Two Weeks Until We RISE! Can you feel it? Flashmobs, Marches, Zumba, Rallies, Dance Actions, Sit-ins, Strikes - ONE BILLION people will rise and the earth is already starting to shake! Are you ready? Don't forget to: Add your Rising to the Map Check out the Toolkit Download the videos and music Want to share why YOU are RISING? Upload your own "I Am Rising..." Video Here "I Am Rising...": Anoushka Shankar Anoushka Shankar is a … [Read more...]
RWANDA, Women Taking Action against legal barriers of birth rights
June 26, 2012 by
RWANDA, Women Taking Action against legal barriers of birth rights When Thabita Mukamusana’s partner died shortly after the birth of their child, she raised their son without hope of connecting him to his paternal family, or his inheritance, in her village in south-west Rwanda. Because the boy had been born outside of marriage, she believed that any claim would be impossible. Yet things recently turned around when she was able to access free legal aid for herself and her son, now 19. With … [Read more...]