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united nations
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united nations
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Created on 26 September 2019
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Jane Fonda just delivered 5.5 million signatures to the UN. Here’s why.
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(Feminism)
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... United Nations’ Ocean Treaty negotiations, Fonda delivered 5.5 million signatures from 157 countries calling for a strong Global Ocean Treaty to Rena Lee, president of the negotiations. In a statement ...
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Created on 21 February 2023
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Missy Elliott and Kate Bush are Both Nominees to be Inducted Into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, And It’s Filling the Electric Guitar Shaped Hole In Our Hearts
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(Music)
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... gifted us with amazing pop hits, but she’s also done truly incredible activist work for both women and LGBTQ+ communities. In 2008, Lauper created True Colors United, an organization aimed to help end ...
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Created on 03 February 2023
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Wanda Sykes Adds A Feminist Edge To Her Role As Anchor For The Daily Show
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(TV)
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... including her latest, Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights. The two had a thoughtful discussion on the state of abortion rights in the United States. Pollitt provided us some slightly reassuring insight on ...
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Created on 25 January 2023
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Forget "Camping Trips"—Here's How to Actually Help Women Get the Abortion Care They Desperately Ne
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(Feminism)
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... up everywhere.
It was June and the Supreme Court had just handed down its landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, ruling that the United States Constitution doesn’t protect a person’s right to abortion. ...
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Created on 17 January 2023
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Now That Barack Obama Listens to "Sad Girl Pop," It's Time to Talk About this Music Subgen
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(Music)
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... and the United State’s involvement in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with the lyrics, “Another high-school football team/ The neighbor's brother came home in a box/ But he wanted to go so maybe it was ...
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Created on 11 January 2023
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7 Sustainable New Year's Resolutions For You, And Our Plane
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(Living)
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... The United Nations Environment Program advocates that “prioritizing reusable products is…critical for environmental health.” By limiting single-use products you are avoiding unnecessary waste and strain ...
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Created on 23 December 2022
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Beyonce Confirms "Renaissance" World Tour 2023, and The Beyhive Is Rightfully Freaking Ou
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(Music)
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A post shared by WACO Theater Center (@wacotheater)
Variety described the concert ticket package as being “Valued at a total of $20,000, United [Airlines] ...
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Created on 25 October 2022
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As Iranian Protests For Women's Rights Continue, The Hair For Freedom Movement Has Just Begu
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(Feminism)
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... of continuing this legacy of cutting hair to provoke socio-political change, the movement of #HairforFreedom has even spread to the United States via social media. An Instagram account called You’ve Got ...
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Created on 24 October 2022
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Period Poverty in the United States is More Common Than You Think: The Tampon Shortage Will Only Make it Worse
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(Living)
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... caused by COVID-19, the United States is facing a national shortage of tampons. The prices of materials like cotton, which tampons are made of, have skyrocketed, making the tampon production process far ...
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Created on 22 June 2022
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Here's What You Need to Know About the Mississippi Case That Overturned Roe v. Wad
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(Feminism)
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Governor Phil Bryant knew what he was doing when he signed The Gestational Age Act into law. “We’ll probably be sued here in about a half hour, and that’ll be fine with me. It is worth fighting ...
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Created on 02 June 2022
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Carnations, Meat Hash, and ”Watching Your Mother’s Face”: 9 Mother’s Day Celebrations From Around the World
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(Feminism)
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... of their love, sacrifice and influence in our lives.
Mother’s Day in the United States began with a woman named Anna Jarvis, who admired her mother for attending to the wounded in the American Civil ...
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Created on 06 May 2022
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"Breaking Bread," a New Documentary on the 'A-Sham' Israeli Food Festival, Provides a Portrait of Joyous Coexisten
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(Eat Me)
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... but so much of the political strife and fate of Israel is not in civilian control. Much of the real power resides in the hands of the people in governmental institutions – at the United Nations and the ...
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Created on 25 January 2022
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Climate Change is a Feminist Issue That Affects Women and Girls Around the World Way More Than Men. Here's Why That's a Problem, and Ways We Can Fix
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(Feminism)
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On November 12th, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), held in Glasgow, Scotland, brought down the curtain on two weeks of meetings between leaders from all over the world. Although ...
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Created on 24 November 2021
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Where is Peng Shuai? Chinese Tennis Player Disappears From Public Eye After Sharing Her #MeToo Story. She Reappears for Video Call with IOC President, But Why Are They Ignoring the Allegations?
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(Feminism)
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... respected and not censored." The United Nations, Wimbledon, and the White House have all expressed concern for Peng’s safety and called for proof of her whereabouts.
The Chinese government-run news channel ...
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Created on 23 November 2021
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Child Marriage in America: How Courtney Stodden and Other Girls Are Being Forced To Marry Their Rapists
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(Feminism)
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... children and emotionally bankrupts them. Under the United Nations’ goals for sustainable development, every country, including the U.S., has promised to end child marriage by 2030. But Unchained At Last ...
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Created on 12 November 2021
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United Nations Annual Climate Conference Recognizes Women As Trailblazers of Climate Action
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(Feminism)
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Every November, the United Nations meets for the Conference of the Parties (COP) to discuss the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The UN’s Cop26 ...
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Created on 11 November 2021
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Mutual Aid To The Rescue: Check Out These Seven Pro-Choice Organizations Providing Resources in the Midst of Texas' Near-Total Abortion Ban
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(Feminism)
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... DFW area, and nearby out-of-state locations.
And you can call your United States congress person and tell them to take action to pass the Women's Health Protection Act: https://t.co/blvqeKXGu6
— Jane' ...
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Created on 09 September 2021
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About Time? The American Medical Association Recommends The Removal of Female and Male Sex Categories From Birth Certificates
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(Feminism)
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... born out of every 100 births in the United States are intersex. Often intersex people are subject to surgeries so they can better fit into a “male” or “female” sex category, which has long raised questions ...
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Created on 12 August 2021
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The Remarkable Story of Three Teenage Girls Who Seduced and Killed Traitors During WW II
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(Feminism)
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... with a focus on international law. Her dream was to work for the League of Nations (the forerunner of the United Nations) in Geneva once the war was over to contribute to international peace and justice. ...
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Created on 09 July 2021