impacted by gun violence this past weekend just trying to worship and go about their everyday life. Our hearts go…
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Sahar Driver, co-director of Color Congress Sonya Childress, co-director of Color Congress 28 APRIL 2022 In the last 21 years, only six filmmakers of color have taken home the Oscar for Best Documentary, including Amir "Questlove" Thompson for Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). Considering the countless documentaries produced in a single…
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PAR FOR THE COURSE Poem by Violetta Babirye As a child, I play with boys We play freely: we are all the same When we get older, I am introduced to work My mum takes me to the kitchen or the garden I have to learn to cook, clean, wash,…
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Adria D. Goodson, Director, Global Fellowship Program 19 OCTOBER 2021 The pandemic has created a moment of rupture and has created possibilities for leaders to disrupt existing power structures and envision an equitable future.Adriana Barbosa, Ford Global Fellow In the early months of 2020, we were getting ready to launch a…
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Valeriia Ivanova, before the war. At almost 16, Valeriia Ivanova fled Ukraine with her mother and sister, leaving her father behind. She narrates her story and vows to return to rebuild her country. But even as I know that we will win and millions of Ukrainians will return home, I…
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The inspiration behind the Envision Equality campaign was created in collaboration with the Global Center for Gender Equality at Stanford University, Marianne Schnall (Journalist and Founder of Feminist.com), the ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality. The world stands at a critical juncture. The last year and a half has…
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