- 1. Covered In Wrinkles and Unapologetically Old, Baba Yaga Is The Bad-Ass Slavic Witch You Need To Know About
- (Feminism)
- ... jump over rivers, or the fire from one of her lanterns that can destroy your foes. To Slavic people in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, and beyond, Baba Yaga ...
- Created on 07 April 2022
- 2. Tammy Faye Starlite Returns With “YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TAMAR”
- (Entertainment)
- ... and chanteuse. Known as the “Belle of EL AL”, TAMAR is the winner of two Giorgio awards for Best Spoken Word Disco Performance By A Non-Belarusian Female Solo. You’ve also seen her many television appearances ...
- Created on 06 October 2021
- 3. Pro-Democracy Protests in Thailand Spark Feminist Political Movement
- (Feminism)
- ... of men attempting to silence Thai women, they refuse to stop fighting for their rights. Image Credit: Aeva Karlsrud, BUST art intern. More from BUST Women-Led Protests In Belarus Met With Violence ...
- Created on 07 October 2020
- 4. ICE Deported Witness in Sexual Assault Investigation at El Paso Detention Center
- (Feminism)
- According to the Texas Tribune-ProPublica Investigative Unit, the Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department are investigating allegations that ICE guards assaulted and harassed detainees ...
- Created on 16 September 2020
- 5. Topless Protests Sparked After Paris Museum Turned Away Visitor For Cleavage
- (Arts)
- ... as apologized to Jeanne on behalf of the receptionist’s inappropriate behavior. Top Image: Screenshot from video More from BUST Women-Led Protests In Belarus Met With Violence Director Rachel ...
- Created on 15 September 2020
- 6. Women-Led Protests in Belarus Met with Violence
- (Feminism)
- ... where the women-lead Belarusian protest group called The Women in White takes a leadership role. These women-led protests continue to flood the streets of Minsk and other Belarusian cities in opposition ...
- Created on 14 September 2020
- 7. A Mexican Feminist Collective Takes Over A Human Rights Office And Converts Into a Women's Shelte
- (Feminism)
- Need some good news today? (Whatever that means)... A badass feminist collective in Mexico City has taken power into their own hands by seizing the headquarters of the National Human Rights Commission ...
- Created on 09 September 2020
- 8. Who Are Belarus' "Women in White"
- (Feminism)
- Over the past few weeks, Belarus has witnessed an unprecedented amount of resistance as citizens protest police brutality and the controversial election of dictator President Alexander Lukashenko, who ...
- Created on 20 August 2020
- 9. Why It's Important To Keep Making Art Under President Trum
- (Arts)
- ... badass performing artists who are making important relevant art in some not-so-democratic countries. One of my favorite artist/activist groups is the Belarus Free Theater. The Belarus Free Theater is an ...
- Created on 20 February 2017
- 10. Larisa Shepitko's Stunning Soviet-Era Films Will Have You Wondering Why You've Never Heard Her Na
- (Movies)
- ... is perhaps her most famous film, The Ascent. Still from The Ascent (1976) The Ascent is adapted from a novella by Vasili Bykov and follows two partisan soldiers in Belarus who attempt to evade the ...
- Created on 01 December 2016
- 11. Melania Trump: "As a Feminist, I Cannot Vote for My Husband.
- (Feminism)
- ... Mrs. Trump swiftly rejected the idea. "I will rather not vote at all," she explained. "In fact, I will be speaking at a feminist conference in Belarus on election day." Image via Facebook/ Melania ...
- Created on 01 April 2016
- 12. Svetlana Alexievich Becomes The 14th Woman To Win The Nobel Prize In Literature
- (Books)
- ... announced today. The Academy released a statement saying that Alexievich was chosen "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time." The 67-year-old Belarusian writer and ...
- Created on 09 October 2015
